Ian Joseph Harvey is a former Australian cricketer. He was an all-rounder who played 73 One Day Internationals for Australia and was named as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year for 2004 for his performances in county cricket. He was a part of the Australian squad which won the 2003 Cricket World Cup.
David Harry Wigley is an English former first-class cricketer. He latterly played for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club,his third county after previously playing for Yorkshire and then Worcestershire,until his early retirement from the game in 2010. He was a right arm fast medium bowler and right-handed batsman.
James Middlebrook is a former English first-class cricketer,who last played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club on a short-term contract. He played as an all-rounder,batting right-handed and bowling off spin. Since retiring from professional cricket Middlebrook has become an umpire,standing in first-class matches from the 2017 season onwards.
Johan Dewald Nel is a former South African-born Scottish professional cricketer. He is a primarily a right-arm fast-medium bowler,who also bats right-handed.
Mitchell Eric Claydon is an Australian-English former first-class cricketer. Although he was born at Fairfield,New South Wales he holds a British passport. Claydon is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. Claydon most recently played for Sussex County Cricket Club. In July 2021,Claydon announced that he would retire from cricket at the end of the 2021 season.
David Scott Lucas is an English first-class cricketer,who last played for Worcestershire County Cricket Club. He previously played for Nottinghamshire,Yorkshire and Northamptonshire. He won the NBC Denis Compton Award in 2000.
Jack Alexander Brooks is an English professional cricket player,currently playing for Somerset after successful spells at Oxfordshire in the Minor Counties,and Northamptonshire and Yorkshire in first-class cricket. He is predominantly a right arm medium fast bowler who can also bat.
Luke Evans is an English professional first-class cricketer who played for Durham and Northamptonshire. He is primarily a right-arm fast medium bowler.
Benny Alexander Cameron Howell is an English first-class cricketer. Howell is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium-fast for Hampshire.
Brett Alan Hutton is an English cricketer who plays for Nottinghamshire. He is a right-handed batsman and bowls right-arm medium pace.
Oliver Peter Stone is an English cricketer who currently plays for Nottinghamshire and England. Stone is a right-arm fast bowler and right-handed batsman. He was born in Norwich,Norfolk and was educated at Thorpe St Andrew School. He made his international debut for England in October 2018. Known as one of the fastest bowlers in England,Stone has recorded speeds up to 94 mph (151 km/h)
Mohammad Azharullah is an English Pakistani cricketer,who most recently played in England for Northamptonshire. Azharullah is a right-arm fast-medium bowler who also bats right-handed.
Gareth Hugh Roderick is an English-South African cricketer who plays for Worcestershire County Cricket Club.
Matthew Edward Milnes is an English professional cricketer who currently plays for Yorkshire County Cricket Club,having moved from Kent at the end of the 2022 season. Milnes was born in Nottingham and grew up in the city and attended West Bridgford School in the city before going to Durham University. A seam bowler,he was part of the Nottinghamshire Academy programme before making his first-class cricket debut in April 2014 for Durham MCC University against Derbyshire. He received a Half-Palatinate for his cricketing activities at university.
Emilio Nico Gay is an English cricketer who plays for Durham,having previously been with Northamptonshire. Of Afro-Caribbean ancestry,his father's family came from Grenada,whilst his mother is English and Italian. He was born in Bedford,England,and educated at Bedford School.
The 2020 Vitality Blast was the eighteenth edition of the T20 Blast currently known as the Vitality Blast,a professional Twenty20 cricket league being played in England and Wales. run by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB),which was branded as the Vitality Blast due to the tournament's sponsorship deal. On 12 August 2020,following a delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic,the ECB confirmed the fixtures for the tournament.
In 2022,Kent County Cricket Club competed in the 2022 County Championship,the 2022 One-Day Cup and the 2022 T20 Blast. The season was the sixth in charge for head coach,and former player,Matthew Walker. Sam Billings retained the club captaincy that he was first awarded in 2018. Daniel Bell-Drummond and Jack Leaning was named as vice-captains for limited overs and first-class matches,respectively.
Benjamin Michael Cliff is an English cricketer who plays for Yorkshire Cricket Club. He is a right handed batsman and right arm medium pace bowler.
Zaman Akhter is an English cricketer who plays for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club and was the 6th graduate of the South Asian Cricket Academy (SACA) to sign a professional contract. He is a right-handed batsman and right arm medium pace bowler. He made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire on 18 May 2023,against Durham. Akhter has also played for England Lions.
The 2024 County Championship was the 124th County Championship cricket season in England and Wales. As in 2023,Division One had ten teams and Division Two had eight teams. The season began on 5 April and ended on 29 September 2024. Surrey won the title with one match remaining,repeating their success in 2022 and 2023. They were the first team to become champions in three successive years since Yorkshire in 1966–68,having last achieved this feat themselves in 1958.
