Moises Henriques calls time on Australia domestic career

Moises Henriques has announced his retirement from New South Wales cricket and the Sydney Sixers, ending a 22-year Australian domestic career.

The 39-year-old, Australia's most-capped domestic cricketer with 420 appearances across formats, said he decided to "call stumps" after not being offered a contract for BBL16.

Henriques, who underwent back surgery in February, led the Sixers to the BBL 15 final and featured in five matches during NSW's victorious One-Day Cup campaign last season. He said he had received interest from other Big Bash clubs but chose not to continue elsewhere.

"I had interest from other BBL teams, but it just didn't feel right to go elsewhere," Henriques said.

A three-time Big Bash champion and the highest-capped player in the BBL men's edition with 154 games, Henriques finishes as the Sixers' highest run-scorer with 3,410 runs. He also represented Australia in all three formats, playing four Tests, 16 ODIs and 24 T20Is between 2009 and 2021.

Henriques will continue as a director of the Cricket NSW Foundation and remains available for overseas leagues. He is also set to represent Portugal, his country of birth, in next month's European qualifier for the 2028 Men's T20 World Cup.