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Swashbuckling Worcestershire opener to retire from professional cricket

NICK FRIEND: Ed Pollock, renowned for his aggression at the top of the order, spent four years at New Road after coming into the professional game with Warwickshire; he is expected to move on from professional cricket

Jamie Overton opts out of Ashes with indefinite red-ball break

The Surrey and England allrounder played in the fifth Test against India this summer, but has decided to step back from red-ball cricket with immediate effect

Meet Daniel Lategan, the South African teenager signed on an overseas deal by Worcestershire

NICK FRIEND - INTERVIEW: Worcestershire picked up Lategan via an unusual route, and the 19-year-old has started impressively in the One Day Cup, with his county facing Hampshire in the final in mid-September

Ali Orr makes Radlett a home away from home as Hampshire prevail in unusual knockout tie

NICK FRIEND AT RADLETT: This became a curious arrangement when Middlesex and Hampshire emerged from the group stage, and quite whose home tie this was never felt entirely clear, as Orr and Liam Dawson guided the nominal home side into the semi-finals

Kent re-sign former captain as band comes back together

Sam Northeast left Kent for Hampshire, before moving on to Glamorgan in 2021, via short loan stints with Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire

Oval Invincibles sign up Rashid Khan replacement for Hundred final

Adam Zampa was unavailable for most of this year's competition due to Australia's white-ball series against South Africa, but enjoyed stints with the team over the last two seasons

Mark Wood to return for Durham as part of Ashes preparations

Wood, England's quickest bowler, has not played since the Champions Trophy in February, when he suffered a knee injury which was subsequently operated on

Gloucestershire recognise need for new director of cricket

NICK FRIEND: The last person to hold such a role at the county was Steve Snell, during his time as performance director, but recent events have highlighted the need for the appointment of a strategic lead

Somerset Women's head coach to leave county

Trevor Griffin was appointed by Somerset ahead of tier one's launch for this campaign, having already been in place as Western Storm's head coach

Late One Day Cup drama causes chaos for playoff hosts

NICK FRIEND: Until 6.30pm on Tuesday, Middlesex thought they were out of the One Day Cup; before then, they'd accepted that a home playoff was unlikely; but other results mean that Radlett is being prepared effectively at a day's notice

Leicestershire wicketkeeper replaces Adam Hose at Trent Rockets

Hose dislocated his right ankle while fielding for his Hundred side against Southern Brave

Leicestershire keen on South Africa spinner

NICK FRIEND: Keshav Maharaj has previously played county cricket for Lancashire and Yorkshire, while injury prevented him from playing for Middlesex in 2023

Dani Gibson's year in limbo

NICK FRIEND - INTERVIEW: This time last year, Gibson was considered a dynamic allrounder to enhance England's chances at the T20 World Cup and beyond; since then, injuries have stalled her career, though she has returned this month only as a batter

Andrew Neal: From club seamer three years ago to Hampshire's One Day Cup spinner

NICK FRIEND - INTERVIEW: A little-known seamer from Hertfordshire until injuries in 2022 encouraged a change of tack, Neal used the next three years to teach himself to bowl left-arm spin, culminating in a deal with Hampshire

After the dark days, Matt Milnes makes up for lost time

NICK FRIEND AT HOVE: Milnes has lost the vast majority of his three-year spell at Yorkshire to stress fractures but has been desperate to prove himself to the county before his departure at the end of the season to Kent

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