Taylor and Fisher re-sign for Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire have agreed new contracts with Chris Taylor, their four-day captain in 2004, and slow left-armer Ian Fisher. Both have signed three-year deals.

Taylor, 28, scored 1077 runs, including four hundreds, in 2004 and led Gloucestershire to sixth place in the County Championship. He said: "I'm delighted to have signed an extended deal and am really looking forward to next season. Hopefully, it will be another successful one."

"We are obviously really pleased Chris has signed his new contract," Tom Richardson, Gloucestershire's chief executive, added. "He had a good year as captain and batted and fielded extremely well."

Fisher took 23 wickets and became a regular member of the one-day side towards the end of the summer.

James Pearson, a 21-year old opening batsman, has not played a first-class game for Gloucestershire since 2002 but was given a new one-year contract.