Worcestershire have completed the signing of Nottinghamshire batsman Jake Libby on a three-year deal, after fighting off interest from other counties.

Libby, who had been at Notts since 2014, broke into the club's 50-over side for the first time this season, and was a regular in the T20 Blast, but his Championship returns dried up and his departure at the end of a contract was agreed by mutual consent.

A top-order batsman in the red-ball game, Libby announced himself with a hundred on his Nottinghamshire debut against Sussex at the end of the 2014 Championship season, and became a first-team regular in 2016 after an impressive loan spell at Northamptonshire.

He improved his limited-overs game sufficiently to play the majority of the club's Blast season in 2018, but he endured a lean Championship season, with a score of 77 against Somerset in July his only innings above 25.

Libby said that "the time is right to move into a new phase of my career and take on a fresh challenge".

"I've hugely enjoyed my time at Trent Bridge and will forever be grateful for the opportunities I've had to prove myself as a professional cricketer," he said.

"Working with the coaching staff and alongside the calibre of batsmen at Notts has definitely allowed me to progress and mature as a cricketer. I've also relished the chances I've been given in the past couple of seasons to develop my limited-overs game."

Peter Moores, the club's head coach, suggested that Libby's departure would lead his team to look to recruit another top-order batsman.

"Jake has been a valued member of our setup and someone who has worked tirelessly on his game throughout his time at Trent Bridge," he said. "With Jake having expressed a desire to join Worcestershire, we have agreed for him to leave and we wish him all the best with the next chapter.

"It creates a place in the squad for another top-order batsman [and] we'll to recruit with red-ball cricket primarily in mind."

Despite the recent departure of chief executive Matt Rawnsley, Worcestershire have been busy in their recruitment for next season, having signed both Hamish Rutherford and Ashton Turner as overseas players in the past month.