‘Faz’ confirms his retirement
WILL FAZAKERLEY has announced his retirement from professional cricket with immediate effect.
The island all-rounder revealed in the Guernsey Press in November that he was mulling over his future after a promising season at Leicestershire last summer was curtailed by a stress fracture to his back.
The 19-year-old initially joined the club’s academy after coming through the age-group system at Sussex. He went on to sign a professional contract and made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against Sussex at Arundel, but the injury ended his season early and ruled him out of both the inter-insular and World Cricket League Five in South Africa.
‘I’d like to thank everybody for giving me the opportunity to play professional cricket but I have decided that now is the right time to pursue opportunities outside of cricket,’ he said.
Leicestershire CCC chief executive Wasim Khan added: ‘We fully understand Will’s decision to look for a different direction in his life outside of professional cricket and we wish him all the very best in the future.’
