Brett D'Oliveira to remain at Worcestershire until 2024

The allrounder scored 1,105 runs and took 27 wickets across all formats last season, including a team-leading 358 runs in the T20 Blast

Brett D’Oliveira has signed a new three-year contract with Worcestershire which will keep him at New Road until at least the end of the 2024 season.

The allrounder enjoyed an impressive 2021, scoring 1,105 runs and taking 27 wickets across all formats.

He was the club’s leading run-scorer in the T20 Blast, scoring 358 runs (three half-centuries) at strike rate of 132.15 and also their most economical bowler, conceding just 5.9 runs per over. The 29-year-old also scored his maiden List A century last season, striking 123 runs from 116 balls against Essex.

Worcestershire head coach, Alex Gidman, voiced his pleasure at securing the allrounder’s services for the next three seasons, commenting: "Brett is starting to get into what we believe is the peak time of his career. His performances are improving year on year.

"He has always been an integral part of the group off the pitch, so absolutely delighted he has agreed to stay and extend his contract with us. Last summer, he had as good a season as anyone could have hoped for.

^{D'Oliveira celebrates his century at Chelmsford}

"Brett has been around the club for a long time which is really important. He understands the club, and he understands the values of the club. As we go through a small transition with some younger players being introduced, the likes of Brett are crucial in moving forward."

D’Oliveira added: "Delighted to sign another three-year deal and commit myself to the club. It will be good to see where it takes me, and the team, in that period. Am I coming to my peak? It takes a few years to learn your role and your style of play, and I think I’m getting there now. Hopefully, I can put that into the game and start producing some more results for the team and getting those wins."

Discussing his role in the team, he continued: "I had a bit more opportunity last season with the ball, and I sat down with Joe Leach at the start of the year, and he had those plans moving forward with Alex [Gidman]. It was about me getting some more overs under my belt and how I could stay in the game for more extended periods to give the seamers a break and also be a threat. I got the opportunity, and I probably took it in some ways, and it’s just about me producing those performances over the next few years and hopefully beyond.

"In T20, I had that opportunity to go up to the top of the order, which myself and Alex spoke about and also Moeen [Ali] when he was around. Moeen gave me a call and thought I had the potential to do it and would be good at it, so I grasped it and managed to get a few runs.

"Moving forward, it is just about recreating those performances and trying to get better and better."