Northamptonshire County Cricket Club are delighted to announce that opener Ricardo Vasconcelos has signed a two-year contract extension with the Club.
The new deal will take the left-hander’s time with the Club to at least the end of the 2027 season.
“I’m really excited to commit to Northamptonshire for the next two years.” Vasconcelos said.
“It’s a really exciting time for the Club as a whole. Darren coming in has given everyone new energy to keep striving for improvement, and he’s really brought back the enjoyment factor to my cricket.” He added.
Since joining Northamptonshire, Vasconcelos has made 183 appearances across all formats, scoring 7,251 runs with 13 centuries.
This season, Vasconcelos has shown moments of class, striking a century against Kent at Canterbury, along with two half centuries and the most fours for the Steelbacks in the T20 Vitality Blast group stages.
The 27-year-old has continued to bring up milestones, passing 7,000 runs for Northamptonshire but knows that he still has work to do to get back to his free-flowing best.
“Even though I know my personal performances haven’t been at the level that’s expected, I’m looking forward to working with Darren and the rest of the staff and players to get back to my best and performing for Northamptonshire.”
Head Coach Darren Lehmann was please that Vasconcelos has committed his future to the Club.
“I’m really happy for Vasco and the Club as he’s been here for a long time.” Said Lehmann.
“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.”