Mason Crane Commits Future To Hampshire 

Hampshire Cricket are delighted to announce that Mason Crane has signed a new contract extension.

The exciting leg-spinner has put pen-to-paper on an extended deal, committing his future to the Club until at least the end of 2022.

Crane, who featured prominently for Hampshire’s Academy & Second XI sides before making his first-team debut in 2015, has enjoyed an excellent start to his Hampshire career.

After claiming 66 wickets in just 34 matches across all formats in his first two seasons, Crane continued to impress on the county scene in 2017, taking 49 wickets across all formats. That form saw him receive a call-up to England’s IT20 side that summer before also getting the nod for their 2017/18 Ashes series in Australia, a tour which saw him make his Test debut.

Despite returning to England with a back stress-fracture which limited his playing opportunities the following season, Crane still managed to play a pivotal role in Hampshire’s Royal London One-Day Cup triumph in 2018.

The right-armer has since solidified his place as an important part of James Vince’s white-ball side, his 14 wickets in nine matches helping Hampshire return to Lord’s for a second successive List A Final in 2019, whilst also adding 11 wickets at just 16.63 apiece in last summer’s Vitality Blast.

The 23-year-old impressed once again in a truncated 2020 season, picking up nine wickets in as many matches at an average of 22 and an economy of just 6.6 in this year’s Vitality Blast.