Darley import Harry Killoran expressed a desire to return to the Ballarat Cricket Association for the 2020-21 season.
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However it is unclear if he will able to do so given the global uncertainty surrounding COVID-19.
Killoran only just made it home to England following the outbreak after boarding one of the last flights out of the country.
Others weren't as lucky with a number of BCA imports, including teammate Danza Hyatt, getting stuck in Australia indefinitely.
Darley head coach Brian Wheelahan said while Killoran wants to return, his status for next season is up in the air.
"He's got a family in England but if he returns to Australia he will be playing with Darley," he said.
Killoran was a key part of Darley's premiership success last season, averaging over 40 runs per contest to finish 10th in the EJ Cleary medal count.
His knock of 164 against Buninyong in round six became the highest individual score of any play all year.
Wheelahan said he was the ultimate professional.
"He is an old head on young shoulders," he said.
"We had him as an 18-year-old and he returned this year. He and Danza (Hyatt) were instrumental to our success."
Darley went undefeated during the the 2019-20 BCA season to secure a grand final berth against Golden Point.
However the match was cancelled after restrictions were imposed in the face of the global pandemic.
The BCA subsequently named Darley premiers.
Wheelahan said the club would continue to play the waiting game.
"It's all depending on what's happening with the coronavirus," he said.
"With Danza, once they give him the green light to get home who knows if he will come back.
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