County ins and outs 2025
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Here are details of all the county signings and departures from the 2025 season.
Key to abbreviations: REL = released; RET = retired; YTH = from youth teams; UKP = born overseas, but has UK passport.
Counties have been permitted to field two overseas players in all competitions since 2021.
Players who moved counties or retired during the 2024 season are included on the 2024 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.
Derbyshire
Overseas players:Caleb Jewell (Australia), Blair Tickner (New Zealand), Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar (Afghanistan, for T20)
In:Martin Andersson (Middlesex), Jack Morley, external (Lancashire), Fynn Hudson-Prentice (Sussex, initial four-match loan for T20 from 8 June), Amrit Basra (South Asian Cricket Academy), Rory Haydon, Joe Hawkins, external (YTH, short-term contract, 28 July-31 August), Matt Montgomery (Nottinghamshire, loan for One-Day Cup)
Out:Sam Conners (Durham), Mohammad Amir (Essex), Samit Patel (REL on 19 July)
Other news: Head of cricket Mickey Arthur has taken on an additional role as director of cricket at Hundred franchise Northern Superchargers. David Lloyd has stepped down as captain and has been replaced by former skipper Wayne Madsen in the Championship.
Durham
Overseas players:David Bedingham (South Africa), Brendan Doggett (Australia, until 26 May), Zak Foulkes (New Zealand, for T20 Blast group stage), Neil Wagner (New Zealand, from 22 June for Championship), Codi Yusuf (South Africa, 25 April-25 May and from 18 July), Jimmy Neesham (New Zealand, for T20)
In:Emilio Gay (Northamptonshire), Sam Conners (Derbyshire), Will Rhodes (Warwickshire), Zak Foulkes (Warwickshire), Jake Ball (Somerset, loan from 25 April-5 May), Jack Blatherwick (Lancashire, loan from 25 April-5 May), Jimmy Neesham (Leicestershire), Kasey Aldridge (Somerset, loan from 30 May-20 June), Robbie Bowman, external (YTH, short-term contract for One-Day Cup), Archie Bailey (Gloucestershire, loan from 13 August for One-Day Cup), Shafiqullah Ghafari (UKP)
Out:Michael Jones (Lancashire), Jonathan Bushnell (REL), Brandon Glover (REL), Oliver Gibson (REL), Ben Dwarshuis (Worcestershire), Ashton Turner (Lancashire)
Other news: Scott Borthwick has stepped down as club captain and taken up a role as player-coach.
Essex
Overseas players:Simon Harmer (South Africa), Kasun Rajitha (Sri Lanka, 18 April-26 May), Mohammad Amir (Pakistan, for T20 Blast), Khaleel Ahmed (India, 29 June-25 July, for Championship), Curtis Campher (Ireland, 15-24 August, for One-Day Cup), Doug Bracewell (New Zealand, from 8 September)
In:Mohammad Amir (Derbyshire), Charlie Bennett, external (YTH), Daniel Gladwell, external (YTH, short term contract, 15-31 August)
Out:Ben Allison (Worcestershire), Aaron Beard, external (RET), Feroze Khushi (REL), Daniel Sams (Nottinghamshire), Jamal Richards, external (Kent, loan from 2-12 May)
Other news: Chief executive John Stephenson left at the end of the 2024 season to take up a similar position with Western Australia. Director of cricket Anthony McGrath departed to become head coach of Yorkshire and has been replaced by Chris Silverwood, who led the side from 2016-18. Bowling coach Mick Lewis has joined McGrath at Headingley.
Adam Rossington has signed a new deal for T20 cricket only, while Indian all-rounder Shardul Thakur has withdrawn from a deal to play as an overseas player in April and May after taking a deal with Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League.
Glamorgan
Overseas players:Colin Ingram (South Africa), Asitha Fernando (Sri Lanka, for Championship until 18 May and from 22 July), Marnus Labuschagne (Australia, 16-26 May), Hayden Kerr (Australia, 1-3 June), Matt Kuhnemann (Australia, 23-26 May), Imad Wasim (Pakistan, from 14 June for T20)
In:Ned Leonard (Somerset), Callum Nicholls (YTH), Shoaib Bashir (Somerset, loan for April), Romano Franco (YTH, short-term contract for One-Day Cup), Tom Norton (YTH)
Out:Harry Podmore (RET), Prem Sisodya (RET)
Others news: Glamorgan sacked head coach Grant Bradburn in December following a misconduct charge. He has been replaced on an interim basis by England Lions coach Richard Dawson, who will lead the side this season in the Championship and T20 Blast, with a One-Day Cup coach to be appointed. Mark O'Leary will be assistant coach, while former England coach Matthew Mott returns to the club in a part-time basis to take charge of coach development.
