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Rayner signs Sussex deal

Off-spinner Ollie Rayner has signed a new two-year contract with Sussex.

Rayner, 22, enjoyed a breakthrough summer in 2008, thanks in part to the extra opportunities created by the injury-enforced retirement of leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed.

Rayner claimed 31 wickets in LV County Championship Division One and was recently named in the 15-man England Performance Squad to tour India in November and December.

Sussex's professional cricket manager Mark Robinson said: "We're delighted that Ollie has agreed to see his immediate future with us after such a promising season.

"Ollie's one of our own and now has the opportunity to further cement his place in the team."

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