Snape extends stay with Foxes

Jeremy Snape, the former England off-spinner, has signed a new three-year deal with Leicestershire. Snape, 31, who played in ten ODI's from 2001 to 2002, joined Leicestershire in 2003 after playing for Northamptonshire and Gloucestershire.

"He is a very valuable and experienced member of our squad," James Whitaker, their former captain and now director of cricket, told the official club website. Snape will be a busy man this summer; he is continuing his studies for a Masters degree in sports psychology at Loughborough University, and hopes to open up a practice when he retires from cricket.

Snape played an important role in Leicestershire's Twenty20 success last summer, with his flighted off-spin and useful lower-order batting, hitting the winning runs in the final against Surrey at Edgbaston.