County ins & outs - signings, departures and rumours
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With the 2024 county season fast approaching, stay up to date with the latest player signings and speculation from all the counties.
Guide to abbreviations | |
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REL: Released | RET: Retired |
YTH: From youth teams | UKP: Born overseas, but has UK passport |
Also shows, where relevant, players' previous counties | |
Counties have been permitted to field two overseas players in all competitions since 2021.
Players who moved counties or retired during the 2023 season are included on the 2023 list. A list of players who were 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.
Most recent confirmed playing moves |
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DERBYSHIRE
Overseas players: Blair Tickner (New Zealand, start of season until early July), Mohammad Amir (Pakistan, final six T20 group games), Daryn Dupavillon (South Africa, from May) |
In | Out |
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David Lloyd (Glamorgan) | Leus du Plooy (Middlesex) |
Pat Brown (Worcestershire) | George Scrimshaw (Northamptonshire) |
Aneurin Donald (Hampshire) | Billy Godleman (REL) |
Samit Patel (Nottinghamshire) | Mark Watt (REL) |
Ross Whiteley (Hampshire) | Tom Wood (REL) |
Jack Morley (Lancashire, season-long loan) | Archie Harrison (REL) |
Mattie McKiernan (RET) | |
Possible signings: The county are seeking a replacement overseas player for the start of the season after Amir reversed his retirement from international cricket.
Other news: New signings Lloyd and Patel replace Du Plooy as Championship and T20 captains, with Patel replacing Brooke Guest as One-Day Cup skipper. Ben Smith has been appointed batting coach, replacing Ian Bell who had held role in a consultancy capacity for the last two seasons.
DURHAM
Overseas players 2024: David Bedingham, external (South Africa), Scott Boland (Australia, 12-15 April), Ashton Turner (Australia, for T20), Peter Siddle (Australia, for County Championship, 26 April-3 July) |
In | Out |
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Colin Ackermann (Leicestershire) | Liam Trevaskis (Leicestershire) |
Callum Parkinson (Leicestershire) | Harry Crawshaw, external (REL) |
Peter Siddle (Somerset) | Luke Doneathy, external (REL) |
Ross Whitfield, external (REL) | |
Tom Mackintosh, external (RET) | |
Migael Pretorius (Somerset) | |
Other news: Graham Onions has rejoined the club from Lancashire, taking the role of lead bowling coach.
ESSEX
Overseas players: Simon Harmer (South Africa), Dean Elgar (South Africa), Daniel Sams (Australia, for T20) |
In | Out |
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Jordan Cox (Kent) | Dan Lawrence (Surrey) |
Will Buttleman, external (REL) | |
Eshun Kalley, external (REL) | |
Josh Rymell, external (REL) | |
Aron Nijjar, external (REL) | |
Alastair Cook (RET) | |
Beau Webster (Gloucestershire) | |
GLAMORGAN
Overseas players: Marnus Labuschagne (Australia), Colin Ingram (South Africa), Mir Hamza (Pakistan, until 27 May) |
In | Out |
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Henry Hurle (YTH) | David Lloyd (Derbyshire) |
Asa Tribe (YTH) | Andrew Salter (RET) |
Mason Crane (Hampshire, season-long loan) | Callum Taylor (REL) |
Craig Miles (Warwickshire, loan from 5-22 April) | Michael Neser (Hampshire) |
Brad Wheal (Hampshire, game-by-game loan from 19 April) | |
Other news: The departing Lloyd has been replaced by Sam Northeast as County Championship captain, with One-Day Cup skipper Kiran Carlson taking over the T20 side as well. Grant Bradburn has joined as head coach for all formats, replacing the split coaching roles of Matthew Maynard and Mark Alleyne. Former Northamptonshire player Toby Bailey has joined as a coach until the T20 World Cup in June.
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Overseas players: Cameron Bancroft, external (Australia), Zafar Gohar, external (Pakistan), Beau Webster (Australia, for T20 plus two Championship games in June) |
In | Out |
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Archie Bailey, external (YTH) | Tom Lace, external (REL) |
Tommy Boorman, external (YTH) | Will Naish, external (REL) |
Ahmed Syed, external (YTH) | |
Cameron Bancroft, external (Somerset) | Jared Warner, external (REL) |
Beau Webster (Essex) | Marcus Harris (Leicestershire) |
Others news: Head coach Dale Benkenstein and bowling coach Robbie Joseph have left for the same roles at Lancashire and Kent respectively - with ex-captain Mark Alleyne returning for a second spell as head coach. Assistant coach William Porterfield has followed Benkenstein to Lancashire. Jack Taylor has been appointed white ball captain, returning to the T20 leadership after stepping down mid-way through last season and replacing Graeme van Buuren in the One-Day Cup.
