Banks will bring international experience to Somerset's ranks
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Somerset have signed former West Indies all-rounder Omari Banks.
The 25-year-old middle order batsman and off-spinner has played 10 Test matches for his country, the last in Sri Lanka in July 2005.
Somerset director of cricket Brian Rose said: "Omari is a great signing and will give us strength in depth in key positions in our squad."
Banks does not count as an overseas player as he was born in Anguilla, a British protectorate.
Rose added: "Omari will be a huge asset to us and will be very dangerous in one-day cricket and the Twenty20 Cup."
Banks spent two months with Leicestershire in 2001 but only played one senior game against Pakistan.
The rest of the time he was restricted to appearing for the Foxes second team.
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