{"id":194369,"date":"2026-07-18T01:51:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T07:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=194369"},"modified":"2026-07-18T01:51:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T07:21:16","slug":"joe-denly-announces-retirement-from-professional-cricket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=194369","title":{"rendered":"Joe Denly announces retirement from professional cricket"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71234048\">Former England all-rounder Joe Denly has announced that he will retire from professional cricket at the end of the 2026 season.<\/p>\n<p>Denly represented England in all three formats, playing 15 Tests, 16 ODIs, and 13 T20Is.<\/p>\n<p>He made his debut in white-ball cricket in 2009, and featured in England\u2019s run to the semifinal of the ICC Champions Trophy in South Africa. However, he was dropped from the England squad just prior to the 2010 T20 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>He was recalled eight years later as a stand-in opener for the Test team, before dropping down to number three. He averaged 29.53 in 15 Tests but made several key contributions in the 2019 Ashes.<\/p>\n<p><b>ALSO READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/any-flower-england-test-head-coach-rcb-london-spirit-the-hundred-candidates\/article71233993.ece\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Andy Flower rules himself out of running for England Test head coach role<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter an incredible journey in professional cricket, the time has come for me to announce my retirement from the game at the end of the 2026 campaign,\u201d Denly said in a statement from Kent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCricket has given me more than I could ever have imagined. From making my debut for Kent to representing England on the international stage, every moment has been a privilege.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been fortunate to share dressing-rooms with outstanding team-mates, work with exceptional coaches and support staff, and play in front of fans whose encouragement has meant so much.<\/p>\n<p>He was also a prolific player in domestic and franchise cricket, scoring over 5000 runs in the Vitality Blast for Kent, and featuring in the Big Bash League, IPL, PSL, and ILT20.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jul 17, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/joe-denly-announces-retirement-from-professional-cricket-england-kent-quotes-latest-news\/article71234048.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former England all-rounder Joe Denly has announced that he will retire from professional cricket at the end of the 2026 season. Denly represented England in all three formats, playing 15 Tests, 16 ODIs, and 13 T20Is. He made his debut in white-ball cricket in 2009, and featured in England\u2019s run to the semifinal of the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":194370,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-194369","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/toolxox.com-free-ai-tools-3k-uC6z8IrfEM.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":194453,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=194453","url_meta":{"origin":194369,"position":0},"title":"Brook urges England teammates to follow Root\u2019s footsteps","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"July 18, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"England white-ball captain Harry Brook has urged his side to learn from Joe Root as it seeks to complete a series win against India. 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