Nottinghamshire's Luke Fletcher signs two-year contract extension

The 30-year-old has been at Trent Bridge since 2008 and is eyeing T20 Blast success this season

Luke Fletcher has agreed to extend his spell at Nottinghamshire by another two years.

The 30-year-old made his debut for Notts back in 2008, and in that time has taken 338 first-class wickets.

He has also amassed 9,519 runs during his red-ball career, which has included spells in New Zealand with Wellington, and on loan at Surrey and Derbyshire.

This season, the medium-pacer has taken 30 County Championship scalps at 26.36 and struck 167 runs.

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Fletcher's side have endured a tough campaign on and off the field in 2019 but could yet end the season with success in the T20 Blast.

The Outlaws are third in the North Division with four games remaining and are seeking to repeat their achievement of winning the title in 2017.

“I’ve loved every single minute of my time representing Nottinghamshire and I can’t wait to do that for a further two years,” said Fletcher.

“Playing with some great players and winning trophies with good friends are up there as my favourite memories and I’m hoping to create more of them over the next few years.

“We can’t deny that we’ve had an up and down summer, but that makes me even more determined to put in the work to get us back to where we should be.

^{Luke Fletcher hopes Notts can repeat their T20 Blast heroics from two years ago}

“I’m hoping we can have a positive end to the Vitality Blast group stages and emulate our achievement of winning the trophy in 2017.”

Director of cricket Mick Newell added: “Luke is Nottinghamshire through-and-through and it’s great to have him sign on for a further two years.

“Ever since joining the Club in 2009 it’s been clear how much it means to him to wear the shirt, and he puts in a lot of work off the field to keep putting in the performances he does.

“Even in a tough red-ball summer he has held his head high with ball in hand and we will be looking to him to continue leading by example in the years to come.”