Laurie Evans 'really happy' to sign contract extension with Sussex beyond 2019

The 31-year-old signed for Sussex from Warwickshire in 2017, and was their leading run-scorer in the 2018 Vitality Blast, going past fifty seven times

Laurie Evans has signed a contract extension with Sussex which will keep him at the club beyond the 2019 season.

The 31-year-old signed for Sussex from Warwickshire in 2017, and was their leading run-scorer in the 2018 Vitality Blast, going past fifty on seven different occasions.

He has seen his stock in the world of T20 cricket rise significantly over the past 12 months, moving up from 411 to 238 in the T20 Player Index.

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Evans said: "I’m really happy to have committed to Sussex. I have loved everything about the club since joining and hopefully we can have some great success with a talented young side.”

Sussex Head Coach, Jason Gillespie added: "We are very happy that Laurie has committed to Sussex. Although he has not had the opportunities he craves in four-day cricket, he certainly showed strong form in the shorter versions of the game.

“It was great to see Laurie take on the opportunity to bat higher in the order in the Vitality Blast in 2018 and have success with that. We look forward to 2019 with optimism.”