Aadi Sharma Has Joined High Wycombe Just A Few Weeks After Signing A Two-Year Contract With Northamptonshire County Cricket Club.
Sharma’s move was recently announced by the London Road-based club (Thursday 14th November) – Click Here to read their announcement.
The Great Brickhill batter switches Home Counties Premier League clubs after progressing through both the pathways at Horsepond and also Bucks Cricket.
It has been a big few months for the promising 18 year-old as his move to High Wycombe comes soon after he was awarded a two-year rookie contract at the County Ground.
Sharma has been in the Northamptonshire Emerging Player Programme since 2019, with his contract award coming as a result of his development.
During that time he received the honour of the county’s 2022 Academy Player of the Year, the Dorothy Radd Shield, at the club’s End of Season Awards Dinner at the County Ground. He received the award after he scored heavily during the campaign.
A day earlier, at the 2022 Northants Junior Presentation, Sharma picked up the Lynn Wilson Player of the Year, as well as other awards for his season.
One of the reasons for his award was highlighted after he was selected for his first Northants 2nd XI game against an experienced Nottinghamshire 2nd XI at the Notts Sports Club (Lady Bay) in Nottingham. Former England player Jake Ball was in the opposing side as Sharma came in at number five at 44 for 3. He proceeded to score a debut century before he was finally dismissed for 104 runs, having shared a fourth wicket stand of 158 with Saif Zaib.
At the end of the 2022 season, Sharma played in an England Young Lions trial game at the ECB Performance Centre, based at Loughborough, where he scored 94.
In 2023, Sharma made 115 in the second innings for Bucks as they lifted the Durant National Counties Cricket Association Championship Trophy at West Bromwich Dartmouth Cricket Club. The knock against Devon helped Tom Hampton’s side become the red ball Champions.
A week later he is believed to have become the youngest player (17 years & 200 days) to captain a Northamptonshire side when he led the 2nd XI. Ironically against Nottinghamshire at Notts Sports Club (Lady Bay) in Nottingham.
Sharma’s move to High Wycombe comes as the club looks to re-build after top order batters Eliot Callis (Cuckney) and Dan Marles (Finchampstead) moved on.
The signing will definitely help both parties and ignites the excitement for the 2025 season.
