Miles Hammond signs Gloucestershire contract extension

Hammond, who made his Gloucestershire debut in 2013, has scored over 3,600 runs and taken 10 wickets in 118 appearances

Miles Hammond has signed a two-year contract extension with Gloucestershire which will keep him at the club until 2024.

A product of the Gloucestershire academy, Hammond made his debut in 2013 and has gone on to score over 3,600 runs and take 10 wickets in 118 appearances.

Over 2,000 of his runs have come in first-class cricket while this season, he is the club's leading run-scorer in the LV= Insurance County Championship, scoring 739 runs at 38.89. 

A regular in the T20 Blast, he has scored over 1,200 runs at a strike rate of 137.78 but hasn't featured in the Royal London Cup since July 2019 due to the Covid-19 pandemic and The Hundred.

^{Hammond is Gloucestershire's leading run-scorer in the 2022 County Championship [Jan Kruger/Getty Images]}

Commenting on his contract extension, Hammond said: "I'm really excited for the next couple of years here at Glos. It'll be an awesome challenge and one I can't wait to get stuck into.

"This year has been a big learning curve and I'm looking forward to helping us come back stronger as a team next year."

Performance director, Steve Snell, added: "I'm really pleased Miles has decided to extend his contract with the Club. Not only has Miles shown a huge appetite and skill level in the shorter form of the game, he has also shown that over the course of the season, he is committed and very skilled in the red-ball format as well.

"Miles is able to adapt his game in a variety of ways and I've enjoyed observing how well he works with Dale as he keeps on improving in red-ball cricket.

"Miles is a huge part of Gloucestershire's future and I’m sure he's going to have a massive impact across all formats for many years to come."