Middlesex: Skipper Peter Handscomb to leave club after Australia A call-up
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Peter Handscomb has made 18 appearances for Middlesex since joining on a two-year contract from the 2021 season
Middlesex captain Peter Handscomb is to leave the club following the County Championship game with Durham.
Handscomb, 31, who has overseen an unbeaten start to the season, is to join the Australia A side for their series with Sri Lanka A before returning home for family reasons.
Tim Murtagh will take over as skipper of the red ball and One-Day Cup sides.
The county have also signed Australian pair Jason Behrendorff and Chris Green for this season's T20 Blast.
All-rounder Green, 28, played for Middlesex last season and will deputise for Mujeeb Ur Rahman in early June while the Afghanistan spinner is on an international tour of Zimbabwe.
Left-arm paceman Behrendorff, 32, will arrive at Lord's once his commitments with Royal Challengers Bangalore end.
He replaces Shaheen Shah Afridi who will not be returning to the club after Pakistan's series against West Indies.
The fast bowler, who had originally signed until mid-July, had already suspended his overseas stint in mid-May to prepare for the tour.