GARETH RODERICK has signed a new contract for Worcestershire County Cricket Club, extending his contract for a further three years. 

With 12 months left on his current contract, the new deal sees Roderick at the club until the end of the 2027 season. 

Roderick has been in great form of late, and enjoyed a memorable 2024 campaign. 

At the club award evening in September, Roderick lifted the Tom Graveney Players’ Player Award, the Supporters’ Association Player Of The Year, the Dick Lygon Award, and the Cricket Society Moment Of The Season Award. 

Roderick was vital to Worcestershire as they secured a top-six position in Division One of the Vitality County Championship - the highest position achieved by the side since the competition split into two divisions in 2000.

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Roderick, who joined Worcestershire from Gloucestershire in the 2021 season, said: "Delighted to sign this new contract. I would say last summer was the most satisfying season for me in terms of own performance and the team.

"With all the adversity, the injuries and the sad passing of Josh (Baker), to be part of something the club hasn’t achieved before, and helping to contribute in a small way to that success, was very rewarding.

"Hopefully I can play my part over the next three years in building on that. It was a nice stepping stone for what is to come. We’ve put a line in the sand on what we can do.

"Now it is up to us to regroup in the winter, get everyone fit and raring to go for next year.

"We put a points tally together for this year, and a position in the table, and we need to try and better that next year."

Alan Richardson, head coach of Worcestershire said: "So pleased that Gareth has committed his future to Worcestershire for at least the next three years.

"In terms of his impact on games, the innings he played, the way he kept wicket, the way he continued to play, more than anyone else in the country, was outstanding last summer.

"It was an amazing effort from Gareth, one he should be rightly proud of, and he has also been a vital part of the changing room.

"He deserved every award that came his way at the end of the season and we are looking for him to play a leading role over the next three years."