Mike Yardy has signed a new three-year contract, which will keep Sussex’s captain at Hove until the end of the 2012 season.

He said: “I’m very excited to have agreed a new contract and I’m looking forward to helping improve the club and achieving our goals for the 2010 season, with the players and coaching staff.”

Coach Mark Robinson said: "It’s fantastic to see the captain, along with other senior players such as Chris Nash, Ed Joyce and Luke Wright committing themselves to the Club. Yards led the team brilliantly in his first team as captain. He’s only going to grow as a leader and, as a player, he is a massively important cog in both our four and one day aspirations.”