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Malik Ouzia

Ashes winner Steven Finn retires from cricket after England and Middlesex career

Former England and Middlesex bowler Steven Finn has announced his retirement from professional cricket.

Finn played 126 times across all three formats for England and was part of three Ashes-winning sides, including the famous 2010/11 victory in Australia.

The quick made his Middlesex debut in 2005 and spent 16 years at the county before joining Sussex last summer, but injuries have seen the 34-year-old sidelined for almost the entirety of this season.

He has not played red-ball cricket since last July and the seamer’s sole appearance of the current campaign came in One-Day Cup action against Durham earlier this month, when he was able to bowl only four overs.

In a statement, Finn, who has been working on the BBC’s Test Match Special coverage since 2019, said he had “been fighting a battle” with his body and had “admitted defeat to it”.

“I feel incredibly lucky to have been able to play cricket as my vocation since I made my debut for Middlesex in 2005,” he added. “The journey hasn’t always been smooth, but I have loved it nonetheless.

“To have played 125 games for England, including 36 tests, far surpassed what I dreamed of. I want to thank Sussex Cricket for their support over the last 12 months especially and for welcoming me wholeheartedly into the club at the beginning of last season.

“It really is a great place to play cricket and I’m sorry that I wasn’t able to play more of a part on the field since joining the club.

“I retire with some amazing memories with England, Middlesex and Sussex, shared with fantastic people. Those will live with me forever.”

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