Somerset sign South Africa's Dean Elgar for 2017 season
Wednesday 18 January 2017 16:41, UK
Dean Elgar has agreed to return to Somerset this season.
The South Africa opener had a brief spell in Taunton in 2013 as Alviro Petersen's replacement but goes back this year as the county's main overseas player.
Elgar will be available for all three formats, although he is likely to be named in the South Africa squad for the Test series with England which begins in July.
"I really enjoyed my time at Somerset back in 2013 and I'm looking forward to going back," he said. "The club is in a really good place at the moment and I'm pleased that I'm going to be a part of that.
"They were unlucky not to win the title last year and I hope that I can help them go one better in 2017."
Director of cricket Matt Maynard said: "He has all the characteristics that you want in a player. He's a fighter, he battles hard and he brings the sort of gritty determination that the members and supporters will appreciate.
"He has a good array of shots and is a top-class fielder. He is a 100 per cent man and the kind of person who will absolutely buy in to the values that this club holds dear."
Elgar replaces another left-hander, the retired Australian Chris Rogers, as Somerset's overseas player.
