Dillon Pennington has signed a contract extension at Trent Bridge, committing him to Nottinghamshire until the end of 2027. The seamer enjoyed a stellar first year with the club, claiming 31 County Championship wickets at less than 24 apiece to earn selection for England’s Test squad against West Indies. That included his first five-wicket haul…
Top-order batter Ben Slater has penned a new contract, keeping him at Trent Bridge until the end of the 2027 season. The left hander struck 949 Division One runs in 2024 – second only to Haseeb Hameed in the Notts side. That tally put him in the top 10 run-scorers in the league, while he…
Australian fast-bowling all-rounder Fergus O’Neill has signed for the first 28 days of Nottinghamshire’s Rothesay County Championship campaign. The 23-year-old averages 21.50 with the ball in First-Class Cricket having played 24 matches for Victoria. Last season, he claimed 40 Sheffield Shield wickets at 17.25 to win the club’s First-Class player of the season title. In…
Wicketkeeper-batter Kyle Verreynne will return to Nottinghamshire for the 2025 Rothesay County Championship. The South African scored 248 runs and claimed six dismissals in three games for Notts last term. His contributions – which included an unbeaten 148 against Warwickshire – ensured Nottinghamshire secured survival in Division One of the County Championship in 2024. He…
Craig Cumming has been appointed as the new Head Coach of The Blaze, joining the Trent Bridge-based side after a successful four years leading Otago Sparks. Cumming has led Sparks to two trophies during his time in charge, capturing the 50-over Hallyburton Johnstone Shield in 2021/22 and 2023/24 despite the side finishing bottom of the…
The Blaze have secured the services of England wicketkeeper-batter Amy Jones ahead of the 2025 season. The signing will see the 31-year-old – who has been capped over 200 times by her country – move back to the East Midlands, having played for Loughborough Lightning in the Kia Super League between 2016 and 2019. She…
Freddie McCann has signed a contract extension with Notts, keeping him at Trent Bridge until the end of the 2027 season. The talented teen enjoyed a summer full of milestones having made his debut in all three formats for his home county. He earned selection for England U19s – equalling England’s top Youth ODI score…
Seamer James Hayes has signed a two-year contract to remain at Trent Bridge. The 23-year-old, who joined the club following a successful trial in 2021, will remain with Nottinghamshire until at least 2026. “I’m really pleased to continue on my journey with Notts, and I feel ready to take that next step,” Hayes said. “I’ve…
Sammy King and Dane Schadendorf have each signed new contracts at Trent Bridge, keeping them with Nottinghamshire until the end of the 2025 season. King made his Vitality Blast debut against Yorkshire in the final game of Notts Outlaws’ campaign, and bludgeoned an eye-catching 44 from 25 deliveries. That followed an extended run of the…
Nottinghamshire have secured the signature of seamer Conor McKerr from Surrey on a three-year deal. The right-arm fast bowler, who took four wickets in four appearances for Notts Outlaws in the 2023 Vitality Blast on a short-term loan, returns to Trent Bridge on a deal until 2027. “Joining Notts is an opportunity which really excites…
Prisha Thanawala and Liv Baker have signed their first professional contracts with The Blaze. Seamer Baker was recently named The Blaze’s Academy Player of the Year, claiming 29 wickets in all formats, including 18 in T20 cricket at an average of just 12.22 and strike rate of 11.78. Her best performance saw her record figures…
Academy graduates Travis Holland, Sam Seecharan and Tom Giles have signed their first professional contracts at Nottinghamshire. The two-year deals keep the trio at Trent Bridge until the conclusion of the 2026 season. Their commitment follows a successful season for Academy products at Notts, with Freddie McCann and Farhan Ahmed both making First-Class debuts in…
Amy Wheeler has signed a rookie contract for The Blaze, in partnership with the ACE Programme. The 19-year-old has recently concluded her fourth year in The Blaze Academy, having joined Lightning’s pathway in 2021. The deal will see the ACE Programme – a charity whose aim is to ‘support diverse talent from the grassroots to…
Nottinghamshire’s Luke Fletcher will leave the club at the end of the 2024 season after a glittering 17-year career at Trent Bridge. The Bulwell-born seamer has taken 442 First-Class, 93 List A, and 108 T20 wickets for Notts since his debut for the club in 2008. He has earned fan-favourite status over that time as…
Seamer Rob Lord has signed a new two-year contract at Trent Bridge. The 23-year-old has made a significant impact in his initial stint at Nottinghamshire, having signed a short-term contract prior to the Metro Bank One Day Cup. He took 11 wickets at 22.63 in that competition, before claiming four more in County Championship fixtures…
New Zealand international Jacob Duffy will join Notts for the final two Vitality County Championship games of the season. Otago seamer Duffy has nearly 300 First-Class wickets to his name in a career spanning 12 years, and has been capped 20 times by his country. He has previously represented Kent – against whom he will…
The Blaze have completed the signing of versatile all-rounder Georgia Elwiss from Southern Vipers on a two-year deal. The 33-year-old will join the club upon the expiry of her current contract at the end of this season. It marks a return to the East Midlands for the 54-times capped England player, having spent four years…
The Blaze have secured the services of seamer Charley Phillips from Sunrisers. The 21-year-old will join on loan for the remainder of this year’s Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy campaign, before a permanent two-year deal from November. She becomes the first new face to sign for The Blaze in the restructured domestic system, with Trent Bridge…
Sixteen-year-old Nottinghamshire spinner Farhan Ahmed became the youngest ever player to take a County Championship five-for and the youngest to take a 10-wicket haul in first class cricket in England. Farhan, brother of England and Leicestershire all-rounder Rehan, comes from a family of locally born cricketers and it was his performance, largely, that abled Notts…
Batter Michaela Kirk and wicket-keeper batter Scarlett Hughes have each signed one-year contracts with The Blaze. Hughes joined The Blaze earlier this year and has recently made a positive return to action following injury. A score of 45 in a friendly against Thunder preceded a near-run-a-ball 38 against Central Sparks. “Injury has made it a…
