Yorkshire's James Wharton signs long term contract extension at Headingley
The soon to be 24 year old scored 833 runs across nine matches last summer
Last updated 20th Jan 2025
Yorkshire batter James Wharton has signed a long term contract extension, keeping him at the Headingley club until at least the end of the 2027 season.
The Huddersfield born right hander, who will turn 24 next month, has scored three first team centuries since his 2020 debut.
He scored 833 runs across nine Championship matches last summer - and 1,196 across all competitions.
Speaking to the Yorkshire CCC website, Wharton said:: “Personally, I’m really happy with how I went and we all went as a squad last season. We’re in a great place. But nobody is looking at themselves and saying, ‘I’ve cracked it’.
“At the end of the day, we’re going into Division One. It will be a different challenge, and we have to be better than what we were last year and in previous years.
“We have to be on top of our game.
“As a whole, we were really good last season. Getting back to Division One was the main aim, and we’re absolutely over the moon with that.
“And we are absolutely raring to go. We just want it to be April now, and we want to go and achieve more.”