Yorkshire captain Gary Ballance has signed a two-year extension to his contract.

The 27-year-old left-handed batsman, born in Zimbabwe, previously had a year remaining on his deal.

Ballance has won 21 Test caps for England, scoring four hundreds, and has inherited the Yorkshire captaincy from Andrew Gale who retired in the close season to become the team’s new head coach.

Yorkshire announced on Twitter: “Club captain Gary Ballance has signed a two-year contract extension, keeping him at Headingley until end of 2019.”-BT Sport