Liam Hurt leaves Lancashire following contract expiration

The 28-year-old pace bowler made 30 appearances for Lancashire in all formats between 2019 and 2022

Liam Hurt has left Lancashire after the club opted against renewing his contract.

The 28-year-old pace bowler, who came through the club's age-group system, made 30 appearances across all formats between 2019 and 2022, taking seven first-class wickets, 28 List A wickets and seven T20 wickets.

In 2022, he played an integral role in Lancashire's run to the Royal London Cup final, taking a team-leading 15 wickets at 24.60 and maintaining an economy of 5.12.

^{Hurt was Lancashire's leading wicket-taker in the 2022 Royal London Cup [Gareth Copley/Getty Images]}

His last outing in a Lancashire shirt came in the final at Trent Bridge, with Hurt taking 2 for 64 and scoring 12 runs against Kent.

He also featured once in the T20 Blast, taking 1 for 31 against Durham, and made one LV= Insurance County Championship appearance for Derbyshire in May while on a short-term loan.

Prior to signing professional terms with Lancashire in 2018, Hurt made one List A appearance for Leicestershire in 2015 as well as making 2nd XI appearances for Gloucestershire, Leicestershire, Warwickshire and Northamptonshire among others.