Notts sign England Under-19 seamer

Teenage seamer Nadeem Malik has been offered his first professional contract just days after jetting off on the England Under-19 tour to India.

The two-year deal Malik has agreed at Trent Bridge tops off a highly eventful few days for the 18-year-old, who was drafted on to the England trip recently as a last minute replacement.

Said Notts Assistant Cricket Manager Mick Newell: "Nadeem has really shown a great deal of promise in the last year or so, making rapid strides forward in our Second XI.

"As a result of his progress he was named as first reserve for the 15-strong England Under-19 squad to tour India and following a last minute withdrawal has now taken his place on that trip.

"Being a college student, he has found juggling his studies and his cricket career very difficult in the past but has now decided to make a firmer commitment to the game and has been rewarded with a full-time playing contract.

"He still has work to do but as we have lost a lot of seamers at Trent Bridge since last season and Nadeem fitted the bill perfectly as we started looking to rebuild."

A Nottingham-born youngster, Malik has been a member of the Notts Elite Squad, made up of the county¹s outstanding young cricketers, for the past two years.

He also impressed in the Second XI last season taking 15 wickets in five Championship games at an average of 19.40.