Northamptonshire County Cricket Club are delighted to announce that James Sales has extended his Northamptonshire contract to 2027.
Sales’ contract was initially up at the end of 2025 put has now put pen to paper on a new two-year deal.
A graduate of the Northamptonshire Academy, Sales was impressive when given his opportunity last year, striking two hundreds and averaging 60 in the County Championship.
The Northampton-born all-rounder was pleased to be staying with the County.
“I’m really excited about extending for another couple of years, I can’t wait to get going later on this week and for the time to come.
“I’d love to cement a place in the first team for the future and keep working on playing all 3 formats, hopefully I can do that and we manage to see some silverware soon as well.”
Over the winter, Sales took himself over to Australia and played for Broadbeach Robina Cricket Club and he believes that it was extremely beneficial on and off the pitch.
“It was good playing and training in different conditions as well as having control of the fitness side which I really got stuck into as it’s part of the culture.
“It was also very good for myself off the pitch as I had a new sense of independence and learnt a lot during my time out there.”
Head Coach Darren Lehmann was full of praise for the 22-year-old.
“James is highly regarded by everyone at the Club and I’ve been very impressed with his skill level in all formats.
“We’re looking for him to become a leading batter for the County in the years to come and we all want to see him following in his Dad’s footsteps.”