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September 22, 2011
The former England veteran versatile County Cork Sunday announced his retirement from professional cricket with immediate effect. Cork, 40, had left New Hampshire at the end of the 2011 season, and his retirement ends a 21-year career.
Always one to the big stage, Cork chose to announce himself live on Sky Sports News. "I will retire from all cricket from now," he said. "It's a very emotional day for me is a difficult decision, but it's the right decision for me. I 'm 40 now, I am no longer young, and it's hard work, but I had a great career. "
It seemed a pension could be intimidating Hampshire, when he decided not to renew the contract of Cork 2012 campaign, but it was discussed that more than a second division county was interested in signing him. Ultimately, Cork has decided that the time was right for him to go, however, and suggested that his decision was partly motivated by the desire to spend more time with his family, in particular the recent death of his father.
"There were deals out there, I have thought long and hard and looked where I wanted to be in my life. The loss of my father a month ago, it was one of my biggest inspirations, that makes you think your life and take stock I want to return to family life -.. cricket can make a person selfish, and it is time to return to the people "
Cork topped with 10 114 points and 989 wickets in first class cricket as he has also had notable success in limited overs cricket during his three years at the Rose Bowl, winning the domestic competition of 50 During 2009 and the Friends Provident Twenty20 in 2010. Cork has played 32 ODIs and 37 tests for England between 1992 and 2002 and the largest stage in England, Lord Cork took his best bowling figures of 7-43 test in 1995 and played his sleeves and most famous twice in 2000 against the West Indies.
Hampshire captain had been since the middle of the 2010 season, after starting his career class for the first time in 1990 and had a long stay with Derbyshire, where he was captain before joining Lancashire, until moving to New Hampshire 2009
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