After playing for the club in 2021 and during their title-winning campaign in 2022, the 34-year-old will have his fourth spell at The Oval.

A family matter forced Roach to end his contract early earlier this season after taking 18 wickets in five matches.

‘Surrey is like a second home for me,’ he said. “I’m looking forward to getting back to work.”

As they prepare to play Warwickshire, their opponents who Roach took his 500th first-class wicket in a nine-wicket win in April, Surrey will be without seamer Gus Atkinson, who has been called up by England, when they return to The Oval on 3 September.

During the second innings at Edgbaston, Roach took 5-34 – a total only bettered for Surrey this season by Tom Lawes’ 5-22 against Kent in May – and overall match figures of 8-67.

In 17 matches for the county, Roach has taken 65 wickets.

The final two County Championship matches of the season will be played at The Oval against bottom side Northamptonshire and at Hampshire.