Leicestershire shore up squad

Wayne White bounds in during the Twenty20 Cup match with Yorkshire, when he took 2-29 in a Foxes win

Leicestershire trio AJ Harris, Wayne White and Jigar Naik have all signed contract extensions at the club.

Veteran seamer Harris has signed on for another season at Grace Road, while young all-rounders White and Naik have penned new two-year deals.

Harris, 36, the former Gloucestershire and Nottinghamshire bowler, spearheaded an otherwise inexperienced pace attack this summer.

He was the county’s leading wicket-taker in LV= County Championship Division Two with 35 victims, including a best of 5-25 against Gloucestershire.

Naik, 25, a locally-raised off-spinner, recovered from a broken arm to challenge Claude Henderson for the leading spin bowler’s berth.

He played six championship games and scored 109 not out to help save the match against Derbyshire.

Leicestershire chief executive David Smith said: “AJ is a good senior bowler, and deserved to take his wickets last season.

“Wayne is a talented player. He has a lot going for him and will only get better.

“Jigar has also made good progress. He scored a century against Derbyshire and his bowling was outstanding, particularly in the win over Gloucestershire.”