County ins and outs 2023
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Here are details of all the county signings and departures from the 2023 season.
Guide to abbreviations | |
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REL: Released | RET: Retired |
YTH: From youth teams | UKP: Born overseas, but has UK passport |
EUP: European Union passport | KPK: Kolpak contract (until 2020) |
Also shows, where relevant, players' previous counties | |
Counties have been permitted to field two overseas players in all competitions since 2021, following the ending of Kolpak registrations.
Kolpak contracts were signed by foreign players, using a European Court ruling to avoid counting against the quota of one overseas player per club. Following the UK's exit from the European Union, Kolpak registrations were terminated at the end of the 2020 season, but some Kolpak players remain in county cricket as overseas players.
Players who moved counties or retired during the 2022 season are included on the 2022 list. A list of players who are unavailable for the One-Day Cup as they had been selected for The Hundred can be found here. Not included are players signed on short-term arrangements purely for non-competitive friendly matches.
DERBYSHIRE
Overseas players: Suranga Lakmal (Sri Lanka), Haider Ali (Pakistan, until 22 August), Zaman Khan (Pakistan, for T20) |
In | Out |
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Zak Chappell (Nottinghamshire) | Shan Masood (Yorkshire) |
Matt Lamb (Warwickshire) | Dustin Melton (REL) |
Henry Brookes (Warwickshire, loan from 4-14 May) | Mikey Cohen, external (REL) |
Aneurin Donald (Hampshire, loan from 18-27 May) | Alex Hughes (RET) |
Conor McKerr (Surrey, loan from 24-29 June) | |
David Lloyd (Glamorgan, loan for One-Day Cup) | |
Harry Moore (YTH) | |
Pat Brown (Worcestershire, loan from 8 September, then permanent move) | |
Other news: Leus du Plooy replaced Billy Godleman as captain in the Championship, and also led the T20 side after the departure of overseas player Shan Masood. Brooke Guest, external became One-Day Cup skipper. Alex Hughes took a role as an analyst with the club following his retirement from playing, while ex-England batter Ian Bell returned as a batting consultant.
DURHAM
Overseas players: David Bedingham, external (South Africa), Matt Kuhnemann (Australia, until 23 April), Ajaz Patel (New Zealand, for Championship, 11 May-14 June), Ashton Turner (Australia, for T20), Wayne Parnell (South Africa, for T20), Raymond Toole (New Zealand, short-term deal from 25 June), Migael Pretorius (South Africa, 10 July-end of One-Day Cup), Vishwa Fernando (Sri Lanka, from 19 September) |
In | Out |
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Ollie Robinson (Kent) | Sean Dickson (Somerset) |
Ben McKinney, external (YTH) | Matt Salisbury (Leicestershire) |
Ross Whitfield, external (YTH) | Chris Rushworth (Warwickshire) |
Nathan Sowter (Middlesex) | |
Brandon Glover (Northamptonshire) | |
Bas de Leede (UKP) | |
Matt Parkinson, external (Lancashire, loan for County Championship, 27-29 April, 25 June-28 July and for September) | |
Luke Robinson, external (YTH) | |
Craig Miles (Warwickshire, loan from 11-14 June) | |
Other news: Head coach James Franklin left before the end of the 2022 season and was replaced by ex-Netherlands coach Ryan Campbell, while bowling coach Neil Killeen left for the same role with England. Batter Tristan Stubbs pulled out of his overseas deal for the T20 Blast after being selected by South Africa A. Alex Lees became limited-overs captain.
ESSEX
Overseas players: Simon Harmer (South Africa), Daniel Sams (Australia, for T20), Doug Bracewell (New Zealand, for County Championship, 13 April-30 July), Beau Webster (Australia, for One-Day Cup), Umesh Yadav (India, from 4 September) |
In | Out |
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Noah Thain, external (YTH) | Adam Wheater (RET) |
Jack Plom, external (REL) | |
Grant Roelofsen (Gloucestershire) | |
Umesh Yadav (Middlesex) | Mark Steketee (Yorkshire) |
Other news: Overseas signing Will Sutherland withdrew from his deal after sustaining a back injury.
