Rob Keogh signs new two-year Northants deal following promotion from Division Two

The 27-year-old was named the club’s one-day player of the year at their end-of-season awards and will now play in his 14th year with the club

Rob Keogh has signed a two-year contract with Northamptonshire, keeping him at the County Ground until at least the end of the 2021/22 season.

After missing much of 2018 with a finger injury, Keogh had an impressive year in all formats in 2019 and was named Northants’ one-day player of the year.

Keogh said: “I’m really pleased, it’s an exciting season ahead. We've been a successful team over the last 10 years and I’m looking forward to more success with the club.”

Head coach David Ripley said: “I’m really pleased for Rob. He’s made a contribution across all three forms with bat and ball this year.

“He’s showed he can score hundreds, he’s taken wickets and he’s a brilliant fielder so why wouldn’t you want him hanging around for another couple of years?”

Keogh has been with Northamptonshire since he was just 14 and is a product of the club’s junior pathway, a trend Ripley is keen to encourage.

He added: “He’s one of our own, an academy graduate and it’s always good news to look in a Northamptonshire side and see lads who’ve come through our academy.

“Allrounders who can bat in your top order really give you batting depth and we’re lucky that we’ve got that with Rob.”

2020 will be Keogh’s 14th year with the club and his 10th as a professional having made his List A debut in 2010.