The 24-year-old Emilio Gay will leave Northamptonshire by the end of the season after turning down the club’s offer of a new contract and is set to sign for Durham.
The left-hander has a first-class average of 35.71 in 47 matches with 19 fifty-plus scores which includes six centuries. His form has stepped up a level in 2024, with 860 runs at 61.42 in Division Two of the County Championship a tally boosted by a career-best 261 against Middlesex in April.
Emilio Gay will leave Northamptonshire at the end of the season.
A graduate of the Club’s Talent Pathway, the 24-year-old has been with the County since he was 15 but will now move onto a new opportunity.
Thank you for everything and all the best, Emilio! 🏵️
— Northamptonshire Steelbacks (@NorthantsCCC) August 1, 2024
“After the most important, and memorable decade of my life, this season will be my last with Northamptonshire. Northamptonshire enabled me to fulfill my childhood dream, to become a professional cricket player.”
“Thank you to everyone at NCCC. Hopefully, I will make the club proud. Over the last decade at Northants, there have been so many people who have helped me progress. I will never be able to thank all my teammates, the coaches, the staff, and the fans enough. Northants will always have a special place in my heart. Thank you,” added Gay.
Northamptonshire has wished Gay well for a new journey in his career. The Club’s head coach John Sadler, “From early on we always believed Emilio would become a high-class batsman. He has a great work ethic and this is one of the reasons his game has developed so rapidly over the last two years.”
“It is a shame that Emilio’s future doesn’t lie with us, but he is very ambitious and believes a fresh challenge will be the best thing for him on his quest to play international cricket. We wish him well and will all enjoy watching his career unfold.”
Durham’s acquisition of the player has been considered as Durham’s gifted batters in the country which comes along with the signing of Will Rhodes, who will join from Warwickshire after turning down a contract extension.
