\u201cI hope this will be a fun-filled year, not just for me, but for everyone who has been part of my journey. It\u2019s an opportunity to celebrate the club, the people who make it such a special place and the supporters who have been there throughout my career.<\/p>\n
\u201cWorcestershire will always be a huge part of my life, and I\u2019d love to remain involved with the Club in some capacity whenever my playing days eventually come to an end. But that\u2019s a conversation for another day, because right now my focus is very much on playing cricket and enjoying every moment of what promises to be a special year.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m incredibly grateful to everyone at Worcestershire for giving me this opportunity, and I\u2019m really looking forward to making it a memorable and enjoyable year for everyone involved.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Worcestershire\u2019s former Club Captain Joe Leach was the most recent player to be awarded a testimonial year in 2024.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Details on the events planned, and the benefitting charities involved, will be shared once they are confirmed.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Worcestershire\u2019s Chief Executive Officer, Ashley Giles, said:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter 17 years of outstanding service to the County, we are delighted to be able to honour Brett and recognise his contributions both on and off the field at Worcestershire.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWithin the dressing room he has become an influential leader and a high-quality cricketer who has been central to the successes of the team.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOff the pitch, he is a wonderful character and someone who is well-respected by everyone at the Club.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTo be awarded a testimonial year is something that recognises Brett\u2019s unwavering loyalty and commitment to the Club.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe look forward to supporting his celebrations throughout the year.\u201d<\/p>\n
Worcestershire County Cricket Club Chair, Dominic Riley added:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are absolutely thrilled that\u00a0Brett\u00a0will be receiving the recognition he deserves after such a sustained and committed contribution to the Club.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBrett is one of the most respected and valued people around the entire Club, both in the way he leads on the field and the way in which he carries himself off it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a rare thing in today\u2019s game to see such unwavering loyalty, and Brett has represented this Club with the upmost distinction throughout some challenging times as well as some incredible highs.<\/p>\n
\u201cEverybody associated with the Club is delighted for him and his family\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cI hope this will be a fun-filled year, not just for me, but for everyone who has been…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":779503,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[1721,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-779502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket","tag-cricket","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/779502","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=779502"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/779502\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/779503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=779502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=779502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=779502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}