Bailey signs on for one more year at Lancashire

Playing in a Championship game, Tom Bailey has both arms outstretched appealing for a wicket towards the umpire Getty Images

Tom Bailey has taken 20 wickets in six Championship games in 2026 for Lancashire

Tom Bailey has signed a new one-year contract to stay with Lancashire for the 2027 county season.

Bailey, 35, has spent his entire career with the Red Rose since making his debut in 2012.

The Preston-born right-arm seamer has played 129 first-class matches and taken 444 wickets at an average of exactly 25, while he has taken 50 Championship wickets in a season on four occasions.

"I am delighted to extend my time with Lancashire and stay at Emirates Old Trafford for a 15th season in 2027," he told the club's website.

"It is special to still be able to call my boyhood county home."