Roy hit 101 not out against Kent in the FP t20 in June

Jason Roy and Matthew Dunn have committed their futures to Surrey after signing two-year deals at the club.

Roy, 20, and Dunn, 18, both made their first-class debuts last season, with Roy becoming the first Surrey player to score a hundred in the FP t20.

Surrey professional cricket manager Chris Adams told the club's website: "I'm delighted that we have signed two of Surrey's foremost emerging talents."

The products of the club's Academy system will stay at Surrey until 2012.

Fast bowler Dunn was the leading wicket-taker on his first-team Surrey debut against Bangladesh in May, with 3-48.

"I am really looking forward to buckling down and trying to establish myself in the Surrey side in all forms of the game," Dunn said.

Roy told BBC London 94.9: "The start of the season was hard for me but I reaped my rewards at the end of the season and I'm over the moon with it.

I've got a bit of safety so I can become cemented into the team Jason Roy

"I've got a bit of safety (being here for two years) and hopefully I can work hard and cement myself in the team."

The former Whitgift School pupil said his 101 off 57 balls in the FP t20 helped him settle into the team.

"That was amazing, an unbelievable feeling for me and I think that's helped me along on the road to where I am.

"Most of the guys have seen me play a little bit but it helped them understand the way I play," he said.

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