Following on from our recent look back at the 2025 season, this week we are continuing to flick through the archives as we recap some of the highlights from last year’s Men’s campaign.
With a whole host of iconic and unforgettable moments to choose from, we have whittled down our top five most memorable performances for you to sit back and enjoy.
From record breaking partnerships, to trophy lifting triumphs – 2025 really did have it all, with plenty more in store this Summer!
Tom Taylor’s Terrific Summer:
After an injury plagued 2024, Tom hit the ground running in 2025, leading the charge on all fronts as he enjoyed a record-breaking summer.
It was a stellar second season with the club, as the bowling dynamo dominated the charts at New Road and beyond, recording over 70 wickets across the 30 matches he featured in across all competitions.
His most prolific form was displayed in the Rothesay County Championship, where our seamer showed his durability, bowling more than 400 overs in 14 Division One matches, becoming the side’s most prized asset.
Claiming 58 wickets at an average of just under 24, his stunning season saw him finish as the leading wicket taker in Division One, exemplified in his best performance of the season where he recorded figures of 5-55 against Hampshire at Visit Worcestershire New Road in July.
Producing countless imperative performances with the ball, his Worcestershire teammates and supporters alike are hoping for another summer of supremacy from our talismanic opening bowler.
Metro Bank Magic:
Amongst the uncertainty that lingered throughout a rain-affected day’s play, there was an underlying faith that grew from the moment Gareth Roderick and Dan Lategan strode out to the middle to kickstart the run-chase, all the way until Kyle Abbott mistakenly leant on the boundary cushion on the fourth ball on the final over of the match to hand Worcestershire a first 50-over title since 2007, that this inspiring group of players and staff were going to have their happy ending.
That magical day on Saturday the 20th of September will live long in the memory of all those Worcestershire County Cricket Club faithful, as the Rapids secured the Metro Bank One Day Cup trophy with a nail-biting three-wicket win over Hampshire.
Three wickets for Matthew Waite kept the Rapids in touch throughout the Hampshire innings, as the seam bowling quintet, led by Tom Taylor (1-16) bowled cohesively once again to restrict Hampshire to 237-7 from their allocated 45-overs.
Key contributions from Jake Libby (37) and Kashif (25) kept the Rapids in the game as the required run rate began to climb after the loss of openers Dan Lategan and Gareth Roderick.
A man of the match performance from Ethan Brookes saw the all-rounder blaze a stunning 57 from 34 balls to turn the match on it’s head and kickstart the Worcestershire revival in a rain affected run-chase.
The Rapids needed 13 to win from the final over of a nerve-jangling contest, with Matthew Waite and Henry Cullen coming together to seal victory in style.
Fittingly, it was childhood friend and fellow Worcester academy graduate Henry Cullen, who sealed victory with just two balls to spare, sending his teammates and supporters into an unadulterated, unbridled and unrivalled frenzy.
Wonderful Waite Inspires Four-Day Win Over Essex:
In a challenging season of Rothesay County Championship Division One cricket, there was plenty of memorable moments to cheers, with one fine individual performance set to live long in the memory.
After a frustrating run of near misses at the start of the campaign, it was all-rounder Matthew Waite who showed his class with a match changing performance registered during the landslide victory over Essex, back in May.
A crucial first innings top-score of 73 in a composed and cultured lower-order knock helped his Worcestershire side into the ascendency early in the contest, with the hosts finishing on an imposing 358 all-out.
Then took three crucial Essex wickets in their first innings to help bundle the visitors out for 157, a lead of 201 runs.
The Pears were subsequently bowled out for 134 but remained in the driving seat still as they set Essex an unlikely 335 to win the match.
Matthew then produced season-best figures of 6-19, including bowling seven maidens in his 10.5 over spell to wreak havoc throughout the Essex batting card, where his magical spell with the ball inspired his side to a memorable and dominant Rothesay County Championship victory.
Blue For Bakes:
Tuesday 26th August 2025 will forever mark one of the most memorable and poignant days in Worcestershire County Cricket Club history, as the Worcestershire family came together for the inaugural “Blue for Bakes” celebration.
After Josh’s tragic passing in 2024, parents Paul and Lisa Baker launched the JB33 Foundation in his memory to support local cricket clubs across the region, including helping them with important safety equipment such as life-saving defibrillators.
All spectators were encouraged to wear blue in keeping with the day’s theme, with club staff and players alike partaking in the initiative, whilst New Road was decorated and surrounded in a blue colour scheme, all to help raise the profile of the day.
Players from the Rapids’ side on the day donned a commemorative blue cap during the match, with their opponents for the day, Surrey, also celebrating the occasion by wearing the special edition caps during the warm-up.
The limited-edition cap was also available for supporters to purchase in the club shop throughout the day’s play, as a memento of the occasion and to help raise extra funds for the foundation.
Additionally, the match-worn caps were signed by the players themselves, before being auctioned off after the day’s play to raise yet more funds for the JB33 Foundation.
The ground was swept with a wholesome, uplifting and heartwarming atmosphere that was palpable across the day, with Josh able to watch on as his Worcestershire teammates delivered a comfortable six-wicket win and secure a vital home semi-final.
Hose and Libby Rewrite the Record Books:
After a chastening defeat at home to Surrey a week prior, the Pears travelled to the Utilita Bowl to face Hampshire, knowing runs on the board was essential if there were to be any chances of securing a second Division One win of the season.
What followed, having won the toss and electing to bat first on a sun-soaked day, was a record-shattering performance from Worcestershire’s number four, Adam Hose, who struck a majestic 266, as he and Skipper Jake Libby added an eye-watering 395 for the third wicket whilst guiding their side to 456-3 at stumps on Day One.
Hose’s maiden first-class double-hundred saw him claim the record for not just the highest ever score by a visiting batter at the Utilita Bowl in first-class cricket, but also Worcestershire’s highest ever score by a number four batter in an innings.
Arguably more impressive than the records, however, was the way Hose went about his business, slamming 31 fours and seven sixes as he scored at over a run-a-ball.
Not to be outdone, Jake Libby carried his bat in a First-Class best score of 228 not-out, having faced 438 deliveries in a mammoth 10 hour and 18-minute stay at the crease, batting through all five sessions of the Worcestershire innings in the process.
The visitors eyed-up their highest-ever Division One score, recorded back in June 2007 when the Pears racked up 701-6 against Surrey, but instead opted to declare on a scarcely believable 679-7, the second highest total ever recorded at the Utilita Bowl.
With 2026 set to produce plenty more memorable moments along the way, be sure to claim your season Membership below and take your place at New Road for another action-packed Summer!
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