Live Update: Kesh Fonseka and Harry Singh are set to leave Lancashire. Both academy graduates will leave school at the end of October 2026 and finish their time at Old Trafford.
Kesh Fonseka and Harry Singh leave Lancashire (Photo source: The October 12, 2026 announcement marks the end of an important period for two players from the country’s academy. Fonseka played four times for the Lancashire senior team in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup and remained a reliable presence in the second eleven throughout his time at the club.
Singh has compiled 575 runs and taken 11 wickets in 34 pearances across all three formats at senior level, while making consistent contributions for the second team. Both players leave the academy as graduates and have made significant progress within the county’s development structure. Who is Harry Singh and what is his background?
Harry Singh was born on June 16, 2004 and is the son of R.P. Singh, the left-arm bowler who has represented India in all three international formats. Harry is a versatile player who developed at the Lancashire Academy before securing his place in the senior team at Old Trafford.
He made his List A debut on 24 July 2024, playing for Lancashire against Durham in the One-Day Cup. From that first senior pearance, he amassed 575 runs and 11 wickets in 34 pearances across all formats, setting a record that reflects the steady progress of a player still in the early stages of his career. His departure at the end of October 2026 rounds off a career that began promisingly at academy level.
What did Fonseka and Singh achieve together in the second eleven? The most notable moments of both players’ time with Lancashire came in ril 2026 when they produced two exceonal opening partnerships for the second eleven against Northamptonshire. In the first game the pair remained unbeaten by 346 runs, surpassing the previous Lancashire Second XI record of 341 set in 1996.
They then followed this success with an even more confident performance in a subsequent second eleven game against the same opponent, also in ril 2026. Fonseka contributed 187 and Singh scored 172 as the two combined for a partnership of 373, demonstrating a level of consistency at the top of the order that few opening combinations could match at this level. These two partnerships together represent the clearest measure of what both players have brought to Lancashire during their time at the club.
