Nottinghamshire have agreed to release Fateh Singh from his contract with immediate effect to facilitate a move to Worcestershire. 

The spin-bowling all-rounder - who joined Notts’ County Age Groups as a nine-year-old - did have a deal which was set to expire at the end of the 2025 season. 

He will rejoin the Pears having spent time on loan with the county during the One Day Cup last season.

“Fateh is a very talented cricketer, and we are proud that he has come through our system to become involved in the game professionally,” Director of Cricket, Mick Newell, said. 

“It is a decision we have come to reluctantly because we know he has got a lot of potential as a player and we’d like to see him succeed here.

“However, his time with us coincides with a period of strength in the spin bowling department and it is in his best interest to be at a county where he can play more regular first team cricket sooner, as will be the case at Worcestershire. 

“It wouldn’t be fair for us to starve him of that opportunity - particularly as a homegrown player who we’d like to see playing at the best level possible - and so he departs Trent Bridge with our best wishes for his next chapter and beyond.”

Singh has appeared in 12 first team fixtures for Nottinghamshire - all in the One Day Cup - scoring 134 runs and taking nine wickets. 

He took 33 wickets at 26.15 for the Second XI as they secured the Championship title last year. 

He has been in competition with Calvin Harrison, Liam Patterson-White and, more latterly, Cavaliers and Carrington teammate Farhan Ahmed in the spin-bowling ranks. 

Singh - like fellow Academy products Patterson-White and Ahmed - has represented England’s Young Lions, playing for his country at the ICC Men’s Under 19 World Cup in 2022. 

“I’ll forever be grateful to Notts and the role they have played in getting me to where I am today,” Singh said. 

“Representing your boyhood county is something you dream of. To have done it professionally is amazing and I’ll always be proud of what I have achieved at the club. 

“Ultimately, at this stage of my career, I need to consider where I am most likely to gain further exposure and kick on. 

“The competition for places means that it will be difficult to do that at Notts, with the strength in depth as strong as it’s been during my time on the staff. 

“But I’ll look upon my time at Trent Bridge fondly - it has made me who I am today and I look forward to visiting in the future.”