{"id":102529,"date":"2025-08-28T17:09:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T17:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/102529\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T17:09:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T17:09:08","slug":"sam-to-leave-sophia-gardens-on-season-close","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/102529\/","title":{"rendered":"SAM TO LEAVE SOPHIA GARDENS ON SEASON CLOSE"},"content":{"rendered":"

Glamorgan County Cricket Club can confirm that Club Captain Sam Northeast will be leaving Sophia Gardens at the end of the 2025 season.<\/p>\n

After four groundbreaking years in South Wales, Sam is set to return home to rejoin boyhood Club, Kent on completion of our Rothesay County Championship campaign.<\/p>\n

A leader in every sense, Sam is placing full focus on captaining Glamorgan for our three remaining 2025 matches.<\/p>\n

We look forward to celebrating his influence and achievements at the end of the season, including a record score at Lord\u2019s, the Club\u2019s 2024 One-Day Cup win and scoring a Club record 410* against Leicestershire in 2022.<\/p>\n

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Speaking on the news, Sam said: \u201cAfter four great years, I\u2019ve decided to return to Kent to be closer to my family.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a tough decision. One I took a long time to make. We\u2019ve just had another baby, and I knew I wouldn\u2019t be able to give my all to Glamorgan next year. I\u2019d constantly be back on the road, which wouldn\u2019t be fair on my family, the Club and myself to a certain degree. I\u2019m the type of player who wants to be able to give my all to the Club I\u2019m with, and I wasn\u2019t sure I\u2019d be able to do that for Glamorgan with a young family.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a huge privilege and an honour to Captain a Club of Glamorgan\u2019s stature. As such, I\u2019m not looking too far into the future right now as we try and achieve promotion.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy priority is not to take the focus away during a big month for my team. I want to make sure that we all perform to our best over the next four weeks and attack the last three games. We\u2019re going to try and chase down Leicestershire, and for that to be possible we know that we have to finish strong. Hopefully we can achieve something spectacular.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll naturally reflect further on everything at the end of the season. But it goes without saying that I\u2019ve absolutely loved my time here. It\u2019s a family and a progressive Club that\u2019s really moving forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cI found my passion for playing cricket again here. I\u2019ve had four great years at Sophia Gardens and I\u2019m very proud of what I\u2019ve been able to achieve, both personally and with my teammates.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve loved being able to share big moments with the senior guys as we made big steps together. Over my time I\u2019ve also seen new talent breaking through and can see what the future looks like for the Club. Richard Dawson is an excellent long-term appointment who\u2019s been fantastic this year, too.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really going to miss coming in here every day as the camaraderie in this group has been exceptional. While it\u2019ll be sad to leave some great people behind, I\u2019d like to sit in the changing room at the end with the guys and hopefully celebrate with a few beers. After that I can probably think about the future and moving back home to Kent.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo the fans I\u2019d like to say thanks to everyone who made my time here so special. I didn\u2019t realise how special a Club it was until I came here. Spending time in the city, I\u2019ve always had a warm welcome. It\u2019s going to be sad when I reach my last day in Cardiff, but we\u2019ve still got a little time before then to hopefully finish on a high.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mark Wallace, Glamorgan’s Director of Cricket, added: \u201cSam has made a huge impact on the Club during his time here and has left a lasting impression on both the history and future of the Club.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is still an important month\u2019s cricket ahead of us in the County Championship and we look forward to Sam leading us through that period before we say our goodbyes.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will be sorry to see Sam go, but he will leave at the end of the season with nothing but our best wishes for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

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