GLAMORGAN stalwart Mark Wallace has extended his contract the county until the end of the 2017 season.

The 34-year-old from Abergavenny is the most successful wicket-keeper batman in the club's history and on the opening game of last season became the first gloveman to pass 10,000 runs in first-class cricket.

Wallace made his Glamorgan debut aged 17 against Somerset at Taunton in 1999 to become the club's youngest wicket-keeper in a County Championship match.

In the course of the following years, he also represented England Under-19s, before becoming Glamorgan's regular wicket-keeper in four-day cricket from 2001, winning his county cap in 2003 aged only 21.

Wallace was an important part of Glamorgan's success in winning the National League title in 2004 and the following year, he also set a new club record by not conceding any byes in Kent's mammoth total of 587 at Canterbury.

In 2009 Wallace scored a career-best 139 in first-class cricket and in 2013 he set a new career-best in List A cricket with an unbeaten 118 against Gloucestershire in Cardiff on the road to leading the team out at Lord's for the Yorkshire Bank 40 Final.

He played in 230 consecutive Championship games before missing the final match of the 2015 season through injury, ending a 14-year streak.

"I've been here for a while now so the opportunity to extend my stay was something I jumped at," said Mark Wallace.

"I love playing for Glamorgan. It's something I wanted to do since I was a kid so I'm very happy to be doing it for a little bit longer.

"We've made some good signings to bolster the squad in different areas this season and there's a few guys in the academy now who weren't born when I made my debut.

"It's a good blend though and we've a good size of squad with competition for places."

Hugh Morris, Glamorgan chief executive and director of cricket, said: "Mark is an outstanding senior player and role model within our squad and we are delighted to have secured his services until the end of 2017."