Australian fast bowler Wes Agar - the younger brother of Test player Ashton Agar - signs with Kent for four-match County Championship stint

An Australian fast bowler is set to boost Kent’s depleted attack for their next four LV= Insurance County Championship Division 1 matches.

Wes Agar, 26, joins Matt Walker’s team until May 21 after fellow paceman Conor McKerr signed on a two-game loan from Surrey this week.

Those signings come with all-rounder Grant Stewart (side) and bowler Nathan Gilchrist (back) injured while Matt Quinn went off on day one of their four-day fixture against Warwickshire with a groin problem - although he did quickly return to the field.

Agar, the younger brother of Test player Ashton Agar, said: “This is an exciting new challenge for me – playing county cricket has always been a dream of mine and I’m excited to be a Kent player and thankful for the opportunity.

“With a win already under our belt this year, I hope to be a part of more victories in my time here.”

The duration of his spell as a Kent player will cover all Championship matches until the arrival of Indian overseas Arshdeep Singh in June.

Agar has made two One-Day International appearances for his country and has made first-class appearances for Australia A this winter against New Zealand A, positioned by Cricket Australia as a test for available red-ball bowlers in “conditions likely to replicate the English summer" and using the Dukes ball.

He dismissed three of New Zealand A’s top-order on his way to innings figures of 4-56 in his first match of the tour.

In the last two years, he has taken 41 wickets in 11 first-class matches. He was named the Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year in 2020, awarded to Australia’s most promising first-class player under 24.

Kent director of cricket Paul Downton said: “Wes is an exciting, wicket-taking bowler known for bowling a heavy ball.

“He