South Australia bowler Chadd Sayers announces retirement from first class cricket

South Australian bowler Chad Sayers announced his retirement from first-class cricket after 10 years at the top level. Sayers will draw on the South Australian uniform for the final time against Victoria at the Citypower Center at The Oval in Junction on Saturday to signal the end of a brilliant career. Said, 33 years old, would end up as one of the greatest players to have represented the state, and he would sign as South Australia’s third-highest wicket-taker, currently 278 shield wickets and 8 /. With a best figure of 64. The right-handed swingman can also keep a test cap to his name and two Test wickets, the first of which was AB de Villiers.

“I believe the time is right now to get away from first-class cricket at the conclusion of this season. I have enjoyed every moment, higher and higher grounds and all the memories in between, but I think It’s time, an official release said, “I now have a young family and there was no guarantee of a contract next year.”

Sayers took 62 shield wickets in the 2016–17 season to lead the Redbacks to the finals at Alice Springs and was also named Sheffield Shield Player of the Year.

In that final, he was praised for his tireless efforts in the scorching heat, with league leaders Victoria returning the first innings figures of 7/84 after winning the toss and batting.

He famously took a hat-trick at the Adelaide Oval against Queensland in 2015, the first time a South Australian has achieved this since Andrew Cincock in 1977.

West End Redbacks head coach Jason Gillespie said: “Congratulations to everyone at SACA and thank them for their impressive and unwavering service to the state over the past decade and their time including enjoying time with their young family. Wishes for the next step.

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“Ched will always be welcomed through the gates of the Adelaide Oval, and he will be a benchmark for our bowlers and young players for years to come,” he said.

Sayers will play his 71st and final match for South Australia on Saturday when he has a chance to take 280 Sheffield Shield wickets.