Tom Price signs Gloucestershire contract extension

The 21-year-old allrounder made six appearances in last season's County Championship campaign, scoring 177 runs at 35.40 and taking 15 wickets at 24.53

Tom Price has signed a contract extension with Gloucestershire which will keep him at the club until at least the end of the 2023 season.

The 21-year-old allrounder, who made his first-class debut for the club in 2020's Bob Willis Trophy, impressed in the second half of the County Championship season, scoring 177 runs at 35.40 and taking 15 wickets at 25.43 in six appearances.

He scored his maiden first-class half-century in the penultimate match of the season, scoring 71 against Glamorgan, while against Northamptonshire, he recorded career-best match figures of 7 for 111 with his fast-medium seam bowling.

Price has also made two List A appearances for Gloucestershire between 2019 and 2021 and joins his younger brother, Ollie, in commiting his future to the club. His 20-year-old sibling put pen to paper on a two-year contract of his own on November 23. 

^{Price's younger brother, Tom, recently signed a two-year contract of his own with the club [Harry Trump/Getty Images]}

Commenting on his contract extension, Price said: "I’m delighted to have signed this new deal - I love playing my cricket here in Bristol and being part of this special club, so I’m very grateful for this opportunity. I’m really looking forward to building on the last couple of years and seeing what we can achieve as a squad."

Steve Snell, Gloucestershire’s performance director, added: "Extending Tom’s time at Gloucestershire is an exciting moment for the club. Tom is a player of extremely high potential and he has a calm and ambitious head on his shoulders. Tom has a committed attitude, and he is the type of character that will do whatever role is necessary to help the team get the job done. This attribute is one among many strong characteristics that the players, coaches and our supporters really admire in Tom.

"Tom has progressed over the past two years with Gloucestershire and he has taken his opportunities when they came his way this season. Tom is certainly a valuable member of our talented squad and his appetite for success gives me confidence he will continue to develop his skills further."

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