Northamptonshire allrounder Rob Keogh signs two-year contract extension

The 31-year-old has spent his entire career at Wantage Road, scoring 8,200 runs and taking 165 wickets in 261 appearances

Northamptonshire allrounder Rob Keogh has signed a two-year contract to extend his stay at the Wantage Road until the end of 2025.

The 31-year-old has spent his entire career with the club having joined as a 15-year-old.

He has since made 261 first-team appearances across all formats, scoring 8,200 runs and taking 165 wickets, and was named players' player of the year in 2022.

This season, he has scored 277 runs at 30.77 and taken five wickets in six County Championship outings.

^{Keogh in T20 action for the Steelbacks [David Rogers/Getty Images]}

After extending his contract, Keogh said: "It's always nice to be a one-club player and to stay at the club that I joined as a kid for another two years is very special.

"I want to help the club stay in Division One, that's the main goal. And obviously, I want to give those match-winning performances, but I also want to enjoy my cricket and help everyone around the club."

Head coach, John Sadler, spoke of Keogh's value to the squad, stating: "It's great to see Rob sign an extension, he's a senior player in our squad and a good role model in the dressing room.

"The resurgence of his bowling has made him one of the leading allrounders in the game and we're consistently seeing him put in good performances in all formats."

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