Hodge signs two-year deal with Lancashire

Lancashire have announced that Brad Hodge has signed a new two-year deal which will keep him at Old Trafford until the end of the 2008 season.

Hodge has been with Lancashire for two years. In 2006 he played only five Championship matches in between international commitments.

Lancashire also confirmed that Paul Horton, Simon Marshall, Iain Sutcliffe, and former Lancashire Academy player Karl Brown have signed new contracts. In addition, James Anderson, Glen Chapple, Mark Chilton, Dominic Cork, Gareth Cross, Steven Croft, Kyle Hogg, Gary Keedy, Mal Loye, Sajid Mahmood, and Tom Smith have all agreed extensions to their existing contracts.