After a successful stint last season, Agar was set to come back to Wantage Road with the aim of going one step further than the quarter-finals that the Steelbacks achieved last year, but the injury has now prevented the Australian from returning.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI\u2019m extremely disappointed to be missing this year\u2019s Vitality Blast with Northamptonshire,\u201d Agar said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI loved my time there last season, it\u2019s a fantastic club with great people and I\u2019ll be watching and supporting the boys from Perth.\u201d He added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Northamptonshire confirmed that an overseas replacement for the 2025 Vitality Blast will be announced shortly.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWe\u2019re all very disappointed for Ashton, but we wish him well in his recovery,\" head coach Darren Lehmann said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
During his stint last summer, Agar mainly impressed with the bat, achieving of a strike rate of just over 190 from his six innings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Australian played a key role during the busy final fixtures, striking a destructive 31 off 14 in the rain-affected game against Durham, as well as the winning runs in the Steelbacks historic win against Lancashire Lightning at Old Trafford.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Along with his efforts with bat and ball, Agar\u2019s experience proved important for the squad, with the Steelbacks winning four of the final five group games that he featured in.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Australian played a key role during the busy final fixtures, striking a destructive 31 off 14 in the rain-affected game against Durham, as well as the winning runs in the Steelbacks historic win against Lancashire Lightning at Old Trafford.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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