Matthew Elliott will join Glamorgan for the first month of the season. He was originally due to play for Yorkshire during the same period, but Pakistan's early elimination from the World Cup means that Younis Khan is now available for Yorkshire for the entire season.

Elliott previously played for Glamorgan in 2000 and 2005 and was only prevented from a further season in 2006 by a recurrence of a knee injury. Jimmy Maher will be available for the remainder of the season.

"This opportunity has only come up very recently because my agreement with Yorkshire fell through," said Elliott, "but I was really keen to play county cricket for that first month of the season and, knowing that Jimmy wasn't due to come over to Wales until mid-May, I floated the idea and was delighted that the club agreed. I think people know of my affections for Glamorgan and for Wales, and I'm really looking forward to linking up with the players and getting the season off to a positive start for when Jimmy arrives."