Linley extends Surrey deal

The Surrey seamer Tim Linley has signed a new deal that will keep him at the club for the next two years. Linley, 28, has been with Surrey since 2008, and earned the deal after a breakthrough season in 2010 in which he took 20 wickets in first-team cricket, backed up with another 23 for the Surrey second XI.

This haul came despite a freak foot injury that struck him down for a large part of the season, suffered immediately after he had recorded superb figures of 4 for 13 as he ripped through the Derbyshire middle order at Chesterfield.

According to a Surrey press release, the stability granted by the two-year contract will enable Linley to continue to develop the range and consistency of his deliveries as he seeks to fully establish himself as a first-team regular, competing alongside young talent such as Stuart Meaker, Matthew Dunn and the returning Chris Jordan.

Speaking about his new deal, Linley said: "Signing on for two years at Surrey is the culmination of a huge amount of hard work and is a very rewarding feeling. Surrey is a massive club moving in the right direction and I am very excited to be a part of it for the next two seasons."

Surrey Professional Cricket Manager, Chris Adams, added: "I can't think of many that have worked harder to get a deal and make a professional career than Tim Linley. He absolutely deserves everything he receives today.

"Often the part you don't see as a supporter or a member is what a player brings into a dressing room and Tim is a fantastic team man, is good to have around and brings a great deal to the squad."