Lancashire has confirmed that Kesh Fonseka and Harry Singh will both depart Old Trafford once their respective contracts conclude at the close of October 2026. The announcement, dated October 12 2026, marks the end of a significant period for two players who came through the county’s own Academy pathway.
Fonseka featured four times for Lancashire’s senior side in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup and remained a dependable presence in the Second XI across his time at the club. Singh compiled 575 runs and claimed 11 wickets from 34 appearances across all three formats at senior level, while also contributing consistently for the second team. Both players depart as Academy graduates who progressed meaningfully through the county’s development structure.
Who is Harry Singh and what is his background?
Born on June 16 2004, Harry Singh is the son of R.P. Singh, the left-arm seam bowler who represented India across all three international formats. Harry is an all-rounder who developed through the Lancashire Academy before earning his place in the senior setup at Old Trafford.
He made his List A debut on July 24 2024, appearing for Lancashire against Durham in the One-Day Cup. From that first senior outing, he went on to accumulate 575 runs and 11 wickets across 34 appearances in all formats, building a record that reflects steady progress for a player still in the early stages of his career. His departure at the end of October 2026 closes a chapter that began with considerable promise at Academy level.
What did Fonseka and Singh achieve together in the Second XI?
The most striking moments of both players’ time at Lancashire arrived in April 2026, when they produced two extraordinary opening partnerships for the Second XI against Northamptonshire. In the first match, the pair put on an unbeaten 346-run stand, surpassing the previous Lancashire Second XI record of 341 that had been set back in April 1996.
They then followed that effort with an even more commanding display in a subsequent Second XI fixture against the same opponents, also in April 2026. Fonseka contributed 187 and Singh made 172 as the two combined for a 373-run partnership, demonstrating a level of consistency at the top of the order that few opening combinations at that level could match. Those two partnerships together represent the clearest measure of what both players brought to Lancashire during their time at the club.
