Glamorgan Cricket seamer Harry Podmore has announced his retirement from professional cricket at the end of the current season.
Podmore’s initial association with Glamorgan came during a loan period in 2016 from his boyhood club Middlesex where he made his professional debut in 2014.
He moved on to Kent from Middlesex before spending the last two years of his career in Wales where he has been a popular and well-respected member of the squad.
During his career, Podmore has played a total of 109 professional games across all formats, taking 222 wickets. He retires with a first class average of 27 with the ball and a reputation for being more than a handy contributor with the bat.
Glamorgan Director of Cricket Mark Wallace said: “We’d like to wish Harry the best of luck in his retirement and congratulate him on a fine career. We have thoroughly enjoyed having him here at the club and he leaves with nothing but our best wishes and thanks for the efforts he has put in for the team both on and off the field.
“I am sure he will find success in whatever he turns his hand to next and we look forward to welcoming him back to Sophia Gardens as our guest in the future.”
Harry Podmore said: “I have played professional cricket for the past 13 seasons - with Middlesex, Derbyshire, Kent and Glamorgan - and been fortunate to have been part of teams that have won each of the three major trophies in English Cricket - the County Championship, the 50-over competition and the Blast. I was also very proud to have been named as a capped player No.218 at Kent.
“Through all of these years, I have met so many incredible people and created so many amazing memories, and I am truly grateful for the support of each of my teammates, coaches and support staff, many of whom remain close friends.
“I am also extremely grateful to the leadership of Glamorgan CCC for their empathy and understanding in allowing me to retire on my own terms. Relatively few players are able to do so. I have genuinely loved my cricket career but now I can’t wait to get started on my second career - to get stuck in and to learn quickly.”