James Hildreth has signed a new deal with Somerset which will keep him at the club until 2011. He is considered one of most promising up-and-coming batsmen in the country and toured India with England Lions during the winter.

"I am delighted to have signed a new contract and am pretty excited about the prospect of where Somerset are going," he told Somerset's website. "I love it here and I am always going to play here. I feel that this squad squad can take Somerset forward, not just in the coming season but also in future years."