Adam Lyth pens three-year deal

3:08pm Friday 7th November 2008

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Former England Under-19 batsman Adam Lyth has reaped the rewards of a tremendous 2008 season with a new three-year contract at Yorkshire.

The 21-year-old Whitby-born left-hander played 14 LV County Championship matches this season, scoring 645 runs, including a maiden century – 132 against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge in July.

He also represented Yorkshire Carnegie in 16 one-day matches in 2008 and won the Young Player of the Year award for his exploits.

Adam has a busy winter ahead of him. He will spend three months in South Australia playing grade cricket in Adelaide as part of the ECB’s Scholarship Programme before rejoining the Yorkshire squad in the United Arab Emirates for the pre-season tour.

Lyth said: “It was always my dream to play cricket for Yorkshire.

"This season went really well for me and my challenge now is to continue the hard work into 2009 and beyond.

"I’m delighted to have signed a three-year deal as this is where I want to play my cricket and I think there are exciting times ahead for the club.”

Yorkshire's chief executive Stewart Regan said: “It is great news that a young player like Adam Lyth, with huge talent and potential, sees his future with Yorkshire.

"Adam started 2008 hoping to get a chance in the first team and ended the summer a first-team regular.

"I’m sure he has a very bright future at Headingley Carnegie as he builds on the progress he has already made.”