Andy Umeed: Somerset batter to stay until end of 2025 season

Andy Umeed spent four years away from elite level cricket before joining Somerset last summer

Somerset batter Andy Umeed has signed a new two-year deal to stay with the club until the end of the 2025 season.

The 27-year-old joined Somerset last summer after four years out of the professional game.

He scored 613 runs in the One-Day Cup this summer to finish as the leading run scorer in the group stage.

Umeed, who represented Scotland earlier in his career, has since featured in two County Championship matches for Somerset this month.

After beginning his career with Warwickshire, Umeed left in 2018 and went on to play for local side Moseley in the time that followed. He thanked the non-profit organisation South Asian Cricket Academy for helping him return to elite cricket last year.

"Two years ago, I was playing club cricket and doing a bit of furniture delivery, now I've had some time at Somerset and have extended my stay," Umeed told the club website.

"In the next two years, I want to achieve as much as I can on a personal level and help the team as much as we can. Hopefully, I can play the way that I want to play and make big contributions."

Somerset director of cricket Andy Hurry said: "Andy possesses a calm assuredness and a methodical approach to run scoring, which he has demonstrated this year and we feel he is just scratching the surface of what he is capable of."