Nottinghamshire have announced England batter Alex Hales will not feature in the Vitality Blast this summer. Hales, 36, is the club's all-time T20 run scorer with 4,285 and he has won five titles ...

Hales was a Grand National-winning owner who amassed his huge fortune making toys. Hales and Sir Alex shared some amazing scenes at last year's Cheltenham Festival. They roared home two winners ...

In his latter years, Hales has enjoyed shared joint ownership with legendary ex-Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson ... He will be missed by so many in racing. RIP John." ...

Hales is renowned for his aggressive scoring and incredible six-hitting ability at the top of the order for Nottinghamshire. He racked up his total with a blistering strike rate of 151.06 over 178 ...