England World Cup winner Alex Hartley announces retirement from professional cricket

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The left-arm spinner who won the 2017 ODI World Cup with England, has announced that she will retire from professional cricket at the end of the ongoing edition of the Hundred.

Alex Hartley retires 

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Alex Hartley career's highlights

Hartley played 28 ODIs and four T20Is for England between 2016 and 2019, with the 2017 World Cup win the obvious highlight of her international career.

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Her best performance came in a group stage match against New Zealand, where she took 3/44 in a 75 run victory, whilst she took 2/58 from 10 overs in the final against India. 

Role in World Cup triumph

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She played eight of England's nine games at the tournament and was their second-highest wicket-taker with ten, including the vital wicket of Harmanpreet Kaur in the final at Lord's.

Most important wicket in WC

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Hartley, took a break from the game earlier this year after revealing she was "struggling mentally," having lost confidence in her bowling and enthusiasm for the sport.

Break from cricket

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"I'm really, really excited. I'm going to really miss it. I'm going to be really sad - but it's right, isn't it? I've been thinking about it f

Harrley's thought on retirement

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Sophie Ecclestone's emergence as the country's leading left-arm spinner cost Hartley her place, and she lost her central contract in late 2019.

Hartley loses her contract

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She continued to represent Thunder in regional cricket and Manchester Originals in the first season of the Hundred, before joining Fire in 2022.

The Hundred career