Tassie and Ben McDermott past the upcoming campaign By extending the contracts of sought-after power hitters Tim David, the Hobart Hurricanes have been able to strengthen their BBL lineup.
David, 27, has agreed to a one-year contract extension that will extend his deal through the conclusion of the 2024–25 season. The 28-year-old McDermott has committed to the Hurricanes through the end of 2025–2026.
After making his reputation with Hurricanes in 2020 after beginning his career as a peripheral player with Perth Scorchers, David has grown into a global T20 icon. Over the past year, he has established himself as a staple in Australia’s T20I team.
David will continue to commit to the BBL with Hurricanes for the next two seasons despite being a member of the Mumbai Indians franchise and playing for MI Cape Town in the SA T20 last year after he had finished his BBL commitments as well as MI New York in the upcoming Major League Cricket in the United States.
David expressed his happiness at extending his contract with the Hurricanes for another two years.
Although I play a lot of my cricket abroad, I feel at home with my teammates and the Hurricanes’ support staff, and I hope to be able to provide more to this squad in the future.
Despite moving to Queensland with his young family after eight years in Tasmania to play domestic cricket for the Bulls, McDermott has made a long-term commitment to the Hurricanes.
Although leaving Tasmania was traumatic, McDermott claimed that staying with Hurricanes offered a silver lining.
It was honestly a pretty difficult decision to make, McDermott said, adding that he hasn’t talked much about it publicly. It was a really difficult decision given how long I was down there, how much I developed as a cricketer during my time in that program, and the fact that many of the guys I played with for all those years were still there. However, family comes before everything, which I know everyone down in Tassie was real standing and supportive of. some of my closest friends from those times.
There are many similarities between the Tigers and Hurricanes squads, so I’m thrilled that I will still have the chance to play with many of those guys and spend some quality time down in Tassie over the next few years. Competitions like the Big Bash allow players to move around a little bit, which is perfect for me.
Additionally, I firmly feel that our team can make history for the Hurricanes on the field. Last year, we very much had everything we needed, but when it mattered most, things didn’t quite work out as planned. I’m pretty enthusiastic about what we can accomplish with a few minor adjustments here and there not just in BBL 13, but also elsewhere.
Tim David, Paddy Dooley, Nathan Ellis, Peter Hatzoglou, Caleb Jewell, Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Mitch Owen, Billy Stanlake, and Matthew Wade make up the Hobart Hurricanes team.
