Grace Harris joins Surrey Women for Vitality Blast
” Australia international Grace Harris has signed a deal with Surrey to play in the inaugural women’s Vitality Blast. The batting allrounder, who has represented her country 62 times in limited overs internationals, becomes Surrey’s first overseas player, and the first outright in the new professional era of women’s county cricket in England and Wales. […]
T20 Blast – Moises Henriques joins Notts Outlaws for 2025 Vitality Blast
” Australian allrounder Moises Henriques has joined Notts Outlaws for the 2025 Vitality Blast. Henriques, who has made 10 appearances in the competition for Surrey across two stints, the most recent coming in 2017, has been capped 44 times for his country, with the majority (24) coming in T20Is. The 38-year old brings a wealth […]
Hampshire sign Lhuan-dre Pretorius for Vitality Blast, Migael Pretorius back at Somerset
” Hampshire have signed 18-year-old South African opener Lhuan-dre Pretorius as one of their overseas players for this year’s Vitality Blast. Pretorius has yet to be capped at senior level by South Africa, but finished as the leading run-scorer at the recently completed SA20. He caught the eye of Hampshire’s coach, Adi Birrell, when scoring […]
T20 Blast – Nottinghamshire sign Daniel Sams for 2025 Vitality Blast
” Nottinghamshire have signed Australia allrounder Daniel Sams for next year’s Vitality T20 Blast. Sams represented Essex for the past three seasons, finishing as the Blast MVP in 2023 after helping them to a runners-up finish. He has also played in the Hundred for Trent Rockets, picking up a winner’s medal in 2022. “It was […]
Vitality T20 Blast – Underdogs Sussex hit Finals Day with ambition as renaissance season reaches climax
” A theme of regeneration and renewal is gripping English white-ball cricket at present, even if – on the early evidence of their T20I series with Australia – England’s rebooted team remains a work in progress. Down on the south coast, however, where one of the stories of the summer has been unfolding, Sussex have […]
Vitality County Championship – Tom Banton the hero for Somerset but likely to miss T20 Finals Day
” Somerset threw open the County Championship Division One title race by beating leaders Surrey in a thrilling day-four finish at Taunton – but victory came at a cost, with Tom Banton set to miss Saturday’s Blast semi-final rematch between the teams after rolling his ankle while playing football. Banton batted at No. 11 in […]