Northamptonshire all-rounder Gareth Berg has known as time on his 16-year skilled cricket profession.
The 42-year-old spent most of his profession with Middlesex and Hampshire, arriving on the County Floor in 2020.
South Africa-born Berg has captained Italy and notched up 321 wickets and 5,565 runs in 152 first-class matches.
In 2019 he took the wicket of Leicestershire’s Colin Ackermann with the primary ball of his Northants debut, on the age of 38.
Berg started his profession in 2001 with Western Province earlier than enjoying second XI cricket at Northants after coming to England in 2004.
He moved to Middlesex in 2007 and spent seven years at Lord’s earlier than becoming a member of Hampshire, after which rejoined Northants on mortgage in 2019 earlier than a everlasting transfer the next summer season.
Head coach John Sadler mentioned: “Bergy has been a wonderful cricketer and high professional for a very long time.
“You all the time know what you get from Bergy, 100% effort and contributions in each self-discipline. He is had a implausible enjoying profession and I’ve little doubt he’ll go on to have a profitable teaching profession.”