Leicestershire opening batsman Trevor Ward has agreed a new one year contract at Grace Road.

The 34-year-old who joined Leicestershire from Kent three seasons ago,has put pen to paper after protracted negotiations and general manager Kevin Hill said: "I am very pleased that Trevor has agreed to sign the new contract.

"He is a player with an abundance of natural talent and I know that he is fully committed to helping the club achieve success in 2003.

"He is a very experienced player who I am sure will pass on his wealth of knowledge to some of the younger players who have joined the playing staff.

"Trevor did not have the best of seasons last summer but is determined to reproduce the exciting form he displayed in 2001."

In that season Ward hit four Championship centuries, scored 872 runs and averaged nearly 46. But last summer he managed only 554 runs and averaged 23.08.

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