 Hughes regained his Test place for the tour of New Zealand in March
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Hampshire have signed Australian opening batsman Phillip Hughes for the remainder of the season.
The 21-year-old will replace South African Neil McKenzie, who will be playing in the Twenty20 Champions League with the Highveld Lions.
Hants manager Giles White told BBC Radio Solent: "We had a couple of options but he was the one with the best calibre."
Hughes had shoulder surgery in May but says he is "100% fit again".
He will join at the end of the month and is expected to be available to play Lancashire from 31 August.
Hughes was dropped by Australia during the 2009 Ashes series after a run of low scores, but recalled for the tour of New Zealand in March this year.
Having missed Australia's recent one-day series against England and tests against Pakistan with his shoulder injury, he will be using his time at Hampshire to press for a place in the Test side when England tour this winter.
Hughes told the Hampshire official website: "I've heard so much about the culture, team spirit and organisation at Hampshire that it feels like the perfect fit for me.
"I've just completed a 12-week rehab program after dislocating my shoulder in May and undergoing surgery. I'm 100% fit again and the opportunity with Hampshire is going to give me some much needed match fitness in preparation for the 2010/11 Australian summer."
Hughes briefly played in England for Middlesex at the start of the 2009 season.
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