Derbyshire hand deals to Will Davis, Adam Wheatcroft and Harry White

Derbyshire trio Will Davis, Adam Wheatcroft and Harry White have all been awarded contracts with the county for the 2015 season.

Pace bowler Davis, who captained the Academy side in 2014, has been a regular for the Second XI this past summer. He was named Academy Player of the Year and earned a call-up to the England Development Programme.

Wheatcroft has also featured for the Second XI this year while White, a left-arm paceman, has earned his first deal with the club after training with the first team during 2014.

Elite Performance Director, Graeme Welch said: “We’ve got a nucleus of young talent that we can develop over the next two or three years so the Derbyshire public can really identify with their team.

“We’ve seen this year the likes of Ben Cotton, Tom Taylor and Harvey Hosein break into the first team, and there’s no reason why any of these lads can’t do the same.

“They’ve got a real chance now to train in an elite cricketing environment under our specialist coaching staff. I’m looking forward to seeing how they respond. Hopefully they’ll grab every opportunity.”