Tempo bowler David Payne has signed a brand new three-year contract to stick with Gloucestershire till the tip of 2026.
The 32-year-old’s deal will see him play solely white-ball cricket from 2024.
Payne, who got here by the membership’s academy, is to concentrate on the limited-overs format to “handle his load within the curiosity of profession longevity”.
“I’ve discovered red-ball hundreds and the affect the format has on my physique very difficult over the previous two seasons,” Payne said.
“I’m nonetheless leaving myself accessible to play red-ball cricket sooner or later sooner or later within the hope I can get my physique to a spot that may deal with the pressure red-ball cricket has on the physique.”
Payne signed his first skilled take care of Gloucestershire in 2009 and is the membership’s longest-serving participant.
In his 14-year profession has made 307 appearances throughout all codecs of the sport, taking 601 wickets.
In T20 cricket he’s the membership’s main wicket taker with 160.