George Bartlett signs contract extension at Somerset

The batsman agrees his second new deal of the year to commit his immediate future to the Taunton club until the end of 2022

Somerset batsman George Bartlett has agreed his second new contract in 10 months after agreeing to remain at Taunton until the end of 2022.

The 21-year-old agreed to a two-year extension in January but following an impressive 2019 season has been rewarded further for his efforts.

Bartlett enjoyed an encouraging campaign across all formats, finishing as County Championship runners-up Somerset's second-highest run-scorer in red-ball cricket, with 718 in 24 innings.

Meanwhile, as Somerset won the One-Day Cup the academy graduate scored 207 runs in nine matches.

He joins coach Jason Kerr and youngsters Tom Lammonby, Ollie Sale, Tom Banton and Eddie Byrom - as well as the evergreen Steven Davies - in agreeing new deals with Somerset in recent months.

"Playing for Somerset means everything," he said, after penning fresh terms. "To play for the club that you watched and have grown up at means so much.

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"You seek to improve every season, and to be rewarded with an extension is great. I’m really looking forward to the next three seasons with this squad because the club is in a really exciting place at the moment. 

"There are a lot of young players committing themselves to Somerset which is great and hopefully we can win more silverware for many years to come with that young talent.

"I just want to have success at this club and for this club to be successful."

Somerset director of cricket Andy Hurry added: "We are really happy that George will be with us until at least the end of 2022 because he has the potential to impact games across all formats.

"We look forward to helping George fulfill his potential and move closer to winning international recognition over the next few years."

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