Chris Wright joins Sussex from Leicestershire on two-year deal
Chris Wright, Leicestershire’s veteran seamer, will be part of Sussex from the beginning of the 2024 season on a two-year contract.
Wright, who turns 38 subsequent month, has claimed 567 wickets at 32.30 in a 196-match first-class profession that has spanned 20 seasons. His greatest innings figures of seven for 53 got here in opposition to Gloucestershire at Bristol in 2021.
He might be out there for all codecs for Sussex, having picked up 174 home white-ball wickets in his profession. This season, he has discovered a robust vein of kind with the bat as properly, averaging 56.8 in 10 innings within the County Championship. This contains twin scores of 66 not out and 40 not out in a memorable win against Yorkshire at Headingley.
“I am delighted to be joining Sussex for the 2024 season and beyond,” Wright mentioned. “I have long admired the club and am looking forward to contributing to its future success.
“Speaking to Paul Farbrace [head coach] and having performed in opposition to the crew various instances I’m excited to be becoming a member of such a proficient and bold group. Hopefully, I’ll take a number of wickets and supply some precious expertise to the crew.”
Farbrace added: “I’m delighted that Chris has dedicated the subsequent two seasons to becoming a member of our venture at Hove. He is a vastly skilled cricketer who will convey ability, expertise, and an enormous ardour for the sport.
“Chris is someone I have admired for a long time, and his quality with the ball will be fantastic for our developing team and will help us to win matches.”
Sussex would be the fifth county of Wright’s first-class profession, following earlier stints at Essex and Middlesex, in addition to a profitable interval at Warwickshire between 2011 and 2018, the place he helped win the County Championship in 2012.