Ryan Sidebottom: Australian fast bowler quits after five years with Warwickshire

The Bears' 33-year-old right arm paceman had a immediate impact after arriving in the Midlands to play for Berkswell in the Birmingham League.
After being given his chance of the Bears, he took 23 wickets in six matches to earn a one-year deal - and he went on to take another 25 in 2018.
But he missed most of summer 2019 with a shoulder injury.
And, after the 2020 season interrupted by the Covid, injuries did not help him regain his place.
Sidebottom, who made two appearances for the Bears' title-winning side in 2021, is returning to Australia at short notice but still hopes to land another contract ahead of the game. an English county.
He was loaned out to Derbyshire in April but returned to Warwickshire to do his last Bears appearance in the penultimate game of the season - the defeat by Gloucestershire at Bristol, a week before their incredible escape from relegation.
"I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity given to me at Edgbaston," he said. "I will look back on my career with the Bears with great pride. Winning the county championship will always be a highlight of my career."

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Ryan Sidebottom: Australian fast bowler quits after five years with Warwickshire

Ryan Sidebottom's first wicket in England first-class cricket was at Lord's on his Bears debut against defending champions Middlesex in August 2017

The Bears' 33-year-old right arm paceman had a immediate impact after arriving in the Midlands to play for Berkswell in the Birmingham League.

After being given his chance of the Bears, he took 23 wickets in six matches to earn a one-year deal - and he went on to take another 25 in 2018.

But he missed most of summer 2019 with a shoulder injury.

And, after the 2020 season interrupted by the Covid, injuries did not help him regain his place.

Sidebottom, who made two appearances for the Bears' title-winning side in 2021, is returning to Australia at short notice but still hopes to land another contract ahead of the game. an English county.

He was loaned out to Derbyshire in April but returned to Warwickshire to do his last Bears appearance in the penultimate game of the season - the defeat by Gloucestershire at Bristol, a week before their incredible escape from relegation.

"I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity given to me at Edgbaston," he said. "I will look back on my career with the Bears with great pride. Winning the county championship will always be a highlight of my career."