The 2017/18 Northern Districts cricket squad will have a strong Northland feel about it after Henry Cooper and Brett Randell were handed contracts.
Cooper, 24, picked up the final contract for ND which unites him with Northland cricketers Randell and Tim Southee on the list.
Currently in England playing in the Pennine Cricket League for Rochdale, Cooper made his debut for ND in the Plunket Shield against Central Districts last November, going on to play five Plunket Shield and three Ford Trophy matches across the season.
Northern Districts Plunket Shield and Ford Trophy head coach James Pamment is delighted that Cooper has earned the final contract.
"It is always exciting when a young player receives his first professional contract and in the case of Henry Cooper it will be especially significant given that he is following in the illustrious footsteps of his father, ND legend Barry Cooper," he said.