Liam Patterson-White has become the first homegrown Nottinghamshire player to be awarded an England contract in nine years after earning a 12-month development deal.

Academy graduate Patterson-White, 27, is now one of nine players with a development contract, while Ben Duckett and Josh Tongue retain their existing full contracts to 2027 and 2028, respectively.

He is the first homegrown Nottinghamshire player to hold a national-team contract of any sort since Jake Ball was the recipient of a white-ball deal in the 2017-18 period.

Patterson-White is yet to be capped at full international level by England, but has previously appeared for both the Under-19s and the Lions, doing so most recently for the latter in May this year.

He claimed the most wickets of any spinner in both divisions of the County Championship this year, collecting 42 at an average of 25.11, with his total including two five-wicket hauls.

Duckett and Tongue are two of 30 players given full central contracts, with that list featuring seven new faces who have never held such a deal, as well as the return of Ollie Robinson, who last held one in 2023.

Meanwhile, Patterson-White is one of six who have signed a development contract for the first time, with Josh Hull, Eddie Jack, and Mitch Stanley retaining their places on that list from last year.

The system, which covers both red- and white-ball cricket, takes into account the likelihood of players featuring for England during the next period, while also recognising performances over the past year.