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2 days ago
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Northants head coach Lehmann signs deal until 2027
Northamptonshire head coach Darren Lehmann has signed a one-year contract extension with the county until 55-year-old former Australia batter and head coach agreed a deal to the end of 2026 when he was announced as John Sadler's replacement in October his first season in charge, Lehmann has guided the Steelbacks to a T20 Blast quarter-final against Surrey next hopes of promotion from Division Two of the County Championship look very slim with Northants 42 points behind second-placed Glamorgan with three matches to chief executive Ray Payne said Lehmann had made an "exceptional impact" at Wantage Road. "He's brought a really positive culture to the club, with players and staff all working as hard as they can to be a team that Northamptonshire fans can be proud of," Payne said., external"We're so pleased that he's committed until at least the end of 2027, and that he believes in the direction we're heading in." Lehmann, who has also coached in the Indian Premier League, Big Bash League and The Hundred, said he had "absolutely loved" his time with Northants."I'm really excited to have committed for an extra year," he said."The support has been unbelievable. We've been good in patches and not so good in others, but they're always behind us which I love."Lehmann's decision to stay comes on the same day opening batter Ricardo Vasconcelos agreed a new two-year contract.
BBC News
2 days ago
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Vasconcelos signs new two-year Northants deal
Long-serving Northamptonshire opening batter Ricardo Vasconcelos has signed a new two-year contract with the 27-year-old South-African born left-hander made his debut for Northants in 2018 and has scored more than 7,000 runs across all formats in nearly 200 season he has scored 418 runs in the second division of the County Championship with one century - against Kent in Canterbury at the end of June - and one has also hit more than 300 runs in this years T20 Blast, helping the Steelbacks qualify for the quarter-finals, where they will play Surrey on 3 new deal keeps him at Wantage Road until 2027. "I'm really happy for Vasco and the club as he's been here for a long time," Northants head coach Darren Lehmann said., external"We're very happy that he wants to stay here and he wants to keep getting better."We know that he would like more runs but we're going to keep working hard together so that he can achieve that."
