Olly Stone has joined Middlesex on loan. The transfer provides Stone with a last-ditch effort to break into England’s preparations for the 2025-26 Ashes series.
Stone has represented England in 16 internationals (five of which have been Tests). He was part of their 2024 tour squads to Pakistan and New Zealand.
However, the right-arm quick’s career has been hampered by ailments, and he was forced to miss the home Test summer in April due to knee surgery. Stone has played six games after his return, four for Nottinghamshire in the T20 Blast and two for London Spirit in The Hundred. His central contract will expire at the conclusion of the season.
Olly Stone has agreed to a short-term loan with Middlesex for a few County Championship rounds.
He is set to make his Middlesex debut against Derbyshire on Monday, September 8.
Nottinghamshire’s head coach, Peter Moores, expressed his happiness with the outcome, noting that Stone’s stay at Middlesex will be useful to him in the long run, hinting to the 2025/26 Ashes. He also praised Stone’s performances in the limited-overs format.
“This is a great opportunity for Olly to get some competitive overs under his belt with the red ball for the first time since the back end of last summer. A fit and firing Olly Stone is an asset for any side, and we’re sure he’ll be well served by this short spell at Middlesex,” Moores was quoted as saying by.
We’re fortunate to have a number of seam bowlers to choose from for our next couple of games, and we want to make sure Olly has the best possible chance to get some miles back in the legs after some impressive spells in white-ball cricket so far this summer,” he added.
“As we reach the end of the season, the rigours of the season inevitably take their toll on the fast-bowling unit, so to be able to bring someone in of Olly’s proven international quality to freshen things up ahead of the County Championship run-in is a huge bonus for us.He will add not only quality, but vast amounts of experience too at the highest level, which the younger players in our group can really benefit from as we look to finish the season strong. We are really looking forward to welcoming Olly to the club and are excited to see what he will bring over the next fortnight.”
Speaking of Stone’s First-Class career, he has picked 174 wickets in 54 matches (89 innings) at an average of 27.16 and an economy of 3.44. His last competitive match was in August earlier this year.
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