Glamorgan sign wicketkeeper Chris Cooke

Chris Cooke is in contention to play for Glamorgan on Saturday

Glamorgan have handed a two-year contract to South African wicketkeeper batsman Chris Cooke.

The 24-year-old, who has hit more than 500 runs for the county's second team this summer, is in Saturday's final CB40 match squad against Somerset.

"Chris has played some excellent innings... besides showing that he is a good wicketkeeper," said Glamorgan director of cricket Matthew Maynard.

"Looking ahead, he will be a very good addition to our squad."

Cooke has played in six first-class matches for Western Province in his homeland as well as having appeared in 14 one-day games, with a one-day best of 109 against Boland in 2009-10.

In this country, he has previously turned out for Nottinghamshire's second team as well as playing Premier League cricket in Sussex for Littlehampton, in the West Midlands for Tamworth and currently for Bournemouth in the Southern Premier League.