Batsman Stephen Eskinazi will captain Leicestershire during the upcoming One-Day Cup competition. The 32-year-old will fill the role vacated by Australian Peter Handscomb, who was ruled out of the season due to family commitments. Eskinazi is in his first full season with Leicestershire, having initially joined the club on loan from Middlesex in the summer
Wayne Madsen, Derbyshire Falcons’ all-time leading T20 run-scorer, will retire from domestic T20 cricket. The 42-year-old will play his final T20 Blast match on Sunday when the Falcons host Leicestershire, but will still feature in the County Championship and One-Day Cup. Madsen is the fourth highest run-scorer in Blast history and has amassed 5,108 runs,
England batsman Tammy Beaumont has announced her retirement from international cricket. The 35-year-old will retire after England’s next Test match against India which begins on Friday and is the first women’s Test to be played at Lord’s. Beaumont made his international debut in 2009 and has played 11 Tests, 140 one-day internationals and 109 T20s.
Former Australian international Justin Langer, coach of the Lucknow Super Giants, was, like Sooryavanshi, a left-handed opener. “Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is only the second selfie I’ve asked for! The other was with an AFL champion I used to watch when I was little. “I said, ‘I’ve never done this before in the IPL, but do you
Australia Test batsman Nathan McSweeney has signed a new contract to play for Northamptonshire in the 2027 season. The 27-year-old, who played three Test matches for Australia, scored three county championship centuries in his first year with Northants and is the county’s leading run-scorer this summer with 589 runs at an average of just under
Clark’s decision to stay, at least for a year, comes 24 hours after Sussex and England Lions bowler Henry Crocombe was confirmed to join Surrey for the 2027 season. His was the first player departure announced since Sussex’s financial problems were revealed in January. The club’s books are under tight control by the England and