New Kent contract for "hungry" Nathan Gilchrist

The seamer, who moved to the county from Somerset in 2020, will remain at Kent until at least the end of the 2024 season after agreeing fresh terms

Nathan Gilchrist has announced he is "hungry" for more success at Kent after signing a new contract at Canterbury.

The seamer, who moved to the county from Somerset in 2020, will remain at Kent until at least the end of the 2024 season after agreeing fresh terms.

The 22-year-old has made steady progress in the south east over the past two years, and is approaching 100 wickets for the club in all competitions.

After establishing himself in Kent's 50-over team in 2021, he helped win the One-Day Cup in 2022, and took 33 County Championship wickets at a shade over 27 apiece as his team finished fifth in Division One.

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Gilchrist's excellent 2022 was rewarded in the first week of 2023 with a callup to the England Lions on a tour of Sri Lanka.

He said: "I'm a hungry young bowler always looking to improve and I'm extremely grateful to Kent for the opportunity to develop as a cricketer over the past couple of years.

"I've relished being given the ball during important spells of the game and I feel like I'm beginning to know my game a bit better. This season will be all about improving further and hopefully establishing myself across all three formats."

NATHAN GILCHRIST: CAREER STATS

First-class: 18 matches, 63 wickets (ave 24.82, eco 3.97, s/r 37.4)

List A: 16 matches, 22 wickets (ave 29.04, eco 6.89, s/r 25.2)

Paul Downton, the Kent director of cricket, said: "He came to Kent with a huge amount of potential and through his hard work and ambition Nathan has very quickly become one of the country’s most promising young fast bowlers.

"Nathan's strike rate is right up there with the best and... his ceiling is very high. We look forward to Nathan taking wickets for Kent for many years to come."

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