England fast-bowler Jofra Archer has signed a one-year contract extension with Sussex.
The 27-year-old’s new deal will preserve him on the LV= County Championship Division Two membership till at the least the top of the 2023 season.
World Cup winner Archer has been sidelined for greater than a yr by a persistent elbow downside, which has required two operations, and is presently recovering from a stress fracture of the decrease again.
“It’s been a difficult few months not being able to represent Sussex when the plan had been to return to the Sharks team after my elbow injury, so I am really happy to extend my contact and hope to be able to contribute to more Sussex victories in the future,” he informed the membership’s web site.
Archer made his Sussex debut in 2016 and has taken 181 wickets in 43 first-class matches throughout his time in Hove.
He made his first Test look in 2019 and has registered 42 wickets in 13 outings for England.
Earlier that yr, the Barbados-born participant completed as England’s main wicket-taker of their triumphant ODI World Cup marketing campaign, which included bowling the historic super-over within the remaining towards New Zealand at Lord’s.
Sussex head coach Ian Salisbury stated: “It’s great news that Jof has signed an extension, he is Sussex through and through and everyone loves having him here.
“He is already a legend at this club, so it is massively important to have someone of his stature around the place.
“Jof has achieved so much in world and international cricket since he made his debut with us in 2016.
“We love having him around the place. Even when he is not playing, he is such a massive character and an extremely important member of our squad.”
Source: www.impartial.co.uk