All-rounder Ed Barnard has been named as Warwickshire’s new membership captain after Alex Davies determined to step down from the position.
The 30-year-old led the Bears within the One-Day Cup within the final two seasons and can now additionally do the job within the County Championship and T20 Blast.
He scored 922 first-class runs in 2025, and greater than 1,600 in all competitions, and in addition took 29 Championship wickets.
“I am very proud and honoured to be provided the prospect to captain Warwickshire. I’ve actually loved working beneath Davo and hope to proceed the progress the group has remodeled latest seasons,” Barnard advised the club website, external.
“We’ve got constructed a powerful squad, and with additional additions made this winter, the competitors for locations is larger than ever. I do know the group feels we will push very exhausting for silverware this season.”
Warwickshire completed fifth in Division One of many Championship final summer season and reached the quarter-finals of the T20 Blast, however missed out on the knockout stage of the One-Day Cup after ending fourth of their group.
Head coach Ian Westwood stated: “Barney is a pure successor, and we’re delighted he is accepted the supply to develop into our subsequent captain.
“He isn’t the loudest within the dressing room, however has the enviable high quality of demanding respect via the best way he conducts himself and affords his opinions in the proper method.”
Davies stated he had given up the captaincy to make sure he might be “firing on all cylinders” with the bat and wicketkeeping gloves this summer season.
“I could not be passing the Bears on to a greater particular person in Ed. When asking him to be my vice-captain two years in the past, it was clear to me that someday he was going to be a fantastic captain, and it is his time now,” he added.
Warwickshire begin this season’s Championship on 3 April with a tricky residence sport towards Surrey, who received the title in three successive seasons from 2022 to 2024 earlier than being pipped by Nottinghamshire final summer season.
