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Eight breakout stars of the 2026 county season

The 2026 county cricket season highlighted several standout performers across various clubs. Somerset teenager Thomas Rew bounced back from missing the early matches due to exams to score his maiden red-ball century against Nottinghamshire and secure a Southern Brave deal, though injury cut short his Hundred debut.

Henry Crocombe displayed stellar form for Sussex, capturing successive hat-tricks in the County Championship before sealing a transfer to Surrey ahead of the next campaign. Meanwhile, his teammate Josh Thomas anchored Somerset's top order with a pair of centuries and three consecutive One Day Cup half-centuries, while Durham's Ben McKinney amassed over 1,000 runs in Division Two to help drive his side toward promotion.

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