Harry Podmore has returned to Glamorgan for a second loan spell on the eve of the new county season.

The 22-year-old seamer has been brought in for a month from Middlesex following injuries to fellow bowlers Ruaidhri Smith, Graham Wagg, Timm van der Gugten and Michael Hogan.

Podmore, who played two first-class matches during his short-term stay in Wales at the start of last season, will be available to Glamorgan for three Specsavers County Championship Division Two fixtures.

“Glamorgan gave me my first chance in first-class cricket and I’m grateful to them for giving me another opportunity to play red-ball cricket,” he said. “Clearly with the amount of fast bowlers at Middlesex, it can be hard to get a game.

“However, it’s a good young bunch at Glamorgan and they made me feel so welcome last time, which made my decision to come back easier for me.”

Podmore featured for Middlesex against MCC last week taking five wickets in the match as the County Champions won the season opener in Dubai.

“Harry proved himself a reliable option on loan last season and has continued to take wickets for Middlesex,” said Hugh Morris, Glamorgan chief executive and director of cricket.

“He’s developed from working with the England fast bowling programme to become a young, but high calibre fast bowler who will add depth to our seam attack.

“Although we’ve added Marchant de Lange to the squad, we’ve suffered some injuries to our bowlers with Ruaidhri Smith, Graham Wagg, Timm Van Der Gugten and Michael Hogan all missing pre-season fixtures and unavailable for tomorrow’s game, so the bowling department needs strengthening in the short term.

“Once again we are thankful to Angus Fraser and Middlesex CCC for allowing Harry to come back to Glamorgan on loan.”