Somerset sign Langeveldt

Charl Langeveldt has signed for Somerset, as a replacement for Sanath Jayasuriya who has return to Sri Lanka in preparation for their series against West Indies.

Langeveldt, 30, has played four Tests and 16 ODIs, making an early mark on Test cricket by taking a five-wicket haul on his Test debut against England at Cape Town. During South Africa's tour of West Indies he took a hat-trick in the third ODI at Barbados to clinch a one-run win and with it the series.

He will arrive at Somerset once he has received clearance from the South Africa Cricket Board and joins Graeme Smith, his national captain, at Taunton. Langeveldt's sharp outswing will add an additional cutting edge to Somerset's attack, which has recently lost Nixon McLean.