Despite interest from other counties, Wayne Madsen has signed a three-year contract extension with Derbyshire County Cricket Club. The 29-year-old skipper and two-time Player of the Year is now committed to the Club until the conclusion of the 2016 season.
Madsen became the first player in the country to reach 1,000 LV= County Championship Division One runs during a standout 2013 season which brought a total of 1,239 first-class runs at 43.60 with three hundreds and eight fifties.
The inspirational and widely respected captain led his side to promotion as Division Two champions in 2012 followed by three victories last season in the county’s first season back in the top flight for over a decade.
Madsen also added 389 runs in the one-day arena in 2013, including a career-best List A score of 78 in Derbyshire’s Yorkshire Bank 40 match versus Lancashire.
His achievements were recognised with the Cricket Writers’ Club County Championship Player of the Year accolade, while his honesty and sportsmanship was honoured with the inaugural Christopher Martin-Jenkins Elite Spirit of Cricket award.
Madsen will now join Shivnarine Chanderpaul in the Derbyshire line-up for 2014 as the West Indies international enters the second year of his deal with the Club.
“Wayne enjoyed a magnificent campaign last season and we’re delighted to have him here for the foreseeable future”, said Head Coach Karl Krikken. “As well as tremendous performances with the bat, Wayne led the side really well as we tackled Division One for the first time. To be the first player to 1,000 runs, plus all the other accolades, was a real bonus to Wayne and the Club.
“Other clubs wanted him, of course they did, but it’s important to keep hold of our top players if we want to push to win trophies. I’m delighted we’ve been able to do this with Wayne.”
Madsen added: “I’m proud to have signed a new contract with Derbyshire”.
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