GLAMORGAN
Overseas players: Marnus Labuschagne (Australia), Michael Neser, external (Australia), Colin Ingram (South Africa), Peter Hatzoglou (Australia, for T20), Cam Fletcher (New Zealand, for T20), Mitchell Swepson (Australia, from 23 June as Championship cover for Neser) |
In | Out |
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Zain-ul-Hassan (ex-Worcestershire) | Michael Hogan (Kent) |
Ben Kellaway (YTH) | Lukas Carey (REL) |
Ben Morris (YTH) | Ruaidhri Smith (REL) |
Harry Podmore (Kent) | Joe Cooke (REL) |
James Weighell (REL) | |
Tom Cullen (REL) | |
Tegid Phillips (REL) | |
David Lloyd (Derbyshire, loan for One-Day Cup) | |
Other news: Glamorgan appointed former England all-rounder Mark Alleyne as limited-overs coach, with previous head coach Matthew Maynard focusing on the Championship side - though Maynard left at the end of the season.
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Overseas players: Marcus Harris, external (Australia, until 21 May), Zafar Gohar (Pakistan), Grant Roelofsen (South Africa, for T20 and as Championship cover for Harris), Anwar Ali (Pakistan, for One-Day Cup), Harry Tector, external (Ireland, for One-Day Cup) |
In | Out |
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Marchant de Lange (Somerset, UKP) | Benny Howell (Hampshire) |
Ryan Higgins (Middlesex) | |
Grant Roelofsen (Essex) | Ian Cockbain (REL) |
George Scott, external (REL) | |
Joe Phillips, external (YTH, short-term contract) | Naseem Shah (Leicestershire) |
Danny Lamb (Lancashire, loan for 30 May and from 11-14 June) | |
Other news: Robbie Joseph was confirmed, external as lead bowling coach, while William Porterfield saw his contract as assistant coach for batting and fielding extended for two years., external Both previously occupied consultancy roles. Miles Hammond replaced Jack Taylor as T20 captain on 15 June. Performance director Steve Snell left the club in mid-July.
HAMPSHIRE
Overseas players: Kyle Abbott (South Africa), Mohammad Abbas (Pakistan), Nathan Ellis (Australia, for T20), Ben McDermott (Australia, for T20) |
In | Out |
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Benny Howell (Gloucestershire) | Aneurin Donald (Derbyshire, loan from 18-27 May) |
Eddie Jack, external (YTH) | Toby Albert, external (Kent, loan from 25-28 July) |
Joseph Eckland, external (YTH) | Scott Currie (Leicestershire, loan from 10 September) |
KENT
Overseas players: George Linde (South Africa, until 14 July), Kane Richardson (Australia, for Twenty20), Arshdeep Singh (India, for Championship in June and July), Wes Agar (Australia, 14 April-22 May), James Bazley (Australia, for One-Day Cup), Ben Lister (New Zealand, from 4 August), Yuzvendra Chahal (India, from 10 September) |
In | Out |
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Joey Evison (Nottinghamshire) | Matt Milnes (Yorkshire) |
Michael Hogan (Glamorgan) | Darren Stevens (REL) |
Conor McKerr, external (Surrey, loan from 13-23 April) | Ollie Robinson (Durham) |
Arafat Bhuiyan, external (South Asian Cricket Academy) | Harry Podmore (Glamorgan) |
Toby Albert, external (Hampshire, loan from 25-28 July) | Matt Henry (Somerset) |
Ben Geddes, external (Surrey, loan from 25-28 July) | |
Matt Parkinson (Lancashire, loan for One-Day Cup) | |
Jaydn Denly, external (YTH) | |
Other news: Batting coach Ryan ten Doeschate left to work in franchise cricket and was replaced by former Worcestershire head coach Alex Gidman. Sam Billings stepped down as County Championship captain on 24 June, external and was replaced by Jack Leaning.
LANCASHIRE
Overseas players: Dane Vilas, external (South Africa), Colin de Grandhomme (New Zealand), Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand, from 11 May) |
In | Out |
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Tom Aspinwall, external (YTH) | Liam Hurt (REL) |
Matthew Hurst, external (YTH) | Hasan Ali (Warwickshire) |
Colin de Grandhomme (Surrey) | Matt Parkinson, external (Durham, loan for County Championship, 27-29 April, 25 June-28 July and for September) |
Harry Singh, external (YTH) | Danny Lamb (Gloucestershire, loan for 30 May and from 11-14 June) |
Matt Parkinson (Kent, loan for One-Day Cup) | |
Rob Jones (Worcestershire, loan for One-Day Cup) | |
Danny Lamb (Somerset, loan for One-Day Cup) | |
Other news: Keaton Jennings replaced Dane Vilas as captain for the County Championship and One-Day Cup, with Liam Livingstone becoming T20 captain. Bowling coach Graeme Onions coached the county side during the One-Day Cup while Glen Chapple and Carl Crowe were at The Hundred, before head coach Chapple left at the end of the season.
