da betsul: Essex allrounder Grant Flower has extended his contract with the county for another year, taking him up to the end of the 2009 season
Cricinfo staff25-Sep-2008Essex allrounder Grant Flower has extended his contract with the county for another year, taking him up to the end of the 2009 season.”Halfway through the season I thought that would probably be it, but I’m very happy to be staying at Essex,” Flower said. “Sussex did speak to me but I always thought that if Essex offered me something I would stay.”They are a good bunch of guys at Essex and I’ve been here for four years, so at this stage in my career I wouldn’t want to move on, ideally.”There is a good spirit and winning culture at Essex and I don’t see why we can’t get better. With the young guys coming through, and new signings, in theory we should be stronger with more competition for places.”