Felix Organ signs on for another year with Hampshire

A former captain of Hampshire’s academy, Organ has been capped at England Under-19 level. He has 589 first-class runs from 18 appearances, and has played a handful of times in white-ball competitions

Hampshire have handed a one-year contract extension to promising allrounder Felix Organ.

Sydney-born Organ, a product of the county’s academy, broke into the first team in 2019 and has since established himself as a useful option with both bat and ball.

The 22-year-old’s previous deal with Hampshire expired after the 2021 season but he will now stay at the club until at least the end of next summer.

A former captain of Hampshire’s academy, Organ has been capped at England Under-19 level.

He has 589 first-class runs from 18 appearances, and has played a handful of times in white-ball competitions. 

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A breakthrough 2019, in which he struck 300 County Championship runs including a maiden hundred in only his third outing, gave way to a modest 2020 that brought just 60 runs from seven first-class innings. 

However, he showed glimpses of his ability last season, making 213 runs with a top score of 67.

Organ has additional value as an off-spinner, with an encouraging career average of 18.26 and 23 wickets in red-ball cricket. 

"I love Hampshire. I started playing here when I was eight or nine and I like the idea of only playing at one club," he said,

"It’s a nice feeling to have extended my contract, we got so close last year to getting some trophies, hopefully next year we’ll go one step further."

FELIX ORGAN: CAREER STATS

First-class: 18 matches, 589 runs (ave 20.31), 23 wickets (ave 18.26)

List A: 11 matches, 120 runs (ave 17.14), 5 wickets (ave 43.8)

T20: 3 matches, 21 runs (s/r 91.3), 3 wickets (eco 6.75)

While Hampshire are blessed with several excellent spin options - Mason Crane and Liam Dawson the most notable among them - Organ’s versatility is a useful extra option. 

He follows Lewis McManus and Brad Wheal in signing a contract extension at the club this winter.

Hampshire have also handed out first-time deals to Scott Currie, Tom Prest, Toby Albert, John Turner and Harry Petrie in recent weeks.

Director of cricket Giles White said: "It’s great that Felix has committed his future to the club. He’s been with Hampshire since he was young, coming through the age-group system and we’ve always been impressed with his attitude while possessing clear talent with both bat and ball.

"He’s had a brilliant start to the winter break and is clearly working hard on improving his game as he looks to secure a regular first team spot across all formats."