Quick bowler Olly Stone has signed a brand new two-year deal that can preserve him at Trent Bridge till the tip of the 2028 season.
Stone has taken 46 all-format wickets for Nottinghamshire already in 2026, hanging at a median of 26.56, with three cases of greater than 5 scalps in an innings.
Solely two days in the past, the right-armer registered his greatest bowling figures in a Notts shirt by taking a match haul of 10/116 throughout a three-day County Championship win over Surrey on the Kia Oval.
His performances have helped the Inexperienced and Golds attain the highest of Division One of many Championship after 9 video games, in addition to progress to the final 4 of each white-ball competitions.
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Very pleasing
Stone moved to Trent Bridge forward of the 2023 season, and obtained his county cap previous to debuting away to Hampshire in April that 12 months, through which he took a wicket together with his ninth ball.
The 32-year-old has additionally added in extra of 500 runs from down the order to his bowling returns, together with three half-centuries with a prime rating of 90.
Stone stated: “I like the membership, I like the way in which everybody operates, and to name Trent Bridge house for 2 extra years, could be very pleasing.
“Kevin Shine, Paul Franks, and Peter Moores have been good in serving to me to maintain getting higher and preserve creating, and I’m wanting ahead to a different two years with them.
“I really feel this 12 months, my performances out on the sector have proven that I’ve acquired higher, and it’s nice when you possibly can ship and win video games for Nottinghamshire.
“We’ve acquired an excellent squad right here, and never simply in a single format. We’re now displaying that we’ve acquired the squad to exit and win trophies.
“Everyone seems to be chipping in, and really, the actually good factor is that I feel we are able to nonetheless get higher, so it’s thrilling going ahead as we attempt to construct on final 12 months’s success.”
Again to his easiest
Nottinghamshire Head Coach, Peter Moores, stated: “It’s nice that Olly has dedicated himself to the membership for the following two years.
“Having watched him over the past week at Surrey, I feel he’s again to his easiest, bowling with good tempo, nice management, and excessive talent.
“We’ve already seen this season how essential he was in our Vitality Blast marketing campaign, when he closed out two video games within the final over by bowling outstandingly.
“I couldn’t be extra happy that he’s dedicated to remain, as a result of he’s a key a part of our squad and we’re all wanting ahead to having him round for a minimum of one other two years.”
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