Worcestershire sign Yorkshire's Matthew Waite on three-year deal

The former Yorkshire all-rounder joins Worcestershire until 2025 following on from a successful loan earlier in the season.

Worcestershire have signed Yorkshire allrounder Matthew Waite on a three-year contract.

Waite joins the Pears until the end of the 2025 season, having impressed during a loan spell at New Road earlier this season. 

Waite appeared against Leicestershire, returning match figures of 6 for 50. His arrival goes some way to making up for the depature of Ed Barnard, a popular figure at Worcester who has opted to move to Warwickshire for 2023. 

^{Matthew Waite in action against Somerset [Harry Trump/Getty Images]}

Worcestershire's cricket steering group chair, Paul Pridgeon, said: "Matthew impressed us when he was here on loan earlier in the season, taking wickets and looking capable of scoring runs in the middle order, and obviously, it was a role we had to fill with Ed Barnard's departure.

"We feel Matthew, who is 26, an experienced cricketer with a lot of cricket under his belt for Yorkshire, will do a very decent job for us. He fits the bill for us perfectly, and we hope he will be very successful for us."

The 26-year-old has appeared in 13 first-class fixtures, 22 List A and 25 T20 games to date and was Yorkshire’s young player of the year in 2016.

^{Alongside his contribution with the ball, Waite also holds an average of 34 with the bat in List A cricket [Nathan Stirk/Getty Images]}

Waite said: "I totally enjoyed my short spell at Worcestershire and contributing to a win and, even in that short time, I could see the great potential at the Club, with a mixture of youngsters and experience. It's a club wanting to experience more success in red-ball and white-ball cricket, and I want to play my part and feel I can contribute with bat and ball."

The signing of Waite follows on from Worcestershire securing Warwickshire batsman Adam Hose on a three-year contract.

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