Budinger signs new one-year Leicestershire contract

Sol Budinger has scored nearly 2,500 runs in 80 matches across all formats in his career to date

Opening batter Sol Budinger has signed a new one-year contract with Leicestershire.

The 25-year-old left-hander has scored 1,756 runs across all formats since joining the Foxes from Nottinghamshire two years ago.

Predominately a white-ball player for the club, Budinger finished second to Australia's Peter Handscomb in the run-scoring charts in this season's One-Day Cup with 458 runs at an average of 45.80 as the Foxes reached the semi-final in defence of their title.

Budinger also hit his first half-century for Leicestershire in the T20 Blast in 2024, where he finished with a strike rate of 152.

His red-ball opportunities have been fewer but he did score a career-best first-class score of 87 against Derbyshire in the final County Championship match of the season.

"I'm very happy to continue my time here at Grace Road," he told the club website.

"I had a pretty good summer and now I’ve got a great opportunity for my cricket to develop further.

"We’re a close bunch of lads and we enjoy each other’s success, which is a great environment to be a part of."