Teenage batsman Kiran Carlson has signed a three-year contract extension with Glamorgan that will keep him at the county until 2020.
A product of Glamorgan’s academy, Carlon is regarded as one of Welsh cricket’s brightest prospects and has enjoyed a highly promising start to his professional career.
The 19-year-old Carlson first burst onto the county scene in 2016 as an 18-year-old when he became the youngest player in English county first-class history to record a century and collect a five-wicket haul.
On his first class debut he took 5-28 against Northamptonshire and just 17 days later scored an unbeaten 101 against Essex in Chelmsford as he also became Glamorgan’s youngest first cllass centurion.
In 2017, Carlson established himself in the first team across all formats. He made his debut in T20 cricket, scored a maiden list A half-century against Somerset in the Royal London One-Day Cup, before he narrowly missed out on becoming the youngest Glamorgan batsman to score a double-hundred as he made 191 against Gloucestershire in a draw in Cardiff.
It will be a busy few years for the young batsman as he fits cricket alongside his studies after he started reading civil engineering at Cardiff University in October.
“It’s great to commit to Glamorgan for the next three years and nice to have that security and be able to concentrate on my game so I can look to progress to the next level over the coming seasons,” said Carlson.
“It’s going to be a busy period in my life with cricket and university but I can’t wait to get stuck in and kick on. The hard work has already started and we can take a lot of positives from last season into next year.
“There’s a lot of young talent at the club. I’ve grown up playing age group cricket with quite a few of the boys so it’s nice for us to come together in a professional set-up and hopefully together we can bring success and silverware back to Wales.”
Glamorgan chief executive Hugh Morris said: “We are delighted Kiran has committed his future to Glamorgan by signing a three-year contract.
“Kiran is a fantastic talent who has not only gained valuable experience in the first team but has also already put in impressive performances for the side.
“He is also a modern-day cricketer, capable of playing across all three formats and we are excited to see him develop his cricket at the Club over the next few years.
“One of the club’s main objectives is to develop the next generation of Welsh stars and with players like Kiran, Aneurin Donald, Lukas Carey and Andrew Salter now coming through the system it is showing that cricket in Wales and our Academy is thriving.”