Netherlands all-rounder Colin Ackermann has signed a two-year contract extension to stay with Durham until the end of the 2028 season. Ackermann, 35, moved from Leicestershire ahead of the 2024 campaign and has been a regular across all three formats. He has scored five first-class centuries for the county and shared in the largest first-class
Leicestershire Foxes all-rounder Ruan de Swardt has returned home to South Africa after suffering an injury against Notts Outlaws in the One-Day Cup. The 28-year-old sustained an injury in his quadriceps while bowling and was forced to leave the field of play during the match. De Swardt could only get through two overs as the
Kent all-rounder Joey Evison is to leave the county at the end of the 2026 season to join Sussex on a three-year contract. The 24-year-old, who was a key part of the Spitfires’ One-Day Cup-winning side in 2022, has signed an all-format deal with Sussex. He will be reunited with former Kent coach Matt Walker,
South African all-rounder Ruan de Swardt has extended his stay with the Leicestershire Foxes for the remainder of their One-Day Cup campaign. De Swardt initially joined for the final three matches of the Foxes’ T20 Blast and the first three matches of the 50-over cup competition. But he will now stay for the remaining five
Garfield St Aubrun Sobers was born in Bridgetown on July 28, 1936, but was only five years old when his father, a merchant seaman, died in World War II, leaving his mother Thelma to raise half a dozen children. Young Garry was born with an extra finger on each hand, which was removed during infancy.
Nottinghamshire all-rounder Liam Patterson-White has signed a three-year contract extension that will keep him at Trent Bridge until the end of the 2029 season. The 27-year-old bowler took 254 wickets and scored over 2,800 runs in 134 appearances in all competitions for Notts. He emerged from the club’s academy in 2019 in impressive style, taking