HAMPSHIRE
Overseas players: Kyle Abbott (South Africa), Mohammad Abbas (Pakistan), Michael Neser (Australia, for T20), Naveen-ul-Haq, external (Afghanistan, final six T20 group matches), Ben McDermott (Australia, for T20) |
In | Out |
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Ali Orr (Sussex) | Aneurin Donald (Derbyshire) |
Michael Neser (Glamorgan) | Jack Campbell, external (REL) |
Harry Petrie, external (REL) | |
Ross Whiteley (Derbyshire) | |
Scott Currie (Leicestershire, season-long loan) | |
Mason Crane (Glamorgan, season-long loan) | |
Brad Wheal (Glamorgan, game-by-game loan from 19 April) | |
Other news: Performance analyst Joe Maiden has become 2nd XI coach.
KENT
Overseas players: Wes Agar (Australia, until end of July), Beyers Swanepoel (South Africa, from 1 May), Xavier Bartlett (Australia, for T20, 31 May-21 June) |
In | Out |
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Matt Parkinson (Lancashire) | Jordan Cox (Essex) |
George Garrett, external (Warwickshire) | Alex Blake (REL) |
Michael Cohen (ex-Derbyshire) | James Logan (REL) |
Michael Hogan (RET) | |
Ben Lister (Nottinghamshire) | |
Other news: Director of cricket Paul Downton stepped down at the end of the 2023 season and was replaced by bowling coach Simon Cook,, external while batting coach Alex Gidman, external has left to become assistant coach of the England women's team. They have been replaced by Robbie Joseph, who joins from Gloucestershire, and Toby Radford respectively.
Club captain Sam Billings has stepped down, having already relinquished the Championship and One-Day Cup leadership in 2023, but will continue as T20 skipper. Daniel Bell-Drummond succeeds Jack Leaning as Championship captain, with a One-Day Cup skipper to be named in 2024, after Joe Denly led the 50-over side last season. Leaning becomes vice-captain.
LANCASHIRE
Overseas players: Nathan Lyon (Australia, seven of first nine Championship matches), Tom Bruce (New Zealand), Chris Green (Australia, for T20) |
In | Out |
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Mitchell Stanley (Worcestershire) | Matt Parkinson (Kent) |
Danny Lamb (Sussex) | |
Rob Jones (Worcestershire) | |
Richard Gleeson (Warwickshire) | |
Jack Morley (Derbyshire, season-long loan) | |
Other news: Head coach Glen Chapple has departed and has been replaced by Dale Benkenstein, who leaves the same position at Gloucestershire. Bowling coach Graham Onions has also left to join Durham and has been replaced by Craig White,, external who moves from a position at women's regional side Thunder. Assistant coach Carl Crowe has been replaced by ex-Ireland captain William Porterfield, who has also left Gloucestershire, while former captain Steven Croft has joined the coaching staff but will remain available for T20 cricket as a player.
LEICESTERSHIRE
Overseas players: Wiaan Mulder (South Africa), Peter Handscomb (Australia), Marcus Harris (Australia, until 6 May) |
In | Out |
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Liam Trevaskis (Durham) | Colin Ackermann (Durham) |
Ben Cox (Worcestershire) | Callum Parkinson (Durham) |
Ben Mike (Yorkshire) | Will Davis (REL) |
Scott Currie (Hampshire, season-long loan) | Ed Barnes (REL) |
Marcus Harris (Gloucestershire) | Nick Welch (REL) |
Ben Green (Somerset, loan from 19 April-6 May) | Scott Steel (REL) |
Arron Lilley (REL) | |
Michael Finan (REL) | |
Other news: Last season's interim head coaches Alfonso Thomas and James Taylor have been appointed as head and assistant coach respectively. Seamer Chris Wright's announced move to Sussex was cancelled for family reasons, while Australia batter Will Pucovski's overseas stint with Leicestershire was cancelled after he suffered a concussion.
MIDDLESEX
Overseas players: TBC |
In | Out |
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Leus du Plooy (Derbyshire) | Tim Murtagh (RET) |
Noah Cornwell, external (YTH) | John Simpson (Sussex) |
Henry Brookes (Warwickshire) | |
Other news: Murtagh has become a coach following his retirement.
