Harry Gurney Calls Time On His Professional Career

Nottinghamshire pacer Harry Gurney has decided to call time on his professional career after having claimed as many 614 wickets across all formats.

The 34-year-old, who represented England, Kolkata Knight Riders, Melbourne Renegades, Quetta Gladiators, Barbados Tridents, Leicestershire, and of course, Nottinghamshire during his 12-year-old professional career, has bowed out of the game following a shoulder injury that saw him miss the 2020 season of Vitality Blast.

“The time has arrived for me to hang up my boots,” he said as quoted by Cricket World. “After trying to recover from the recent injury to my shoulder, I am truly disappointed to have to end my playing career as a result of it,” Gurney said.

“From the first time I picked up a cricket ball at the age of ten, I was completely obsessed. Cricket has been my life for 24 years and has taken me on an incredible journey that I will cherish forever,” Harry Gurney added.

“Playing for England, in the IPL and winning eight trophies at home and abroad including the Blast, Big Bash and CPL has exceeded my wildest dreams. I always prepared for leaving cricket and I have discovered a new path in business that gives me the same excitement that I felt when I discovered the game all those years ago,” Gurney added.

“That is a path I will now go down with immediate effect, as I have found this injury recovery too much of a mountain to climb,” he said.

Harry Gurney, who won three trophies with the Green and Golds, having claimed two Royal London List-A cups and a Vitality Blast Trophy in 2017, expressed his gratitude to all those who played a huge role in shaping his career.

“There have been so many big influences on my career; Dan Christian, Mick Newell, Andrew Macdonald, Wayne Noon, Andy Pick, Pete Moores and Tom Harwood to name just a few,” he added. ”I’ve had an incredible time, on and off the field, sharing a pitch and a dressing room with teammates who have become friends for life,” he said.

“But to my family, and particularly my dad, John, I owe the biggest thanks. He has been unwavering support from my first ball to my last. Making him and my entire family proud has been by far my biggest source of joy,” Gurney said. Last but not least, thank you to my amazing wife Avril who has been on the journey with me through thick and thin. I can’t wait to spend more time with her and my beautiful children Arthur and Mabel.” he signed off.

Harry Gurney featured in 103 FC, 93 List A, and 156 T20 games, claiming a total of 614 wickets with 12 five-wicket-hauls. He also represented England in 12 white-ball games (10 ODIs + 2 T20Is) claiming 14 wickets.

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