Dane Schadendorf commits to Nottinghamshire until 2024

The 20-year-old wicketkeeper-batter has made 18 first-team appearances for Nottinghamshire since making his debut in July 2021 as well as topping the run-scoring charts in the 2022 2nd XI Championship

Dane Schadendorf has signed a two-year contract with Nottinghamshire which will keep him at Trent Bridge until at least the end of the 2024 season.

The 20-year-old wicketkeeper-batter has made 18 first-team appearances for Nottinghamshire since making his debut in July 2021, scoring 24 runs in one LV= Insurance County Championship outing and 147 runs in 17 Royal London Cup matches.

Schadendorf was particularly impressive for the 2nd XI in 2022, scoring a competition-leading 1,001 runs at 45.50, including four centuries and four half-centuries in 12 Championship matches. With the gloves, he completed 31 catches and four stumpings.

Commenting on his new contract, Schadendorf said: "Nottinghamshire has become my home away from home in the last few years, so to be able to extend my stay is very pleasing.

^{Schadendorf (centre) celebrates a wicket against Surrey in the 2022 Royal London Cup [Gareth Copley/Getty Images]}

"Regular game time has allowed me to progress as a cricketer, and I feel fortunate to be afforded the opportunities that I have. I am still young and there is scope to improve, as I have already in the last two years. My focus is on continuing to do that.

"I want to be the most complete multi-format player possible, and I know there are areas for me to look at through the winter and over the next couple of years to enable me to go as far as I can in the game."

Head coach, Peter Moores, backed the youngster to succeed in all formats for Nottinghamshire, adding: "I'm really pleased for Dane as he's worked so hard over the last twelve months and it's great to see it result in some match-winning performances this season.

"To be the leading run-scorer in 2nd XI cricket is a real feather in his cap and bodes well for his future progression in the game.

"He has a natural ability to strike a ball and his red-ball development suggests this will transfer across to all formats in the future. His keeping continues to improve with the challenge of consistency being his main goal.

"This winter will provide him with another opportunity to progress his game further to keep pushing for a regular first team place."