Leg-spinner Lintott signs new Warwickshire contract

Jake Lintott has taken 105 wickets in 93 T20 matches in his career and 39 in 26 List A games

Left-arm wrist spinner Jake Lintott has signed a new one-year contract extension with Warwickshire.

The 32-year-old is a key player in the Bears' white-ball sides and has taken 73 wickets in 63 T20 matches with an economy rate of 7.82 runs per over.

He was the Bears' top wicket-taker in 2022 with 22 and picked up 18 last year, second only to Danny Briggs' 29, as the Bears were beaten by eventual champions Gloucestershire in the quarter-final.

Lintott signed a three-year contract at the start of 2023, and his new deal will see him stay at Edgbaston until at least the end of the 2026 season.

"I love this club," Lintott told the club website.

"They've shown me great support and the opportunity to be a professional cricketer - that was my dream as a kid, and before Warwickshire showed faith in me, I thought that dream was gone.

"It's nice to repay them with seven years of service, and hopefully there will be a few more to come - I'm delighted to have signed a new deal."

Lintott, who gave up his teaching job to sign his first professional deal with Warwickshire in 2021, won the inaugural Men's Hundred with Southern Brave in 2021 and has played in the Caribbean Premier League and Bangladesh Premier League T20 tournaments.

Despite his success in the white-ball game, Lintott has expressed his "burning desire" to play more red-ball cricket, having made only three appearances in the last four seasons.

"It's a big year for me, no secret about that," Lintott said.

"I want to get back to playing at the highest level in competitions around the world. To do that I have to put in good performances for the Bears and take lots of wickets. That's what I'm in the team for."

The Bears start this season's T20 Blast on Friday against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge (18:30 BST).