Essex club captain Tom Westley signs three year contract extension

He'll remain at the county ground until 2025

Author: Matt SoanesPublished 7th Oct 2022

Essex club captain Tom Wesley has signed at three year contract extension at the County Ground.

It keeps the 33 year old with Essex until the end of the 2025 season.

He has made 376 appearances across all formats for the club, scoring 15,517 runs in the process.

Westley, who is a product of the Essex Academy, was named club captain in 2020.

Speaking to the Essex CCC website, Westley said: “I’m thrilled to be staying at Chelmsford and I’m excited about what the next three years have in store.

“It was an easy decision for me to make. We have an extremely talented squad full of high-quality players and I feel we have a team that’s capable of competing for trophies across all three formats.

“It’s also a special Club to play for. I’ve said it countless times, but I genuinely believe Essex have the best Members and fans in the country.

“The support they show us week in week out is phenomenal and it’s a pleasure to play for them, and I hope that over the next three years, we can reward them with more silverware.”

Hear all the latest news from across the UK on the hour, every hour, on Greatest Hits Radio on DAB, smartspeaker, at greatesthitsradio.co.uk, and on the Rayo app.