Middlesex to stick with Twenty20 hero Tyron

Middlesex match-winner Tyron Henderson is about to receive an offer he cannot refuse.

The South African all-rounder, whose brilliant batting and ultimately decisive bowling led the county to their first title for 15 years on Twenty20 finals day at the Rose Bowl, was due to sign off at the end of this season.

But now, with Middlesex having qualified for the mega-bucks Champions League in October and also booked their place in the Stanford Super Series, the only places Henderson can expect to be going are India (or the Middle East) and Antigua.

"I can't imagine we wouldn't want Tyron to be there," said Middlesex chief executive Vinny Codrington. "He played such a major role on Saturday and has been terrific for us throughout the competition.

"None of us had thought beyond finals day because we wanted to concentrate on that. And the Antigua matches were only confirmed on Friday while there is still uncertainty about the Champions League. But we would definitely want Tyron."

Middlesex released Henderson last year but he was drafted in before the start of this season's Twenty20 campaign - and, while Owais Shah emerged as the man of the final for a fabulous innings of 75 against Kent, Henderson was the day's overall star.

The 33-year-old crashed 59 from 21 balls and took two wickets as Durham were dumped out in the semi-finals. Then he clubbed 43 from 31 deliveries before dismissing Justin Kemp at the end of a pulsating final.

Middlesex picked up a cheque for £42,000 as well as the trophy - but that is just the beginning.

As winners, the Crusaders will go to Antigua in late October to play matches against England, the Stanford Superstars and Trinidad - a trip worth £50,000 even if they lose all three. Victory over Trinidad, however, will add another £100,000 to the pot.

As for the Champions League, if India's version either fails to materialise or excludes English counties then Middlesex and beaten finalists Kent are likely to head for Abu Dhabi in early October with the ECB confident they can organise a rival event after securing funding over 10 years said to be worth anything between £375million and £750m.

The figures are mind-boggling and the winners of any global event will probably earn £2.5m.

"I'm definitely available," said Henderson, who played for Kent two years ago. "And I'd love to come back next season. I'll have a chat with the club and see what they say."

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