Gloucestershire tie down pair

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The duo's deals were due to expire at the end of the 2009 season, but they have both now penned two-year extensions.

The 33-year-old Lewis, who has appeared in one Test and 13 one-day internationals for England, joined Gloucestershire in 1995 and has taken 621 first-class wickets at an average of 26.86.

Bristol-born Taylor, who made his Gloucestershire debut in 2000, has scored 6,436 runs at an average of 34.6 and was appointed the county's fielding coach last year.

Both players have played only for Gloucestershire - Taylor captaining the club in 2004 and 2005, with Lewis the skipper in 2006 - and the county's chief executive Tom Richardson was thrilled to hold on to the pair.

Richardson said: "Jon and Chris have been key players for us over a number of years and we look forward to them continuing in the same way.

"We are committed to keeping our best players at the club and building around them for future success. This is a major step towards those aims."