Harry Gurney, 34, has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. The decision came after he failed to recover from a long-standing shoulder injury.
‘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. 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,’ Gurney said.
Gurney made his England debut in the 50-over format, against Scotland in May 2014. His final game in national colours also came in the same year, against Sri Lanka. In that period, he played 10 ODIs and 2 T20Is and claimed 14 wickets.
Despite a short international career, Gurney had been an integral part in several T20 franchises. Coming as a replacement of Usman Khan Shinwari, Gurney bagged 10 wickets in nine matches to help Melbourne Renegades emerge as the 2018/19 Big Bash League (BBL) champions.
Gurney continued his trophy-winning habit in 2020, in the Caribbean Super League with Barbados Tridents. Unfortunately, he missed out on Nottinghamshire’s successful T20 Blast campaign later that year.
A year before, he represented the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL). On his IPL debut, against Rajasthan Royals (RR), he returned figures of 4-0-25-2. However, ahead of IPL 2020, KKR replaced the injured Gurney with Ali Khan.
In the Pakistan Super League (PSL), Gurney played for Quetta Gladiators. Overall, he had 614 wickets across all formats and won eight trophies.