Daggett and Peters Pen New Deals

1 November 2011

Stephen Peters sweeps during a Twenty20 match against Worcestershire.

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The Northamptonshire duo of Stephen Peters and Lee Daggett have committed themselves to Wantage Road until at least the end of the 2013 season after signing contract extensions with the club.

Peters, who hit 864 Championship runs at an average of 43.2 in 2011, said of the news, “I’m delighted to have extended my contract with Northants. Although we narrowly missed out on promotion, we have consistently been challenging for promotion over the past three seasons and it’s only a matter of time before we take that extra step.”

The former Essex opener added, “I’ve really enjoyed my last six seasons at the club, and with the exciting and refreshing development of the younger players here, I can’t wait to continue and help the club progress in the next couple of years.”

Meanwhile, former Warwickshire seamer Daggett, who took 41 wickets in the club’s 2011 LV= County Championship promotion push, appeared to revel in his role as first change bowler, something to which head coach David Capel alluded to in his reaction to the news.

He said, “Lee performed well for us, especially in the first part of the 2011 season. He was well suited to the first-change role in the LV= County Championship, coming in behind Jack Brooks and Chaminda Vaas, and he played a very valuable role in the team.

“In Brooks, Vaas, (Andrew) Hall and Daggett, along with some other young seamers, like David Willey, coming through, I like the look of the combinations we can put together in the seam department.”

Other County News In Brief:

Kent chief executive Jamie Clifford has not ruled out the club signing an overseas player for 2012, although it is understood that any potential signings are likely to be made after the start of the season as was the case in 2011.

In other Kent news, local building firm Cardy has extended its sponsorship of the club for a further two years in a deal estimated to be worth around £100,000 a year.

Craig White has ended his long-standing association with Yorkshire CCC after deciding not to reapply for his job in the new coaching shake-up at the club.

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