Billy Root to retire from professional cricket at season end

Glamorgan batter Billy Root will retire from top-flight cricket at the end of the 2026 season, following fellow long-serving teammate Colin Ingram into retirement. The 34-year-old joined the Welsh county in 2019 and scored almost 5,000 runs in 67 appearances, including seven centuries and a double century at Northampton.

Root played a key role in Glamorgan's One-Day Cup final wins in 2022 and 2024. Glamorgan director of cricket Mark Wallace praised Root's professionalism, consistency and performances in high-pressure matches.

Root has appeared in two County Championship Division One matches this season.