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Worcestershire committed to "additional venue" plans but rule out £20m New Road investment

Chief executive Ashley Giles says the club must pursue trying to find a second permanent location to play matches after discovering that constructing a flood defence system would be unfeasible

Derbyshire announce return to outground after 37 years

One-Day Cup fixture against Worcestershire moved away from county's HQ

Worcestershire allrounder "over the moon" to sign three-year contract extension

Matthew Waite, who has scored almost 1,000 first-class runs and taken 45 wickets since he moved to New Road two years ago, will remain at the club until at least the end of the 2027 season

Josh Cobb ends playing career to take up Warwickshire role

Cobb, 34, left Worcestershire at the end of last season after a single year at New Road and will become Warwickshire's boys' academy lead as part of the Edgbaston county's backroom restructuring

New Road development punctuates Worcestershire's precarious position

The Pears' HQ depreciated in value after being flooded eight times ahead of the 2024 season, which forced the club to relocate to Kiddersminster CC temporarily

Ashley Giles: "The Hundred has done the job it was introduced for"

HUW TURBERVILL: The former England spinner on the 2005 Ashes, his varied CV, the challenges facing Worcestershire, and The Hundred

How domestic cricket will spend The Hundred windfall: Nottinghamshire to Yorkshire

The third and final part of our series looking at how the 18 counties and the MCC will spend the money from the sell-off of stakes in the eight Hundred teams...

How will ICEC affect age group cricket? County coaches speak out

OSCAR RESS: In their 2023 report, the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket recommended that counties should be "placing less emphasis on selection and deselection" between Under-10 and Under-13 age groups

PCA confirm interim CEO as their permanent appointment

After six months as interim, former Worcestershire batter Daryl Mitchell has been confirmed as the permanent chief executive

Inside county cricket's pathway allrounder production line

OSCAR RESS: When England's youthful ODI team used nine bowling options against West Indies in November 2024, it told the story of their allrounder depth, originating in the pathway system which champions multi-faceted cricketers

The innings of the season: Courage in the midst of grief

PAUL EDWARDS speaks to Gareth Roderick about how Worcestershire coped with the tragic loss of Josh Baker

Worcestershire secure return of Australian left-armer for second T20 Blast stint

Ben Dwarshuis is due back at New Road after a spell in 2021 which yielded 15 wickets. Head coach Alan Richardson believes Rapids are getting a much "developed" and more "rounded cricketer"

Worcestershire fill Nathan Smith void with New Zealand seamer

Jacob Duffy, the former Kent and Nottinghamshire seamer, who has just shy of 300 first-class wickets, will be available for the first half of the season

Fateh Singh re-joins Worcestershire after successful loan

The left-arm spinner, who had a further year on his contract at Trent Bridge, picked up 15 wickets in eight One-Day Cup matches and arrives at New Road on a deal until the end of the 2027 season

Alec Stewart backs Amar Virdi after Surrey release

Stewart praised Virdi's contribution to Surrey and insisted that he had "a lot to offer another county" despite being let go by the County Championship winners