England captain Heather Knight has joined Somerset for the 2025 season.
The 33-year-old, who guided England to victory within the 2017 World Cup, has been captain of Western Storm – main them to 2 Tremendous League titles.
She represented the facet, that coated Somerset and neighbours Gloucestershire from 2016, and can be a part of Somerset following a revamp of the home girls’s sport. In April, she was appointed as a cricket advisor to Somerset’s board.
Knight has performed 143 One Day Internationals, 124 T20 internationals and 12 Take a look at matches for England – scoring in extra of 6,800 runs.
She has been England captain since 2016 and has additionally performed abroad for Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sydney Thunder.
“Somerset is a membership that holds a particular place in my coronary heart, so I’m extremely enthusiastic about this chance,” mentioned Knight, who started taking part in in Plymouth and got here up by the Devon pathway.
“The South West has performed an integral position in my journey and it’s a privilege to have the ability to signify the area which means a lot to me.
“We’ve a real alternative to create one thing particular.
“That is the primary Somerset girls’s crew of the skilled period, and now we have an obligation to those that have gone earlier than and laid the foundations to guarantee that we’re a crew that competes on the sphere and evokes younger individuals throughout the area.”
Somerset are one of eight counties that have been given Tier 1 status by the ECB for 2025 to switch the areas which have competed within the Charlotte Edwards Cup and Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.
Knight joins England all-rounders Charlie Dean and Danielle Gibson as confirmed signings for subsequent yr.
Somerset head coach Trevor Griffin mentioned: “Heather is a participant I’ve labored with for a few years, and I’m delighted she can be taking part in for Somerset when her England commitments permit.
“She is a real skilled who impacts video games each on and off the pitch and is a useful addition to any facet.
“I’m positive our supporters can be trying ahead to seeing Heather in a Somerset shirt and successful video games of cricket for us.”
