October 18, 2006
Tudor commits to Essex
Fast bowler Alex Tudor has signed a two-year contract with Essex that will keep him at the Club until the end of the 2008 season.
The 28-year-old made a successful comeback in the 2006 season after missing much of his first year at the County through injury.
Tudor featured in 11 Championship matches, taking 28 wickets @ 42.67 and scoring 362 runs @ 30.16 (including a career best of 144 against Derbyshire at The Ford County Ground).
Tudor told the Essex CCC website:
“I’m very delighted to finally put pen to paper and both parties seem happy with the contract. There are still incentives for playing more games but, most importantly, I was given the amount of years I was looking for. It shows the Club are backing me and are happy with me. As a cricketer when you have a year-by-year contract it can be frustrating but now I can relax and play my cricket.”
Essex Chief Executive David East told the Essex CCC website:
“Alex has been given a two-year contract with the Club of which, as in previous years, an element relates to him making appearances in both Championship and one-day matches. But I think it’s very evident that he has demonstrated his fitness in the last year - he didn’t miss a game through injury and played in the last 10 Championship matches in a row - and made a significant contribution to our position in the Championship table this year (third). We are delighted he has come through his injury issues and everyone is comfortable with the structure of this particular contract going forward.”
Alex Tudor will be taking part in a series of coaching clinics over the winter as part of the ‘First Class’ coaching company. Alex will be joined by several other professional cricketers such as Paul Weekes, Owais Shah, Michael Carberry and Grant Flower.
Sessions are held at Ilford County High School on Fridays (5.30pm - 9.00pm) and Sundays (9.00am-1.30pm) and Bancrofts School on Saturday afternoons.
