Northamptonshire opener Emilio Homosexual has turned down the supply of a brand new contract and can be leaving on the finish of the season in pursuit of enhancing his worldwide ambitions.
The 24-year-old Bedford-born left-hander has scored 2,786 first-class runs in 47 matches for Northants since making his debut in opposition to Gloucestershire in 2019 – the game in which the county last won promotion.
He has additionally made 689 runs in 26 Checklist A matches and an extra 290 in 13 T20 Blast appearances.
“It’s a disgrace that Emilio’s future doesn’t lie with us, however he’s very formidable and believes a recent problem would be the neatest thing for him on his quest to play worldwide cricket,” Northants head coach head coach John Sadler mentioned.
“From early we at all times believed Emilio would turn into a high-class batsman. He has an awesome work ethic and this is likely one of the causes his recreation has developed so quickly.”
Homosexual has made six centuries in first-class cricket with a greatest rating of 261.
“They [Northants] enabled me to fulfil my childhood dream, to turn into an expert cricket participant,” Homosexual mentioned.
“During the last decade there have been so many individuals who’ve helped me progress. Northants will at all times have a particular place in my coronary heart.”
Northants are second backside in Division Two of the County Championship with 5 video games left when the competitors resumes in late August – and so they have misplaced their first three video games within the One-Day Cup.
They completed runners-up of their T20 Blast group and are by means of to a house quarter-final in opposition to Somerset on 5 September.