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
Overseas players: Prithvi Shaw (India, from June), Chris Tremain (Australia, until 29 April), Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe, for T20), Karun Nair (India, for first seven Championship games) |
In | Out |
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George Scrimshaw (Derbyshire) | Tom Taylor (Worcestershire) |
George Bartlett (Somerset) | Gareth Berg (RET) |
Ravi Bopara (ex-Sussex, for T20) | Simon Kerrigan (RET) |
Hassan Azad (REL) | |
Harry Gouldstone (REL) | |
Ollie Sale, external (RET) | |
Josh Cobb (Worcestershire) | |
Other news: Batting coach Ben Smith left the club at the end of October and has been replaced by Greg Smith. Bowling coach Chris Liddle has also departed to take up a similar role with the England women's team, and has been succeeded by Rory Kleinveldt., external
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
Overseas players: Dane Paterson (South Africa), Will Young (New Zealand, from 19 April for County Championship & T20), Ben Lister (New Zealand, for T20, 30 May-21 June), Fazalhaq Farooqi (Afghanistan, for T20, 5-19 July) |
In | Out |
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Dillon Pennington (Worcestershire) | Samit Patel (Derbyshire) |
Josh Tongue (Worcestershire) | Jake Ball (Somerset) |
Jack Haynes (Worcestershire) | |
Freddie McCann, external (YTH) | |
Ben Lister (Kent) | |
Other news: Steven Mullaney has stepped down as captain and has been replaced by Haseeb Hameed, who had already been leading the One-Day Cup team, in the Championship and Joe Clarke in the T20 Blast. Mullaney has taken up a player-coach role, will lead the second XI and remains available for first-team selection when required.
SOMERSET
Overseas players: Matt Renshaw (Australia, until 27 May), Migael Pretorius (South Africa, 12 April-27 May) |
In | Out |
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Jake Ball (Nottinghamshire) | George Bartlett (Northamptonshire) |
Migael Pretorius (Durham) | Steven Davies (RET) |
Jack Brooks (REL) | |
Cameron Bancroft, external (Gloucestershire) | |
Ben Green (Leicestershire, loan from 19 April-6 May) | |
Peter Siddle (Durham) | |
Other news: T20 captain Lewis Gregory has replaced Tom Abell as County Championship captain, with a One-Day Cup skipper yet to be named. Steve Kirby has returned for a second spell as bowling coach, following a stint with Zimbabwe. Australian all-rounder Will Sutherland has pulled out of an overseas stint after sustaining an injury.
SURREY
Overseas players: Kemar Roach (West Indies, first seven County Championship games), Sean Abbott (Australia, May-June) |
In | Out |
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Dan Lawrence (Essex) | Dan Moriarty (Yorkshire) |
Other news: Australia cancelled all-rounder Aaron Hardie's planned overseas stint. Assistant coach Azhar Mahmood has left to take up a role with Pakistan.
SUSSEX
Overseas players: Jayden Seales (West Indies, until 8 June), Nathan McAndrew (Australia, 1 June-31 July), Cheteshwar Pujara (India, until 27 May), Daniel Hughes (Australia, from 31 May), Jaydev Unadkat (India, from mid-August) |
In | Out |
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Danny Lamb (Lancashire) | George Garton (Warwickshire) |
John Simpson (Middlesex) | Ali Orr (Hampshire) |
Henry Rogers, external (YTH) | Jamie Atkins, external (RET) |
Possible signings: Sussex are in the market for an experienced seam bowler after Chris Wright's agreed move from Leicestershire was cancelled for family reasons.
Other news: Chief executive Rob Andrew left in October 2023 for a role at the ECB. New signing Simpson has been named County Championship captain for the first seven games, replacing Tom Haines, while Tymal Mills will captain the T20 side (replacing the released Ravi Bopara) if he is not picked by England for the T20 World Cup.
WARWICKSHIRE
Overseas players: Hassan Ali (Pakistan, until end of July), Aamir Jamal (Pakistan, 26 April-19 July) |
In | Out |
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George Garton (Sussex) | Ethan Brookes (Worcestershire) |
Richard Gleeson (Lancashire) | George Garrett, external (Kent) |
Manraj Johal, external (REL) | |
Henry Brookes (Middlesex) | |
Craig Miles (Glamorgan, loan from 5-22 April) | |
Other news: Will Rhodes has stepped down as captain, having led the county in the Championship and One-Day Cup.
WORCESTERSHIRE
Overseas players: Usama Mir (Pakistan, for T20), Nathan Smith (New Zealand), Jason Holder (West Indies, until 13 May) |
In | Out |
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Rob Jones (Lancashire) | Dillon Pennington (Nottinghamshire) |
Ethan Brookes (Warwickshire) | Josh Tongue (Nottinghamshire) |
Tom Taylor (Northamptonshire) | Jack Haynes (Nottinghamshire) |
Yadvinder Singh (South Asian Cricket Academy) | Pat Brown (Derbyshire) |
Josh Cobb (Northamptonshire) | Ben Cox (Leicestershire) |
Mitchell Stanley (Lancashire) | |
Taylor Cornall (REL) | |
YORKSHIRE
Overseas players: Shan Masood (Pakistan), Donovan Ferreira (South Africa, for T20) |
In | Out |
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Dan Moriarty (Surrey) | Will Fraine, external (REL) |
Jack Shutt, external (REL) | |
Ben Mike (Leicestershire) | |