{
  "id": 13996608,
  "title": "England increase central contracts to record 39",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/england-increase-central-contracts-to-record-39-13996608",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-12T15:52:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40443833/england-increase-central-contracts-to-record-39"
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  "summary": "England have expanded their number of centrally contracted players to a record 39, including 30 full contracts, the ECB said on Monday. F ormer captain Ben Stokes and fast bowler Mark Wood retired from internationals last year, and opener Zak Crawley and left-arm seamer Luke Wood did not get renewed contracts. Uncapped seamer Henry Crocombe was awarded a two-year deal as one of seven players…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "England increase central contracts to record 39",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/england-increase-central-contracts-to-record-39",
        "published": "2026-10-12T15:24:49.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}