New deal for Zak Crawley at Kent as England opener signs on for another year

Crawley has managed more than 5,000 runs for Kent since his debut for the senior side in 2017, having come through the ranks at the Spitfire Ground

Zak Crawley has signed a one-year contract extension with Kent.

The England Test batsman, who has been struggling for runs in the national side this summer, will remain attached to the Canterbury side until the end of the 2023 county summer.

Crawley has managed more than 5,000 runs for Kent since his debut for the senior side in 2017, having come through the ranks at the Spitfire Ground. 

A mentee of the ECB's managing director of men's cricket, Rob Key, he is one of a select group of six batsmen to have managed hundreds for the county in three formats.

^{Zak Crawley has signed a one-year contract extension at Kent [Getty Images]}

"I'm a Kent lad through and through so to put pen to paper on a contract extension is really exciting for me," Crawley said.

"We have been through a lot together as a squad over the past couple of years and we're all working hard to keep improving as a side."

Crawley currently holds an ECB central contract, though whether he holds onto the deal come the time for their renewal in the autumn remains to be seen.

He has been backed by the England red-ball management despite a lean summer which has yet to feature an international score of 50 or more. 

Paul Downton, the Kent director of cricket, said: "Zak is a high-class batter who can dominate opposition attacks and I am delighted that he has extended his contract with Kent."

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