Katherine Brunt is retiring from regional and county cricket, however will proceed to play for Trent Rockets in The Hundred this summer time.The quick bowler has determined she is not going to play for the Northern Diamonds and Yorkshire however is anticipated to proceed enjoying for England.
“I’ve performed some video games over the previous few seasons, nevertheless it’s been two or three max per 12 months as a result of that is all of the schedule has allowed,” she stated.”There was a time after I’ve been injured and never absolutely match and I’ve performed simply as a batter. But when I have been absolutely match, it is solely been for 2 or three video games.”That goes for a lot of the gamers who play all three codecs for England.”
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Brunt will proceed to play for the Trent Rockets in The Hundred
Brunt received the Championship with Yorkshire in 2015 and will probably be in South Africa with England for subsequent month’s T20 World Cup.
She final performed county cricket in 2019 and has performed simply eight occasions for the Northern Diamonds throughout the primary three years of regional cricket.
Brunt has received the Ashes, ODI and T20 World Cups with England and has taken 231 worldwide wickets in 162 matches.She is England’s main wicket-taker in ODIs (170) and T20s (110) for England, with an extra 51 Take a look at dismissals to her title.
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The quick bowler is in England’s squad for the T20 World Cup in South Africa subsequent month. Pic CWI Media
‘There’s a lot younger expertise within the Diamonds set-up’Brunt retired from Take a look at cricket in June 2022 and has not performed ODI cricket since July final 12 months and stated that she is retiring from regional and home cricket to permit youthful gamers to come back via.”I do not wish to take up somebody’s place within the group. I would not suppose that is honest when there’s a lot good younger expertise in that Diamonds set-up.”Being round these women, I’ve seen them come via and have championed them. I do not wish to be opening the bowling for Yorkshire, or the Diamonds, when somebody like a Lizzie Scott is completely able to doing it and must get herself on the market.
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Katherine Brunt grew to become England’s main wicket-taker in T20 internationals when she made South Africa’s Laura Wolvaardt her 103rd wicket within the format final summer time
“I do not wish to maintain these women again simply because I am somebody who walks into the group as a result of I would like the observe.”That makes it onerous for a coach who must develop their younger gamers who will probably be wanted for crunch time in finals after I’m not out there.”I am proud of what I’ve performed, and I can nonetheless practice and do what I have to do to arrange for competitions resembling The Hundred. It simply appears the suitable time.”
