He said the decision to leave Headingley was “really tough” but Warwickshire’s “clear vision” and “the opportunity to play alongside a number of familiar faces” made the move “truly exciting”. Thompson has just returned from a side strain but took 15 wickets and scored 178 runs in five County Championship matches before getting injured. “Jordan...
England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chair Richard Thompson has been reappointed until September 2028. The ECB’s non-executive directors chose unanimously to extend Thompson’s tenure, which had been set to expire in September 2027. Since being appointed in 2022, Thompson has overseen the sale of the franchises in The Hundred and presided over the Independent...
Former Rochdale midfielder Joe Thompson has died at the age of 36. He was diagnosed with cancer for a third time in April last year, five years after he retired from playing. Thompson was found to have stage four lymphoma – a type of blood cancer – which had spread to his lungs after twice...