Shafayat agrees new deal

Bilal Shafayat has agreed a new one-year deal with Nottinghamshire, despite a poor season in 2009, in which he scored 485 runs in 13 County Championship matches, with a season-best knock of 69 against Hampshire in August.

"Bilal offers competition amongst the batsmen and he's our back-up wicketkeeper so there's an important role for him to play in our squad," said Nottinghamshire director of cricket, Mick Newell.

"He had a disappointing season in 2009 and he's keen to contribute more next year. We've had a few discussions and he's very keen to compete for a place here because it's his home town club.

"We need to see a bit more from him and he's determined to show that his future lies at Trent Bridge."

Shafayat made his Championship debut six days before his 17th birthday in 2001 to become Nottinghamshire's youngest ever debutant in the competition. He stroked a confident 72 against Middlesex and followed that up with 104 against Worcestershire in 2002, making him the youngest player to record a century for the county.