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2 days ago
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Pears all-rounder Brookes signs new three-year deal
All-rounder Ethan Brookes has signed a new three-year contract with 24-year-old joined the Pears from neighbours Warwickshire on a two-year deal ahead of the 2024 was due to expire at the end of this summer but Brookes will now stay at New Road until at least 2028."I am so happy to be staying put at Worcestershire," he said., external"I have made so many memories with the lads already, but I am so excited at the thought of challenging for some silverware with this group - I just want to keep developing." Brookes is approaching 1,000 first-class runs for the Pears, striking his maiden century against Hampshire last season as the club preserved their first division summer he has scored 365 runs, at an average of 28, with a top score of 88 against Essex. He has also picked up eight Brookes has also been a key member of the Pears' white-ball sides, averaging just under 25 with the bat with an economy rate of 8.5 runs per over in 18 T20 coach Alan Richardson said Brookes had been "central to the success" of the side since he joined and keeping him was "an important step" in the club moving forward.
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18-05-2025
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Waite stars as Worcs wrap up big win over Essex
Rothesay County Championship Division One, Visit Worcestershire New Road (day three)Worcestershire 358 & 134: Brookes 38; Harmer 4-37Essex 157 & 110: Waite 6-19Worcestershire (22 pts) beat Essex (3 pts) by 225 runsMatch scorecard Matthew Waite's career best figures propelled Worcestershire to a rampant three-day victory over Essex in the County ChampionshipThe home side rallied to 134 all out at New Road, with Ethan Brookes' valuable 38, the standout knock, setting Essex 336 to win the visiting side were blown away as figures of 6-19 from Waite, did the bulk of the damage as the away side fell away to a 225-run crucial victory keeps them in touch with the sides around them as the scrap in the bottom-half of Division One resuming day three on 58-5, the hosts began the morning session looking to add to their overnight lead of capitalised on a slow Worcestershire start however, with Simon Harmer and Shane Snater sharing three wickets inside the first hour to reduce the hosts to brought Brookes to the crease, who, with a canny supporting role from Waite, eased their way into expressed himself, as those in Worcestershire colours cheered every run added, as together they stretched the lead past pro Harmer (4-37) returned the best figures for Essex, alongside Porter who collected two for himself, as the home side closed out their innings on an unlikely 336 to win, Essex's chase fell apart, as they lost five top order wickets for the loss of just 47 Allison and Noah Thain shared the highest score with 23, but on a dismal Essex card, only two other batters could muster double-figures as they were bundled out for a measly Elgar was the first to go for just nine, as he feathered an edge through to keeper Gareth Roderick off a rising Ben Allison one run separated the wicket of Elgar and his opening partner Allison, when the impressive Waite accounted for his wicket in the same Westley's struggles continued when he was pinned in front by a nip-backer from Yadvinder Singh, and the Worcestershire bowlers tightened their grip further on the contest when Waite extended his fine form to remove Robin Das, who had failed to trouble the scorers for a 10-ball Waite bagged his sixth wicket of the match, the away side were left spiralling towards a heavy defeat, with Michael Pepper accounted for at two-overs into his spell, a loose Matt Critchley drive opened the door for Brookes to sneak through and grab a faint edge on the way through to the gloves of Roderick, with a delivery that jagged back enough to ensure his keeper collected his eighth catch of the the stand-out performer across the match, grabbed the headlines as he collected the wickets of Snater, Harmer and Porter on his way to returning career best match figures of crucial victory for Worcestershire closes the gap on the rest of the pack around them at the basement of the Division One table, while Essex will make the journey home knowing a trip to The Oval awaits them on Reporters' Network supported by Rothesay
