Jofra Archer signs on at Sussex for another year

Jofra Archer has signed a one-year contract extension with Sussex. The fast bowler joined the club in 2016 and will be available to play for it around his England commitments next summer.

He has made 46 first-class appearances for Sussex and taken more than 190 wickets. The extension follows his recent two-year ECB central contract, awarded after a strong summer with England in which he played in all three formats.

“I have always felt at home at Sussex since making my First Class debut in 2016, and it was an easy decision to stay here for a further year,” Archer said.

Matt Walker, the incoming head coach, said: “We’re delighted to have extended Jofra’s contract for another year. He is a world-class fast bowler who brings something truly special to our club.”

Walker succeeds Paul Farbrace on 1 November. He arrives at Hove after eight seasons as head coach at Kent.

Archer has been named in England’s one-day squad for three games in Australia, starting in Perth on 13 November.

His Sussex teammate James Coles, 22, has a busy winter too. He is in England’s squad for the one-day tri-series in Pakistan, which includes a game against Pakistan today. After that he joins the England Lions in St Kitts and Nevis for a 50-over series against West Indies A, then flies to Australia for England’s T20 series, which starts on 21 November.