Luke Procter signs two-year contract extension with Northamptonshire

The 34-year-old has made 83 appearances for the club in all formats, scoring 3,307 runs and taking 75 wickets

Luke Procter has signed a two-year contract extension with Northamptonshire.

The 34-year-old has made 83 appearances for the club in all formats, scoring 3,307 runs and taking 75 wickets. He joined the club on loan from Lancashire in 2017 before making the switch permanent ahead of the 2018 season.

Predominantly a red-ball player, he has over 2,800 runs and more than 50 wickets for Northamptonshire in first-class cricket alone and is the club's leading run-scorer in the 2022 LV= Insurance County Championship, scoring 815 runs (three centuries, three half-centuries) at 81.50.

^{Luke Procter bowling for Northamptonshire in the County Championship [David Rogers/Getty Images]}

Commenting on committing his future to Northamptonshire, Procter said: "I'm really pleased to have signed a new deal with Northamptonshire. It's a great dressing room to be a part of and I'm looking forward to what comes next with the lads.

"I feel like I'm in a good spot with my batting at the minute and know what my role is in the order, hopefully I can keep that going and contribute to a few more wins for the county."

Head coach, John Sadler, added: "I'm delighted to get him on board, Proccy has been magnificent for us this year. It's important to consider not only the amount of runs he's scored but the way he's got them too.

"Some of his innings have been crucial in the contest and when the team needed them the most. That knock against Essex on a green pitch was one of the best I've seen for a long time.

"He's a leader in the dressing room and out on the pitch, and being the allrounder that he is, he gives us the option to balance the team how we need too."