Former England batsman Graeme Hick will retire from county cricket at the end of the season, his Worcestershire team said on Wednesday.

The 42-year-old, who has been suffering from a long-term elbow injury, will later this month bring the curtain down on an illustrious county career that never quite translated to the international stage.

The Zimbabwean-born Hick has averaged 52.23 with the bat and became the 16th player to pile up more than 40,000 first-class runs.