County Championship (2026): Discussion Thread

[BouncerGuy]

County cricket ins and outs - all the signings, departures and overseas arrivals ahead of the 2026 season

DERBYSHIRE

Ins: Matt Montgomery (Nottinghamshire), Shoaib Bashir (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)

DURHAM

Ins: Kasey Aldridge (Somerset), Archie Bailey (Gloucestershire), Shafiqullah Ghafar

Outs: Mitchell Killeen (Essex), Paul Coughlin (Lancashire), Bas de Leede (released in order to prioritise international commitments with Netherlands)

Overseas players: David Bedingham (South Africa), Kemar Roach (West Indies - County Championship, April to mid-June)

ESSEX

Ins: Zaman Akhter (Gloucestershire), Mitchell Killeen (Durham)

Outs: Nick Browne (retired), Adam Rossington, Jamal Richards (both released)

Overseas players: Wiaan Mulder (South Africa - County Championship and Vitality Blast, April to June), Simon Harmer (South Africa)

GLAMORGAN

Ins: Sean Dickson (Somerset)

Outs: Sam Northeast (Kent), Tom Bevan (released), James Harris (retired)

Overseas players: Colin Ingram (South Africa), Ryan Hadley (Australia - first six County Championship matches), Nathan McAndrew (Australia - whole of Vitality Blast, plus two County Championship matches in June), Fazalhaq Farooqi (Afghanistan - Vitality Blast)

GLOUCESTERSHIRE

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

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

HAMPSHIRE

Ins: Jake Lehmann

Outs: Keith Barker (Warwickshire), Benny Howell (Nottinghamshire), Joseph Eckland (released)

Overseas players: Kyle Abbott (South Africa), Codi Yusuf (South Africa - first block of County Championship matches), Tristan Stubbs (South Africa - Vitality Blast), Hilton Cartwright (Australia - Vitality Blast)

KENT

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

Outs: Nathan Gilchrist (Warwickshire), Jack Leaning (Sussex), Marcus O'Riordan, Mohammed Rizvi (both 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)

LANCASHIRE

Ins: Ajeet Singh Dale (Gloucestershire), Paul Coughlin (Durham)

Outs: Will Williams (Gloucestershire), Josh Boyden (released)

Overseas players: Marcus Harris (Australia), Chris Green (Australia - Vitality Blast), Ben McDermott (Australia - Vitality Blast)

LEICESTERSHIRE

Ins: Ben Green, Josh Davey (both Somerset), Stephen Ezkinazi (Middlesex), Jonny Tattersall (Yorkshire), Yadvinder Singh (Worcestershire)

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

Overseas players: Ajaz Patel (New Zealand), Jake Weatherald (Australia - first block of County Championship matches), Ashton Turner (Australia - Vitality Blast)

MIDDLESEX

Ins:

Outs: Stephen Eskinazi (Leicestershire)

Overseas players:

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

Ins: Louis Kimber (Leicestershire), Calvin Harrison (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)

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

Ins: Benny Howell (Hampshire - Vitality Blast contract), George Munsey (Vitality Blast contract)

Outs: Matt Montgomery (Derbyshire), Calvin Harrison (Northamptonshire), Sammy King, Dane Schadendorf (both released)

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

SOMERSET

Ins: Josh Shaw (Gloucestershire)

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

Overseas players: Migael Pretorius (South Africa), Riley Meredith (Australia - Vitality Blast), Daniel Sams (Australia - Vitality Blast)

SURREY

Ins: TBC

Outs: TBC

Overseas players: Sean Abbott (Australia - first eight County Championship matches and whole of Vitality Blast), Rahul Chahar (India - final eight County Championship matches)

SUSSEX

Ins: Danny Briggs (Warwickshire), Dom Goodman, Tom Price (both Gloucestershire), Jack Leaning (Kent)

Outs: Ari Karvelas, Bertie Foreman, Archie Lenham, Zach Lion-Cachet, Henry Rogers (all released)

Overseas players: Daniel Hughes (Australia), Jaydev Unadkat (India - June-September)

WARWICKSHIRE

Ins: Jordan Thompson (Yorkshire), Nathan Gilchrist (Kent), Keith Barker (Hampshire)

Outs: Moeen Ali (Yorkshire), Danny Briggs (Sussex), Craig Miles (Gloucestershire), Olly Hannon-Dalby (Worcestershire - loan deal), Chris Rushworth (retired)

Overseas players: Beau Webster (Australia - for first half of the season)

WORCESTERSHIRE

Ins: Olly Hannon-Dalby (Warwickshire - loan deal)

Outs: Yadvinder Singh (Leicestershire), Tom Hinley (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 (Gloucestershire), Jonny Tattersall (Leicestershire), Jordan Thompson (Warwickshire), Matt Milnes (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)

County cricket ins and outs - all the signings, departures and overseas arrivals ahead of the 2026 season

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[BouncerGuy]

County Championship Division One 2026

• Somerset vs Nottinghamshire, 5th Match, Day 1 — 3:00 PM (Today) / 10:00 AM GMT / 11:00 AM LOCAL
• Leicestershire vs Sussex, 4th Match, Day 1 — 3:00 PM (Today) / 10:00 AM GMT / 11:00 AM LOCAL
• Glamorgan vs Yorkshire, 3rd Match, Day 1 — 3:00 PM (Today) / 10:00 AM GMT / 11:00 AM LOCAL
• Hampshire vs Essex, 2nd Match, Day 1 — 3:00 PM (Today) / 10:00 AM GMT / 11:00 AM LOCAL
• Warwickshire vs Surrey, 1st Match, Day 1 — 3:00 PM (Today) / 10:00 AM GMT / 11:00 AM LOCAL

County Championship Division Two 2026

• Durham vs Kent, 4th Match, Day 1 — 3:00 PM (Today) / 10:00 AM GMT / 11:00 AM LOCAL
• Northamptonshire vs Lancashire, 3rd Match, Day 1 — 3:00 PM (Today) / 10:00 AM GMT / 11:00 AM LOCAL
• Middlesex vs Gloucestershire, 2nd Match, Day 1 — 3:00 PM (Today) / 10:00 AM GMT / 11:00 AM LOCAL
• Derbyshire vs Worcestershire, 1st Match, Day 1 — 3:00 PM (Today) / 10:00 AM GMT / 11:00 AM LOCAL

 

[BouncerGuy]

County Championship Division One 2026:​

Somerset vs Nottinghamshire, 5th Match, Day 1

Nottinghamshire have won the toss and have opted to field

Leicestershire vs Sussex, 4th Match, Day 1

Leicestershire have won the toss and have opted to field

Glamorgan vs Yorkshire, 3rd Match, Day 1

Day 1: Toss delayed due to rain

Hampshire vs Essex, 2nd Match, Day 1

Day 1: Toss delayed due to wet outfield

Warwickshire vs Surrey, 1st Match, Day 1

Warwickshire have won the toss and have opted to field

County Championship Division Two 2026​

Durham vs Kent, 4th Match, Day 1

Kent have won the toss and have opted to field

Northamptonshire vs Lancashire, 3rd Match, Day 1

Lancashire have won the toss and have opted to bat

Middlesex vs Gloucestershire, 2nd Match, Day 1

Gloucestershire have won the toss and have opted to field

(Zafar Gohar is in action here for Middlesex)


Derbyshire vs Worcestershire, 1st Match, Day 1

Worcestershire have won the toss and have opted to field

(Muhammad Abbas and Kashif Ali will be in action here)