LEICESTERSHIRE
Overseas players: Wiaan Mulder (South Africa), Naveen-ul-Haq (Afghanistan, for T20), Peter Handscomb (Australia, until end of August), Naseem Shah (Pakistan, for T20 as early season cover for Naveen), Umar Amin (Pakistan, for September) |
In | Out |
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Sol Budinger (Nottinghamshire) | George Rhodes, external (REL) |
Josh Hull, external (YTH) | Ben Mike (Yorkshire) |
Matt Salisbury (Durham) | Hassan Azad (Northamptonshire) |
Peter Handscomb (Middlesex) | Sam Bates (REL) |
Josh Davey (Somerset, loan from 18-21 May) | Nat Bowley (REL) |
Naseem Shah (Gloucestershire) | Alex Evans (REL) |
Uttam Ranji, external (YTH) | Gavin Griffiths (REL) |
Ben Cox (Worcestershire, loan from 1 September then permanent move) | Abi Sakande (REL) |
Scott Currie (Hampshire, loan from 10 September) | |
Other news: Former Foxes player James Taylor rejoined the club as batting coach, while Lewis Hill replaced Callum Parkinson as Championship captain. Head coach Paul Nixon was placed on gardening leave in June and departed permanently two weeks later, with assistant coaches Alfonso Thomas and James Taylor taking over on an interim basis until the end of the season. India batter Ajinkya Rahane cancelled his planned overseas stay at Leicestershire, with Handscomb extending his instead.
MIDDLESEX
Overseas players: Pieter Malan (South Africa, until 23 August), Jayant Yadav (India, for September) |
In | Out |
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Ryan Higgins (Gloucestershire) | Nathan Sowter (Durham) |
Eoin Morgan (RET) | |
Peter Handscomb (Leicestershire) | |
Shaheen Afridi(Nottinghamshire) | |
Umesh Yadav (Essex) | |
Other news: Fast bowling consultant Jade Dernbach left the club to rejoin Surrey,, external ex-Sussex coach Ian Salisbury joined as a consultant while veteran seamer Tim Murtagh became player-coach. Toby Roland-Jones replaced Murtagh as County Championship captain, with Mark Stoneman leading the One-Day Cup side while T20 skipper Stephen Eskinazi was at The Hundred. Keshav Maharaj's overseas stint was cancelled after he sustained an injury celebrating a wicket for South Africa.
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
Overseas players: Chris Lynn, external (Australia, for T20), Sam Whiteman (Australia, until end of August), Andrew Tye (Australia, for T20), Chris Tremain (Australia, until 23 April), Jordan Buckingham (Australia, 4-21 May), Prithvi Shaw (India, for One-Day Cup until 16 August), Karun Nair (India, from 10 September) |
In | Out |
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David Willey (Yorkshire) | Nathan Buck (RET) |
Ollie Sale (Somerset) | Ben Curran (REL) |
George Gowler, external (YTH) | Brandon Glover (Durham) |
George Weldon, external (YTH) | Charlie Thurston (REL) |
Hassan Azad (Leicestershire) | Will Young (Nottinghamshire) |
Justin Broad, external (UKP) | Ryan Rickelton (Yorkshire) |
Graeme White (RET on 1 September) | |
Other news: Luke Procter and Lewis McManus captained the club in the Championship and One-Day Cup respectively, replacing overseas signing Will Young, while David Willey took over from Josh Cobb as skipper in the T20 Blast. Australian paceman Lance Morris' planned overseas stint in May was cancelled because of injury.
