Whitehaven have re-signed West Indian all rounder Terence Warde as their professional for the 2022 season.
Warde, who is 32, had an excellent first season with the club last season and that was the first time he had played as a pro in England.
A right hand bat and off-break bowler he scored 754 runs, at an average of 53.86 and towards the end of the season when Whitehaven were in danger of being relegated, he produced a couple of particularly valuable innings, including a fine 102 not out on the final day.
He also showed his all-round ability by taking 29 wickets for the Playground club at an average of 19.66 with a best of 4-31 in an excellent first foray into the UK club cricket world.
Back home he plays for St Kitts and Nevis while representing the Leeward Islands. During 2009 he played for St Kitts against the touring England side which included the likes of Strauss, Cook, Petersen and Flintoff.
His consistency for St Kitts saw him rewarded with a First Class debut for the Leeward Islands against the Winward Islands, at 28 in October 2017.
Wickets in both innings and a typically patient 28 (87) saw him make a decent contribution to his first professional game.
Warde then went on to make his List A debut for the Leeward Islands against Jamaica in February 2018, unfortunately getting a “thanks for coming” as he was not required to bat or bowl. Regardless, he has been a consistent selection ever since, racking up 46 games for the Leewards since his first appearance in 2017.
Having quietly gone about his business for the Hurricanes, Warde put in a career best performance with the bat against Trinidad & Tobago in the 2018-19 WICB Regional 4-day competition, scoring a marathon 83 (244) and setting up a first Innings lead in a drawn fixture.
He bagged his best bowling figures in the same season, spinning the Leewards to a 34-run win against a fancied Barbados side, picking up a second innings 4-33 (15.5).
