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Derbyshire captain Wayne Madsen has signed a one-year contract extension that will keep him at the County Ground beyond his 42nd birthday.<\/b><\/p>\n
The South Africa-born batter joined the East Midlands club in 2009, and is the county’s second-highest scorer across all formats, with more than 22,500 runs to his name.<\/p>\n
Madsen, who skippered Derbyshire to the Division Two title and promotion in 2012, reclaimed the captaincy in March<\/a>, nine years after he stepped down from the role.<\/p>\n He was described by the club as “one of county cricket’s modern greats”, and his newest deal was teased with a video, external<\/span><\/a> of a solemn-looking Madsen appearing to be about to announce his retirement before thrusting his arms in the air to say “I’m not leaving”.<\/p>\n The new contract will run until the end of the 2026 season.<\/p>\n “I still feel like I’m at the top of my game and I don’t want to slow down anytime soon,” he told the club website., external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n