{"id":150807,"date":"2026-04-03T13:31:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T19:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=150807"},"modified":"2026-04-03T13:31:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T19:01:20","slug":"noah-thain-becomes-first-injury-substitute-in-english-county-cricket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=150807","title":{"rendered":"Noah Thain becomes first injury substitute in English county cricket"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-70821018\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">Essex all-rounder Noah Thain became the first ever \u200binjury substitute in county cricket \u200cin England on Friday when \u200bhe replaced captain Tom \u2060Westley, who broke a finger while batting against Hampshire in Southampton.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200cEngland and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) debuted a season-long trial \u200cearlier this week, allowing \u200cfully \u2060participating, like-for-like replacements in \u2060the case of injuries, illness or significant life events like the birth of \u200ba child \u200cor the serious illness of a family member.<\/p>\n<p>Injured players could be replaced by a substitute \u200cfielder under existing rules, \u200bbut the ECB allowed them to participate fully after \u2060the International Cricket Council (ICC) asked member boards to experiment with \u200cinjury substitutes in domestic cricket.<\/p>\n<p>Similar rules have been tried out in the domestic first-class competitions of Australia, India and South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>The substitutions must be \u200capproved by the match referee and \u200bonce replaced, a player cannot return to the game.<\/p>\n<p>As \u2060a like-for-like replacement for Westley, \u2060who is primarily a batter, Thain will be allowed \u200cto bat but cannot bowl in this match.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Apr 03, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/noah-thain-first-ever-injury-substitute-county-cricket\/article70821018.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Essex all-rounder Noah Thain became the first ever \u200binjury substitute in county cricket \u200cin England on Friday when \u200bhe replaced captain Tom \u2060Westley, who broke a finger while batting against Hampshire in Southampton. 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