Gloucestershire have signed Nottinghamshire seamer James Hayes on a permanent deal. The 25-year-old moves after having two loan spells over the course of this year and has agreed a two-year deal. He took six wickets in four T20 Blast appearances in his first loan in July before returning in August for the remainder of the
Number 10 marks a turning point in my rankings, I am very fond of all remaining grounds and found them quite difficult to rank. New Road is an excellent ground, especially well suited to women’s domestic cricket with a slightly smaller capacity to most of the grounds that make their way into into my top
India seam bowler Mukesh Kumar has joined Nottinghamshire’s attempt to keep hold of the County Championship title. The 32-year-old, who made the last of his three Test appearances for India against England in 2024, moves to Trent Bridge with Notts second in Division One and just four points behind leaders Somerset with two matches remaining.
Gloucestershire seamer Luke Charlesworth is to retire from cricket at the end of the season because of a back injury. The 23-year-old has made 11 appearances for the county in all formats after coming through their academy but has not played since suffering the injury at the start of August. “After seeking expert medical advice,
England fast bowler Matthew Potts has signed a three-year contract extension with Durham. The deal will keep the 27-year-old seamer at Chester-le-Street until at least the end of the 2029 season and will extend an association that started with Potts joining the pathway programme aged nine. Potts has been a standout performer in Durham’s charge
Surrey have signed Indian seamer Auqib Nabi for their next three County Championship fixtures as they battle to stay in Division One. The 29-year-old is available for their two home matches with Yorkshire and Glamorgan, as well as the away fixture against Sussex at Hove. Surrey won three successive titles between 2022 and 2024, and
