Paul Coughlin signs two-year extension deal with Durham 

Paul Coughlin made his County debut with Durham in 2014 (PC: Twitter)

Durham County Cricket Club (DCCC) has announced the signing of Paul Coughlin, extending his stay at the club until 2024. 

Coughlin, a product of the club's academy system, re-signed with the club back in 2019 after leaving to play for Nottinghamshire for two years. His move was highly-criticised by then club president Sir Ian Botham. 

Speaking about his extended association with Durham, the 29-year-old sounded extremely pleased and looked forward the coming years.

Coughlin pleased with the signing

“ I’m really pleased to have signed to stay at Durham for another two years. I love being back at my home club and look forward to what we can achieve over the next few years.”

 Coughlin, who was Durham's T20 captain in 2017, was welcomed back by Durham's director of cricket Marcus North.

"We have seen in recent times how much of a key role Paul can play for us and I look forward to seeing more of this over the coming seasons,"

Career at glance

Paul Coughlin playing for England Lions (PC: Twitter)

The bowling all-rounder has played 123 matches for Durham since making his club debut in 2014. 

For Durham, he has taken 106 First-Class wickets and scored 1,671 runs, including his maiden FC century against Worcestershire in the ongoing season. Overall the Sunderland-born has played 48 FC, 33 List-A, and 61 T20 games, picking 106,20, and 62 wickets, respectively.

Owing to a terrific run in 2017,  where the all-rounder scored 333 runs and picked 13 wickets, he was called to the England Lions camp in Australia.

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