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New Zealand great Kane Williamson retires from international cricket | Cricket News

New Zealand great Kane Williamson retires from international cricket | Cricket News

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New Zealand’s most prolific run-scorer and arguably greatest-ever batsman announces immediate retirement. Published On 12 Jun 202612 Jun 2026 Former New Zealand ‌captain Kane Williamson has announced his retirement from international cricket, bringing ⁠an end to a 16-year career marked by numerous accolades and by captaining his side to the title in ⁠the inaugural World Test Championship in 2021. The 35-year-old batsman made his debut in the longest format against India in November 2010 ⁠in Ahmedabad, and played 110 tests in all, scoring 9,515 runs at an average of 54.06. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list He is New Zealand’s all-time leading international run-scorer with 19,346 runs, including 48 centuries and six double-centuries across all ‌formats. He will no longer play a part in the ongoing test series against England. “I’ve always felt a strong drive and hunger for international cricket, and I take pride in knowing I’ve given it my all in every match I’ve played for New Zealand,” Williamson said in a statement on Friday. “Continuing with anything less wouldn’t ⁠be …

England’s Williamson returns in squad for 2027 World Cup qualifiers

England’s Williamson returns in squad for 2027 World Cup qualifiers

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Feb 17 : England skipper Leah Williamson is back in the squad for the first time since the country’s Euro 2025 triumph in July after manager Sarina Wiegman named 25 players on Tuesday for their opening 2027 World Cup qualifiers against Ukraine and Iceland in March. Williamson missed England’s matches in the second half of 2025 with a knee injury and the 28-year-old had surgery before returning to action with Arsenal at the end of the year. “I am very happy. It feels very good for her too, she wanted to be back,” Wiegman told reporters. “She has trained, I am in close contact with her and the club. She is in a good place but she does have a lack of minutes. “I think there are some more players who are still building or didn’t get the minutes we hoped for. That is also the reason why we have gone with a bigger squad.” Goalkeeper Hannah Hampton, Jess Carter, Alex Greenwood and Lauren James are also back in the squad after missing November’s internationals …

Politics Home | Gavin Williamson Says It’s “News To Me” About Claim He Could Defect To Reform

Politics Home | Gavin Williamson Says It’s “News To Me” About Claim He Could Defect To Reform

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3 min read16 min Senior Conservative MP Gavin Williamson has denied that he is planning to defect to Reform UK. The former Tory whip told PoliticsHome it was “news to him” when asked about Michael Gove’s claim that he would be the next Conservative MP to switch. Gove, a former Conservative cabinet minister, is now editor of The Spectator. He made the claim about Williamson on the magazine’s podcast Quite Right! this week. “The number one suspect for defection at the moment is… Gavin Williamson,” the former MP for Surrey Heath said. “Gavin, the former chief whip, has a fingertip feel for power, and he has a taste for the intriuge, obviously, but an aptitude for putting himself at the heart of events.  “And I think that the temptation to be at the heart of what Reform are doing will prove very great.” He added: “And Gavin, if you’re listening and this is absolutely not true, I can only apologise.” Asked specifically about Gove’s claim, Williamson, who has been the Conservative MP for Stone, Great Wyrley and …

Williamson returns for Arsenal after four-month injury layoff

Williamson returns for Arsenal after four-month injury layoff

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Dec 9 : Arsenal defender Leah Williamson will make her return in Tuesday’s Women’s Champions League match against FC Twente, four months after a knee injury sidelined her, manager Renee Slegers said on Monday. Williamson, 28, who captained England to victory in the Euro 2025 final, has not played since July and was an unused substitute in Arsenal’s 2-1 win over Liverpool on Saturday. “She’s been training with the team and was in the squad against Liverpool just to get back into her routine and it was good to have her around,” Slegers told reporters. “She is doing well and did the full session again today. She is available for a couple of minutes tomorrow (Tuesday). She won’t start but she will be in the squad.” Arsenal have struggled in Williamson’s absence, sitting fourth in the Women’s Super League table, eight points behind leaders Manchester City. The last season’s Women’s Champions League winners sit 10th in the European competition standings, managing only two wins from four matches. Source link