County Cricket 2026: Signings, Departures and Overseas Players

Keep up to date with every 2026 county signing, departure and overseas registration.

DERBYSHIRE

• Ins: Matt Montgomery (from Nottinghamshire), Shoaib Bashir (from Somerset)
• Outs: David Lloyd (retired), Alex Thomson (released)

Overseas players: Caleb Jewell (Australia), Mohammad Abbas (Pakistan), Sufiyan Muqeem (Pakistan — first six Vitality Blast matches), AM Ghazanfar (Afghanistan — second half of Vitality Blast)

Notes: England spinner Shoaib Bashir joins Derbyshire after leaving Somerset. Experienced Pakistan seamer Mohammad Abbas has signed a two-year deal and will represent his fourth English county.

DURHAM

• Ins: Kasey Aldridge (from Somerset), Archie Bailey (from Gloucestershire), Shafiqullah Ghafar
• Outs: Mitchell Killeen (to Essex), Paul Coughlin (to Lancashire), Bas de Leede (released to prioritise Netherlands commitments)
• Overseas players: David Bedingham (South Africa), Kemar Roach (West Indies — County Championship, April to mid-June)
• Notes: West Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach will play for Durham in the early County Championship block.

ESSEX

• Ins: Zaman Akhter (from Gloucestershire), Mitchell Killeen (from Durham)
• Outs: Nick Browne (retired), Adam Rossington (released), Jamal Richards (released)
• Overseas players: Wiaan Mulder (South Africa — County Championship and Vitality Blast, April to June), Simon Harmer (South Africa)

GLAMORGAN

• Ins: Sean Dickson (from Somerset)
• Outs: Sam Northeast (to Kent), Tom Bevan (released), James Harris (retired)

Overseas players: Colin Ingram (South Africa), Nathan McAndrew (Australia — full Vitality Blast plus two County Championship matches in June)

GLOUCESTERSHIRE

• Ins: Craig Miles (from Warwickshire), Will Williams (from Lancashire), Dawid Malan (from Yorkshire — Vitality Blast only)

Outs: Archie Bailey (to Durham), Ajeet Singh Dale (to Lancashire), Zaman Akhter (to Essex), Dom Goodman (to Sussex), Tom Price (to Sussex), Josh Shaw (to Somerset)

Overseas players: Cameron Bancroft (Australia), Gabe Bell (Australia — first six County Championship matches), D'Arcy Short (Australia — Vitality Blast), Liam Scott (Australia — Vitality Blast and two County Championship matches in June)

Notes: Australian seam bowler Gabe Bell will appear in Gloucestershire's opening County Championship fixtures.

HAMPSHIRE

• Ins: Jake Lehmann
• Outs: Keith Barker (to Warwickshire), Benny Howell (to Nottinghamshire), Joseph Eckland (released)

Overseas players: Kyle Abbott (South Africa), Tristan Stubbs (South Africa — Vitality Blast), Hilton Cartwright (Australia — Vitality Blast)

KENT

• Ins: Matt Milnes (from Yorkshire), Sam Northeast (from Glamorgan)

Outs: Nathan Gilchrist (to Warwickshire), Jack Leaning (to Sussex), Marcus O'Riordan (released), Mohammed Rizvi (released), George Garrett (retired)

Overseas players: Keith Dudgeon (South Africa), Glenton Stuurman (South Africa — County Championship until May 18), Senuran Muthusamy (South Africa — County Championship and Vitality Blast from May 22), Tom Rogers (Australia — Vitality Blast)

Notes: Jack Leaning has left Kent to join Sussex on a three-year deal. South Africa's Senuran Muthusamy will join Kent midseason.

LANCASHIRE

• Ins: Ajeet Singh Dale (from Gloucestershire), Paul Coughlin (from Durham)
• Outs: Will Williams (to Gloucestershire), Josh Boyden (released)

Overseas players: Marcus Harris (Australia), Mitch Perry (Australia — County Championship, April and May), Chris Green (Australia — Vitality Blast), Ben McDermott (Australia — Vitality Blast)

LEICESTERSHIRE

• Ins: Ben Green (from Somerset), Josh Davey (from Somerset), Stephen Eskinazi (from Middlesex), Jonny Tattersall (from Yorkshire)

Outs: Louis Kimber (to Northamptonshire), Matt Salisbury (released), Roman Walker (released), Chris Wright (retired), Harry Swindells (retired)

• Overseas players: Peter Handscomb (Australia), Ajaz Patel (New Zealand), Ashton Turner (Australia — Vitality Blast)
• Notes: New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel replaces Keshav Maharaj in the overseas plans.

