Woakes signs Warwickshire contract extension

The 30-year-old England allrounder has put pen to paper on a new deal which will keep him at Edgbaston until the end of the 2022 season

England allrounder Chris Woakes has put pen to paper on a new Warwickshire deal which will keep him at Edgbaston until the end of the 2022 season.

In his time with the club, the 30-year old has won the County Championship (2012), the One-Day Cup (2010 & 2016) and the T20 Blast (2014).

Woakes has made 118 international appearances for England, making his debut in a T20I against Australia in January 2011.

First team coach Jim Troughton said: "Chris is a true Bear and everyone at the club takes great pride in the fact that he has come through our development programme to become one of the leading all-rounders in the world game.

OFFICIAL | @ChrisWoakes has committed to his home county by signing a three-year contract extension.

🗣 "It’s a very exciting time to be a Bear and I look forward to being part of our challenges for more silverware in the coming years.”

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— Warwickshire CCC 🏏 (@WarwickshireCCC) March 8, 2019

"Whilst we expect Chris to play a major role for England in one of the biggest summers in the game, which includes the ICC Cricket World Cup and the Ashes series, his long-term commitment to the club is a huge boost to Warwickshire and Birmingham Bears as we approach the new season."

Woakes himself commented: "Representing my home county is always a great honour and I’m thrilled to secure this contract extension and to continue to wear the Bear and Ragged Staff until at least 2022.

"We’ve enjoyed a huge amount of success during my time at Edgbaston and the club prides itself on being able to compete strongly across all three formats.

"Having won promotion back to Division One of the County Championship at the first attempt and the introduction of several new players in the last couple of years, it’s a very exciting time to be a Bear and I look forward to being part of our challenges for more silverware in the coming years."