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Derbyshire captain Madsen signs one-year contract extension

Summarised from 3 outlets · 5 reports · Updated 15 Oct, 11:59 · Archive

Derbyshire captain Wayne Madsen has signed a one-year red-ball contract, entering his 19th season with the club.

Derbyshire captain Wayne Madsen has signed a one-year red-ball contract, taking him into a 19th season with the club. The 42-year-old right-handed batter has scored more than 24,000 all-format runs for Derbyshire, including 52 centuries.

Madsen retired from domestic T20 cricket in July and will now lead Derbyshire in their 2025 County Championship Division Two campaign after the club finished sixth this season. He previously skippered Derbyshire to the Division Two title in 2012 and returned to the captain's role in 2025.

Madsen told the club's website: 'Getting back to Division One is a goal I still have, and I'll do everything I can to help us achieve it.' He added that being in his 19th season with Derbyshire was something he felt 'incredibly proud of'. Madsen noted that Derbyshire had become 'an adopted home' for him and his family, and that the new deal would allow them to spend time both at the club and in South Africa, where he moved last winter.

Mickey Arthur, Derbyshire's head of cricket, said Madsen 'is under no illusions, he knows he is closer to the end of his career than the start, but he will continue to give his all for Derbyshire for as long as he is playing'. Arthur added that the club 'could not be happier to have him'.

Derbyshire captain Madsen signs one-year contract extension
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