Sussex secure 'incredibly exciting' seamer Jofra Archer
Tuesday 2 August 2016 08:30, UK
Young seamer Jofra Archer has been rewarded for his dramatic breakthrough into the Sussex side with a professional contract.
The 21-year-old, a former West Indies U19 international, will now ply his trade at Hove until at least the end of the 2017 season.
Archer made his Sussex debut in all three formats last month, snaring four scalps on his first-class bow against Pakistan before collecting his maiden five-wicket haul in Saturday's Royal London One-Day Cup defeat to Somerset.
Archer, who also scored 35 in the Somerset match, said: "I'm very excited to be on board here. It's a lovely club. Everyone in the management and playing staff has taken really good care of me since the first day I walked in.
"It was one of my goals this year to play in at least one format in the first team, but it's been a great feeling to play in all three."
Sussex head coach Mark Davis said: "Jofra is an incredibly exciting talent. In the games he has played, his ability to cross the line and compete has been exceptional and he has showed that he has immense talent with both bat and ball."