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
Overseas players: Dane Paterson (South Africa), Colin Munro (New Zealand, for T20), Shaheen Afridi (Pakistan, for T20), Imad Wasim (Pakistan, for T20, 30 June-2 July and quarter-finals if Notts qualify), Will Young (New Zealand, for Championship, 10-28 July), Asitha Fernando (Sri Lanka, from 10 September) |
In | Out |
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Olly Stone (Warwickshire) | Joey Evison (Kent) |
Tom Loten (Yorkshire) | Zak Chappell (Derbyshire) |
Colin Munro (Worcestershire) | Sol Budinger (Leicestershire) |
Shaheen Afridi (Middlesex) | Stuart Broad (RET on 28 July) |
Conor McKerr (Surrey, loan from 24 May-7 June & 18=23 June) | |
Jack Brooks (Somerset, loan from 25 May-18 June) | |
Will Young (Northamptonshire) | |
Other news: County Championship skipper Steven Mullaney took over the T20 captaincy as overseas signing Dan Christian did not return to the club.
SOMERSET
Overseas players: Peter Siddle (Australia, until end of July), Matt Henry (New Zealand, 11 May-31 July), Cameron Bancroft (Australia, until 7 May), Ish Sodhi (New Zealand, 30 June-7 July), Curtis Campher (Ireland, for first five One-Day Cup matches), Neil Wagner (New Zealand, for September) |
In | Out |
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Tom Kohler-Cadmore (Yorkshire) | Marchant de Lange (Gloucestershire, as UKP) |
Sean Dickson (Durham) | Ollie Sale (Northamptonshire) |
Shoaib Bashir, external (Berkshire) | Max Waller (RET) |
Matt Henry (Kent) | Jack Brooks (Worcestershire, loan from 18-21 May) |
Dom Bess (Yorkshire, loan from 9-14 July) | Josh Davey (Leicestershire, loan from 18-21 May) |
Danny Lamb (Lancashire, loan for One-Day Cup) | Jack Brooks (Nottinghamshire, loan from 25 May-18 June) |
Finley Hill (YTH) | |
Other news: Dickson captained the One-Day Cup side,, external succeeding Ben Green who was playing in The Hundred.
SURREY
Overseas players: Kemar Roach (West Indies, until 14 May and from 3 September), Sean Abbott (Australia, until end of July), Sunil Narine (West Indies, for T20), Tom Latham (New Zealand, for County Championship from 11 June-29 July), Sai Sudharsan (India, for September) |
In | Out |
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Dom Sibley (Warwickshire) | Hashim Amla (RET) |
Tommy Ealham, external (YTH, short-term contract) | Colin de Grandhomme (Lancashire) |
Krish Patel, external (YTH) | Conor McKerr, external (Kent, loan from 13-23 April) |
Conor McKerr (Nottinghamshire, loan from 24 May-7 June & 18-23 June) | |
Daniel Moriarty (Yorkshire, loan from 23 June-29 July, then permanently from 2024) | |
Conor McKerr (Derbyshire, loan from 24-29 June) | |
Ben Geddes, external (Kent, loan from 25-28 July) | |
Other news: Gareth Batty was appointed head coach, after filling the role on an interim basis for the 2022 season. Azhar Mahmood and Jim Troughton were also confirmed in their assistant coach positions, while Jade Dernbach rejoined the club from Middlesex as second XI and bowling coach., external
SUSSEX
Overseas players: Cheteshwar Pujara (India), Shadab Khan (Pakistan, for T20), Steven Smith (Australia, 4-21 May), Nathan McAndrew (Australia, April-July), Henry Shipley (New Zealand, for County Championship, 5 June-23 July), Jaydev Unadkat (India, 2-23 September) |
In | Out |
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Bertie Foreman, external (YTH) | Luke Wright (RET) |
Shadab Khan (Yorkshire) | Ravi Bopara (REL on 4 July) |
Nathan McAndrew (Warwickshire) | Delray Rawlins (REL on 14 July) |
Michael Burgess (Warwickshire, loan from 24 May for T20 Blast) | Steven Finn (RET on 14 August) |
Other news: Ian Salisbury, Sussex's head coach for Championship and 50-over cricket, left the club and was replaced by former England assistant coach Paul Farbrace, while academy director Mike Yardy departed to become England under-19s coach., external West Indies seamer Jayden Seales withdrew from an overseas deal after sustaining a knee injury.
