Ben Curran is to play county cricket for Northamptonshire, the club his late father Kevin gave eight years of his career to, as he signed a two-year contract on Wednesday.
The 22-year-old batsman — whose brothers Tom and Sam play for Surrey and have both been capped by England — played for the first team in a T20 match last week, but it has been his performances for the second XI that have secured him the contract which begins next season.
"Ben has scored heavily in all formats for us in the 2's as well as continuing to churn out runs for the MCCYC's (MCC Young Cricketers)," head coach David Ripley told the county side's website.
"He deserves an opportunity and we look forward to working with him over the next two seasons,” Ripley added.