4-Take a look at-old all-rounder Jacob Bethell was awarded his maiden central contract by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) which supplied two-year offers to 14 multi-format cricketers, together with Take a look at captain Ben Stokes and injury-plagued pacer Jofra Archer.
The 22-year-old Bethell, who has additionally appeared in 18 ODIs and 20 T20 Internationals, is among the many high 14 alongside different senior stars Joe Root, ODI captain Harry Brook and Gus Atkinson amongst others.
Bethell was born and introduced up in Barbados earlier than shifting to England on a scholarship. He made his Take a look at debut solely final 12 months.
“A complete of 30 gamers have been awarded central contracts, comprising 14 Two-12 months Central Contracts, 12 England Annual Central Contracts, and 4 England Growth Contracts,” the ECB stated in a press launch.
5 gamers — Sonny Baker, Liam Dawson, Saqib Mahmood, Jamie Overton and Luke Wooden — have additionally been awarded central contracts for the primary time however for one 12 months.
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Three gamers — Eddie Jack, Tom Lawes and Mitchell Stanley — have been handed England Growth Contracts for the primary time, becoming a member of Josh Hull.
“The system, which covers each red-ball and white-ball cricket, takes under consideration the chance of gamers that includes in England groups throughout codecs in the course of the subsequent interval, whereas additionally recognising performances over the previous 12 months,” the ECB said.
Managing Director of England Males’s Cricket Rob Key stated the central contract group displays the depth and energy of expertise within the nation.
“We have now awarded two-year offers to our multi-format gamers, so we are able to handle their workloads responsibly and provides them the soundness they should carry out throughout codecs,” he stated referring to gamers like Stokes and Buttler who play no less than two codecs.
“We have now additionally secured a lot of white-ball gamers on longer agreements to assist us plan successfully across the rising franchise calendar and guarantee England stays their precedence.
“This construction permits us to assist our gamers correctly whereas sustaining robust squads throughout all codecs as a lot as doable,” he added.
England Two-12 months Central Contracts (30 September 2027):
Jofra Archer (Sussex), Gus Atkinson (Surrey), Jacob Bethell (Warwickshire), Harry Brook (Yorkshire), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Brydon Carse (Durham), Sam Curran (Surrey), Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire), Will Jacks (Surrey), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Jamie Smith (Surrey), Ben Stokes (Durham), Josh Tongue (Nottinghamshire).
England One-12 months Central Contracts (30 September 2026):
Rehan Ahmed (Leicestershire), Sonny Baker (Hampshire), Shoaib Bashir (Somerset), Zak Crawley (Kent), Liam Dawson (Hampshire), Saqib Mahmood (Lancashire), Jamie Overton (Surrey), Ollie Pope (Surrey), Matthew Potts (Durham), Phil Salt (Lancashire), Mark Wooden (Durham), Luke Wooden (Lancashire).
Revealed on Nov 04, 2025