WARWICKSHIRE
Overseas players: Hasan Ali (Pakistan, until 30 June), Glenn Maxwell (Australia, for T20 and Championship cover 10-13 July), Paul Stirling (Ireland, for T20, 20-29 May), Dominic Drakes (West Indies, for T20 from 2 July), Mir Hamza (Pakistan, 19-28 July), Kraigg Brathwaite (West Indies, for September) |
In | Out |
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Ed Barnard (Worcestershire) | Dom Sibley (Surrey) |
Moeen Ali (Worcestershire) | Olly Stone (Nottinghamshire) |
Chris Rushworth (Durham) | Adam Hose (Worcestershire) |
Hasan Ali (Lancashire) | Matt Lamb (Derbyshire) |
Dom Bess, external (Yorkshire, loan from 25 June-9 July) | Ryan Sidebottom (REL) |
Dominic Drakes (Yorkshire) | Nathan McAndrew (Sussex) |
Michael Booth, external (ex-Durham Univ) | Henry Brookes (Derbyshire, loan from 4-14 May) |
Theo Wylie, external (YTH) | Michael Burgess (Sussex, loan from 24 May for T20 Blast) |
Tazeem Ali (YTH) | Craig Miles (Durham, loan from 11-14 June) |
Other news: Director of cricket Paul Farbrace (who subsequently joined Sussex) and bowling coach Matt Mason left at the end of the 2022 season, with Mason taking a role as fast bowling coach for England Women. Gavin Larsen effectively replaceds Farbrace in the new role of performance director and Stuart Barnes took over the bowling coach role. Ian Westwood stepped up from second XI to assistant coach,, external while Shaftab Khalid coached senior players alongside his development work. New signing Moeen Ali replaced last year's overseas player Carlos Brathwaite as T20 captain.
WORCESTERSHIRE
Overseas players: Azhar Ali (Pakistan), Michael Bracewell (New Zealand, for T20 until 9 June), Mitchell Santner (New Zealand, for T20), Usama Mir (Pakistan, 24-29 May & 11 June-7 July), Navdeep Saini (India, 25-28 June), Logan van Beek (Netherlands, 9 August-22 September) |
In | Out |
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Oli Cox, external (YTH) | Ed Barnard (Warwickshire) |
Moeen Ali (Warwickshire) | |
Adam Hose (Warwickshire) | Tom Fell (REL) |
Matthew Waite (Yorkshire) | Josh Dell (REL) |
Jack Brooks (Somerset, loan from 18-21 May) | Jacques Banton (REL) |
Rob Jones (Lancashire, loan for One-Day Cup) | Colin Munro (Nottinghamshire) |
Cameron Jones, external (YTH) | Charlie Morris (RET on 2 May) |
Harry Darley, external (YTH) | Ben Cox (Leicestershire, loan from 1 September then permanent move) |
Pat Brown (Derbyshire, loan from 8 September then permanent move) | |
Other news: Jake Libby became One-Day Cup captain. Alex Gidman stepped down as head coach and was replaced by his assistant Alan Richardson. Second XI coach Kadeer Ali stepped up to become assistant coach, while ex-England managing director Ashley Giles became chief executive in June.
YORKSHIRE
Overseas players: Shan Masood (Pakistan), David Wiese (Namibia, for T20), Shai Hope (West Indies, for April), Saud Shakeel (Pakistan, 7 April-15 May), Mark Steketee (Australia, for County Championship from mid-June until late July), Ryan Rickelton (South Africa, 10-28 July) |
In | Out |
|---|---|
Shan Masood (Derbyshire) | Matthew Waite (Worcestershire) |
Matt Milnes (Kent) | David Willey (Northamptonshire) |
Ben Mike (Leicestershire) | Tom Kohler-Cadmore (Somerset) |
Yash Vagadia (YTH) | Tom Loten (Nottinghamshire) |
Harry Sullivan, external (REL) | |
Mickey Edwards (UKP) | Josh Sullivan, external (REL) |
Mark Steketee (Essex) | Steve Patterson (RET) |
Daniel Moriarty (Surrey, loan from 23 June-29 July for Championship, then permanently from 2024) | Gary Ballance (REL) |
Ryan Rickelton (Northamptonshire) | Shadab Khan (Sussex) |
Dom Bess, external (Warwickshire, loan from 25 June-9 July) | |
Dominic Drakes (Warwickshire) | |
Dom Bess (Somerset, loan from 9-14 July) | |
Other news: New overseas signing Shan Masood took over as captain in all formats for 2023. New Zealand seamer Neil Wagner had signed for an overseas stint but was ruled out by injury, and subsequently joined Somerset for September.