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New Two-Year Deal For McCarter

27 June 2012

Graeme McCarter is celebrating a new contract tying him to Gloucestershire until the end of the 2014 season.

The 19-year-old seamer from Northern Ireland has signed an extended deal which adds two years to his current agreement.

Graeme told this website: "I'm delighted with the new contract. It takes a lot of the pressure off me as I work on all aspects of my game.

"I feel I have improved a lot for working with John Bracewell and Stuart Barnes this year. I'm looking to get more variation into my bowling and to become a better batsman."

Graeme made his Gloucestershire debut at Lord's of all places this season, taking three wickets in a Clydesdale Bank 40 match against Middlesex.

He then appeared in his first LV=County Championship match against Yorkshire and took three more wickets in another CB40 game against Leicestershire.

"My target at the start of the season was just to be part of the first team squad," he said. "My debut came quicker than I expected and I've been in the squad without playing a number of times since the three games I appeared in."

Graeme's association with Gloucestershire began at the age of 15 and he is a product of the club's Academy.

"It's great to be part of such a young squad," he said. "There is a real feeling of togetherness at the club, whether you are in the first team, the second eleven or the Academy.

"We are building something and I am delighted to be a part of that."

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