Martin Saggers retires with fond memories of Kent and England
The former England seamer Martin Saggers is to retire from first-class cricket at the end of the current campaign.
The Kent bowler Saggers, 37, has failed to beat a serious knee injury sustained in August and will end a 10-year association with the county this month. Saggers made three Test appearances for his country, taking seven wickets, including New Zealand opener Mark Richardson with his first Test delivery in England.
Saggers, who also represented Durham, said: "I thoroughly enjoyed my time playing first-class cricket. It was great fun with Kent and obviously I wouldn't have played for England if I hadn't impressed with my county side. It is disappointing to finish my playing career through injury because I believe that I was still bowling well enough to have continued playing for a season or two more.
"Finishing as leading wicket taker in the country, in 2002, was a huge honour. I then got the opportunity to represent England in three Test matches and got a wicket with my first delivery in Test cricket on English soil. That was a real highlight and a memory, which I will always cherish."