Sam Northeast joins Glamorgan on three-year contract after leaving Hampshire

Northeast has amassed greater than 10,000 runs throughout a 15-year county profession at a median of greater than 38; the 31-year-old has captained Kent and Hampshire and represented England Lions

Veteran batter Sam Northeast has joined Glamorgan on a three-year contract

Veteran batter Sam Northeast has joined Glamorgan on a three-year contract.

Northeast left Hampshire after a three-year spell on the Ageas Bowl was ended by mutual consent in July.

The seasoned 31-year-old has amassed 10,839 first-class runs at a median of 38.30 and can now enter his fifteenth marketing campaign.

He stated: “I am extraordinarily excited for the problem forward at Glamorgan.

“Subsequent yr is the proper time to construct on the Royal London Cup success the membership achieved this summer time.

“I nonetheless have quite a lot of ambition within the sport and I consider Glamorgan share that with me… I knew this was the correct place for me to commit my future to.

“I’m trying ahead to the subsequent few years and the success we are able to have on the cricket pitch.”

Former England Lions participant Northeast turns into the Welsh facet’s third signing forward of the brand new season, after bowler James Harris returned from Middlesex and batter Eddie Byrom signed from Somerset.