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England's 29-year-old pacer Tasha Farrant has announced her retirement after a four-year-long bout with back injuries. Farrant opted to hang her boots as she couldn't recover fully from her back issues.
Her first back stress fracture was in 2022. She went under the knife but the issue resurfaced and never fully went away, leading to the decision to step away.
In a press release by Surrey, Farrant laid bare her emotions. She revealed she tried her best but couldn't meet the fitness standards.
"It is with sadness that I will be stepping away from playing professional cricket," Farrant said. "Despite all the amazing support I have received and my best efforts to overcome injury, I have come to accept that I can no longer reach the level of performance required to compete at the standard needed.
"Throughout my career, I have always given everything to every team I have represented. Not being able to perform to the high standards I set for myself, combined with the mental and physical toll of ongoing injury, has ultimately brought this chapter to a close."
Debut at 17, dazzled at The Hundred’s 1st season
Farrant made her international debut in 2013 at the age of 17. She retired with six ODI and 18 T20I caps. She has five ODI wickets at an average of 38. Her T20I numbers are better with 15 wickets at an average of 27.
In the Women's Hundred inaugural edition, she made her debut for Oval Invincibles (now MI London). She claimed 18 wickets from 10 games at an average of 10.27, including a four-fer. She finished as the highest wicket-taker of the season. She played a crucial role in Invincibles' maiden title win.
In 2025 edition, she made a comeback but managed to take six wickets from as many games at an average of 24.83. Her economy rate was poor at 9.93 runs per over.
Surrey hail Farrant’s contribution
"Tash has been an incredible servant to the game of cricket and an inspiration for so many young cricketers who have since followed in her footsteps. She broke onto the scene at a young age and her career has spanned the significant developments in the women's game as it has professionalised,” Surrey's director of women's cricket, Emma Calvert, said.
"She can look back on her playing cricket with a phenomenal amount of pride, knowing that she gave her fullest every time she stepped over the boundary rope. To have dealt with the setbacks she has to had to handle has not been easy but her mental resilience to work through rehabilitation, conditioning and then to step back on the field and deliver her skills has been nothing short of heroic."
Despite hanging up her boots, Farrant is not far away from the cricket field. She recently took up commentary duties at the ICC Men's Under-19 World Cup 2026 where India beat England in the final.
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