Stephen Peters named Northamptonshire's player of year

Peters has agreed to stay with Northants until at least the end of 2012

Opening batsman Stephen Peters has been named as Northamptonshire's player of the year.

The 31-year-old scored 1,296 County Championship runs - the only Northants player to pass the 1,000 mark in the competition this summer.

"I know it always helps when you're scoring a few but it's been one of my most enjoyable seasons," Peters said.

He added: "I am pretty settled here and I hope to be playing for Northamptonshire for a lot longer."

The opener, who recently signed a new two-year contract with Northants, continued: "Some of the younger guys have come into the team this year and brought a real buzz to the dressing room. I'm really enjoying that."

Elsewhere, batsman Rob Newton - who scored his maiden first-class century in the final match of the season against Leicestershire - was named the club's top young player, while Rob Keogh took the academy award.