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…
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…
Ireland international Orla Prendergast has signed for The Blaze for the remainder of the season. She replaces Nadine de Klerk, who has been forced to withdraw from her return to the East Midlands through injury. The 22-year-old is eligible to feature in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy games against Southern Vipers, Sunrisers and Thunder, as…
The rich history of Caribbean cricket in the city of Nottingham is to be recorded in print following an event dedicated to harvesting memories of how cricket helped the Windrush generation and their families to settle in the city. Nottinghamshire’s community engagement officer, Farah Khan, is working with the Windrush Cricket Project to gather oral…
The Blaze have been further bolstered ahead of the regional restructure with Ella Claridge and Cassidy McCarthy both signing two year deals. The pair add to the eight members of the playing squad who have already renewed their contracts this year, building on the success of a Charlotte Edwards Cup title on the back of two…
Bowling all-rounder Rob Lord has signed a contract with Nottinghamshire until the end of the 2024 season. The 23-year-old’s deal follows commendable performances for the Outlaws’ Second XI, including in the Second Eleven T20 North Group. His contributions in that competition include 1-18 from four overs and the game’s top-score of 39 in a 19-run win…
Georgie Boyce, Lucy Higham and Marie Kelly have signed two-year deals with The Blaze. The trio take the number to have signed on ahead of next season’s domestic restructure to eight. Originally from Nottingham, Boyce made a temporary switch to the North West having begun her regional career with Loughborough Lightning in the Kia Super…
Nottingham-headquartered, national auctioneer John Pye Auctions is celebrating a decade of supporting Trent Bridge and Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club (NCCC) this year – a milestone which marks the longest-standing corporate partnership ever for the iconic sports venue. To celebrate the special anniversary, the Notts Outlaws will play in a commemorative red kit for their scheduled…
Trent Rockets and Bustler Market will be joining forces for a thrilling one-of-a-kind event, taking place at Bustler Market in Nottingham on Friday 2 August. Starting from 12pm, fans will have the chance to win exclusive Trent Rockets prizes and have their photo taken with their cricketing heroes. Both the men and women’s squads –…
The Trent Rockets squads have been finalised ahead of the fourth edition of The Hundred, with Vitality Wildcard selections made by both the men’s and women’s teams. England seamer Ollie Robinson has been picked up by Andy Flower alongside Sussex teammate Tom Alsop, whilst Jon Lewis has opted to draft batter Aylish Cranstone and retain…
It was a disappointing start for former two-time winners the Notts Outlaws as they went down to a heavy defeat to Northamptonshire Steelbacks on the second evening of this season’s twenty20 Vitality Blast competition. It was the visitor’s first win at Trent Bridge in the short format, and it gave them two wins from two…