MIDDLESEX

• Ins: No incoming signings announced
• Outs: Stephen Eskinazi (to Leicestershire)
• Overseas players: No overseas registrations announced

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

• Ins: Louis Kimber (from Leicestershire), Calvin Harrison (from Nottinghamshire)
• Outs: Freddie Heldreich (released)

Overseas players: Nathan McSweeney (Australia), Harry Conway (Australia — first two months of the season), Yuzvendra Chahal (India — second half of the season), Chris Lynn (Australia — Vitality Blast)

Notes: Australia batter Nathan McSweeney will represent Northamptonshire in 2026.

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

• Ins: Benny Howell (from Hampshire — Vitality Blast contract), George Munsey (Vitality Blast contract)
• Outs: Matt Montgomery (to Derbyshire), Calvin Harrison (to Northamptonshire), Sammy King (released), Dane Schadendorf (released)

Overseas players: Kyle Verreynne (South Africa — County Championship only), Fergus O'Neill (Australia — April to June), Mohammad Ali (Pakistan — August to September), George Linde (South Africa — Vitality Blast), Peter Siddle (Australia — Vitality Blast)

Notes: Benny Howell joins Nottinghamshire for the Vitality Blast only.

SOMERSET

• Ins: Josh Shaw (from Gloucestershire)

Outs: Kasey Aldridge (to Durham), Shoaib Bashir (to Derbyshire), Sean Dickson (to Glamorgan), Josh Davey (to Leicestershire), Ben Green (to Leicestershire), Andy Umeed (released)

• Overseas players: Migael Pretorius (South Africa), Riley Meredith (Australia — Vitality Blast), Daniel Sams (Australia — Vitality Blast)
• Notes: Australian seamer Riley Meredith returns to Somerset for the Vitality Blast.

SURREY

• Ins: TBC
• Outs: TBC
• Overseas players: Sean Abbott (Australia — first eight County Championship matches and whole of Vitality Blast)

SUSSEX

• Ins: Danny Briggs (from Warwickshire), Dom Goodman (from Gloucestershire), Tom Price (from Gloucestershire), Jack Leaning (from Kent)
• Outs: Ari Karvelas (released), Bertie Foreman (released), Archie Lenham (released), Zach Lion-Cachet (released), Henry Rogers (released)
• Overseas players: Jaydev Unadkat (India — June to September)
• Notes: Australia all-rounder Beau Webster will appear for Warwickshire in the first half of the season.

WARWICKSHIRE

• Ins: Jordan Thompson (from Yorkshire), Nathan Gilchrist (from Kent), Keith Barker (from Hampshire)
• Outs: Moeen Ali (to Yorkshire), Chris Rushworth (retired), Danny Briggs (to Sussex), Craig Miles (to Gloucestershire)
• Overseas players: Beau Webster (Australia — first half of the season)

WORCESTERSHIRE

• Ins: None
• Outs: Tom Hinley (released), Yadvinder Singh (released)

Overseas players: Beyers Swanepoel (South Africa — County Championship), Usama Mir (Pakistan — Vitality Blast), Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe — Vitality Blast)

YORKSHIRE

• Ins: Moeen Ali (Vitality Blast only), Andrew Tye (Vitality Blast only), Sam Whiteman
• Outs: Dawid Malan (to Gloucestershire), Jonny Tattersall (to Leicestershire), Jordan Thompson (to Warwickshire), Matt Milnes (to Kent)

Overseas players: Logan van Beek (Netherlands — first eight County Championship matches and Vitality Blast), Jhye Richardson (Australia — first block of County Championship matches), Will Sutherland (Australia — Vitality Blast and two County Championship matches in June), Naveen Ul-Haq (Afghanistan — Vitality Blast)

Notes: Former England batter Dawid Malan has joined Gloucestershire on a two-year T20 contract after leaving Yorkshire by mutual consent.

This roundup covers the confirmed squad movements and overseas registrations announced ahead of the 2026 county season.