Fi Morris announces her retirement from professional cricket at the end of the season
Lancashire Cricket all-rounder Fi Morris has announced that she will retire from professional cricket at the end of the 2026 season, at the age of 32.
Morris is into her fourth season at Emirates Old Trafford Cricket Ground, having first made the move back in 2023 from Western Storm. She made an instant impact, winning player-of-the-year and the T20 player-of-the-year in her first campaign.
Morris also played a key role in Lancashire’s double-winning season of 2025. She helped the Club lift the Vitality T20 County Cup and the Metro Bank One Day Cup, the first two trophies for the Red Rose in the professional era.
The Reading-born all-rounder has racked up 91 appearances for Lancashire so far and has excelled across formats in that time. Morris has hit 589 T20 runs and taken 27 wickets in the shortest format, with 843 runs and 52 List A wickets for Lancashire to her name.
Reflecting on her decision to retire at the end of the season, Morris said to LancsTV: “When I first joined Lancashire, I knew that this was where I wanted to spend the rest of my career, I knew that this was where I was going to retire. There’s a certain feeling about this Club that just makes you feel part of a massive family and it’s a really special place to be.
“It [playing for Lancashire] has been 91 of the hardest, best and most emotional games that I’ve been a part of throughout my career, and it’s been an honour really.
“That first trophy win [in 2025] was really, incredibly special, and I think to come back and do the double with the Metro Bank at the end of last summer after a long, tough summer, everyone was pretty shattered by the end of it. But, to top that off down in Southampton with a massive win, was amazing really. I’ve played cricket for so long, so many years, but to have had that, as almost the crowning moment, coming towards the end of my career, was something I won’t forget in a hurry.
“I think I’m just so excited to go out and watch Lancashire win a few more games over the next few years, as opposed to being a part of that on the field. I’m ready to put my feet up and watch now, so, it’s quite a nice feeling, but certainly quite an emotional one.”
David Thorley, Director of Women’s Cricket at Lancashire, added: “On behalf of everyone at Lancashire, we would like to thank Fi for all her contributions for the Red Rose, and wish her the best of luck in her retirement.
“She has been a huge part of Lancashire’s success over the four years she’s spent at Lancashire Cricket, playing a key role in the two trophies that we won last season with both bat and ball.
“Her personality will be missed in and around the first-team squad, as will her experience in the game. She’s been a great mentor for lots of the younger players who have broken into the first team recently.
“We would like to wish Fi congratulations on a brilliant career. We wish her all the very best in her retirement and hope she looks back on her time at Lancashire with pride and incredible memories.”