Somerset Cricket have released former West Indies Test player Omari Banks but agreed a one-year deal with leg-spinner Michael Munday.

Banks departs at the end of a two-year contract in which he featured in just six Championship games.

The Anguillan arrived at Somerset CCC with a reputation as a big-hitting batsman and effective off-spinner, but made just one fifty and took only seven wickets.

Director of cricket Brian Rose said: "I have informed Omari that, regrettably, his contract hasn't been renewed.

"Really he has been outstanding in his personal application to his job over the two years. We haven't been able to fault his dedication.

"But he hasn't had the performances to justify another contract."

Munday was out of contract at Taunton but was offered a new deal at the end of the season and has now accepted it.

The Cornishman played in just one Championship game in 2009, taking four wickets in the win against Yorkshire at Headingley.

Rose said: "He is coming back next year. We know he has the ability but he just needs to find the consistency."

Rose will hold talks with all-rounder Wes Durston this week after the Glastonbury man boosted his chances of a new deal with his displays in the Champions League.

Durston, who is out of contract, top-scored with 57 in the defeat against Diamond Eagles after replacing Marcus Trescothick.

Rose said: "He played very well and was one of our few batters who dominated the bowling."

Durston, 29, played only a handful of first-team games in all cricket in 2009 but has respectable career averages.

Somerset CCC are now short of experienced batsmen and he may benefit from the departure of Justin Langer.

What Somerset CCC do have is eleven pace bowlers on their books so a move for former England seamer Matthew Hoggard has been ruled out.

"If he had been an out and out fast bowler I might have gone for him, but I am not unhappy with what we have got," said Rose.

Meanwhile, Rose has paid tribute to departing seamer Steffan Jones, who will join Derbyshire.

He said: "I am very happy that Steffan has been fixed up with a contract. I know he particularly enjoyed his cricket at Kent and Derbyshire this season.

"He has been great for Somerset over the time he has been with us."

Rose summarised the Champions League as a 'great learning curve' for his side.

"There were miles more positives than negatives," he said.

"It was a great learning curve for many of our players in terms of what they have got to get to.

"But it was also good for the management in terms of revealing where we need to get better, particularly in the first six or seven overs of our batting.

"Two years ago batsmen were dominating in Twenty20 but now the bowlers are starting to come back into it."