Gloucestershire
Overseas players:Cameron Bancroft (Australia, until 28 August), Cameron Green (Australia, April-May), D'Arcy Short (Australia, for T20), Todd Murphy (Australia, 22 June-1 August, for Championship)
In:Aman Rao, external (South Asian Cricket Academy), Daaryoush Ahmed, external (MCC Young Cricketers), Craig Miles, external (Warwickshire, loan for One-Day Cup), Kamran Dhariwal, external (South Asian Cricket Academy)
Out:Zafar Gohar (Middlesex), Tom Smith (RET on 18 July), Chris Dent (RET on 31 July), Archie Bailey (Durham, loan from 13 August for One-Day Cup)
Other news: Graeme van Buuren has stepped down as Championship captain and has been replaced by Cameron Bancroft.
Hampshire
Overseas players:Kyle Abbott (South Africa), Lhuan-dre Pretorius (South Africa, for T20, from 13 June), Dewald Brevis (South Africa, primarily for T20), Brett Hampton (New Zealand, April-May), Bjorn Fortuin (South Africa, for T20 from 5-8 June), Tilak Varma (India, for Championship from 22 June-1 August), Chris Lynn (Australia, for T20, 5-17 July), Hilton Cartwright (Australia, for T20, 5-17 July), Washington Sundar (India, for Championship from 15 September)
In:Sonny Baker (Somerset), Danny Briggs, external (Warwickshire, loan for Global Super League in Nov/Dec 2024), Mark Stoneman (Middlesex, for Championship), Ben Mayes, external (YTH), Andrew Neal (Hertfordshire), Manny Lumsden (YTH), Brandon McMullen, external (Scotland, short-term contract for One-Day Cup from 13 August)
Out:Mohammad Abbas (Nottinghamshire), John Turner (Lancashire, loan from 11 April-5 May)
Other news: James Vince has stepped down as County Championship captain and will only play T20 cricket for Hampshire next season. Ben Brown has taken over as red ball skipper. Hampton replaces Australian all-rounder Jack Edwards who had signed to play in April and May but was ruled out by injury. Batting coach Jimmy Adams will lead the side in the One-Day Cup.
Kent
Overseas players:Wes Agar (Australia, from end of May), Tom Rogers (Australia, for T20), Kashif Ali (Pakistan, until 26 May), Keith Dudgeon (South Africa, 4-6 April)
In:Chris Benjamin (Warwickshire), Corey Flintoff (Lancashire), Jamal Richards, external (Kent, loan from 2-12 May), Jake Ball (Somerset, loan from 16-26 May), Alfie Ogborne (Somerset, loan from 16-26 May), Ben Dawkins (YTH), Mohammed Rizvi (South Asian Cricket Academy), Olly Curtiss, external (YTH)
Out:Arafat Bhuiyan, external (REL), Hamidullah Qadri, external (REL), Nathan Gilchrist (Middlesex, loan from 13 August for rest of One-Day Cup)
Other news: Head coach Matt Walker stepped down at the end of the 2024 season, subsequently becoming batting coach at Warwickshire, and has been replaced by Adam Hollioake.
Lancashire
Overseas players:Chris Green (Australia), Anderson Phillip (West Indies, until the end of July), Marcus Harris (Australia, for Championship and One-Day Cup), Ashton Turner (Australia, for T20, 29 May-4 July)
In:Michael Jones (Durham), Marcus Harris (Leicestershire), Ashton Turner (Durham), John Turner (Hampshire, loan from 11 April-5 May), Arav Shetty (South Asian Cricket Academy), Luke Hands, external (YTH, short-term contract), Joe Moores, external (YTH, short-term contract)
Out:Steven Croft (RET), George Lavelle, external (REL), Jack Morley, external (Derbyshire), Corey Flintoff (Kent), Jack Blatherwick (Durham, loan from 25 April-5 May)
Leicestershire
Overseas players:Peter Handscomb (Australia, until 26 August), Logan van Beek (Netherlands, for County Championship and T20), Shan Masood (Pakistan, from 30 May)
In:Logan van Beek (Worcestershire), Ben Green (Somerset, loan for Championship until 1 August), Shan Masood (Yorkshire), Josh Thomas (Somerset, loan from 10-18 July), Stephen Ezkinazi (Middlesex, loan from 8 September), Jonny Tattersall (Yorkshire, loan from 8 September)
Out:Sam Evans, external (REL), Marcus Harris (Lancashire), Jimmy Neesham (Durham), Harry Swindells (RET on 30 July)
Other news: Lewis Hill has stepped down as captain for the Championship and One-Day Cup and will be replaced by Handscomb, who led the side in the T20 Blast last season but will hand over that side to Louis Kimber.
Middlesex
Overseas players:Kane Williamson (New Zealand, for at least 10 T20 matches and five Championship games), Josh Little (Ireland, primarily for T20), Dane Paterson (South Africa, until 26 May)
In:Ben Geddes (Surrey), Aaryan Sawant, external (YTH), Naavya Sharma, external (YTH), Sebastian Morgan, external (YTH), Zafar Gohar (Gloucestershire, as non-overseas player), Dane Paterson (Nottinghamshire), Jamie Feldman, external (YTH, short-term contract until end of the season), Nathan Gilchrist (Kent, loan from 13 August for rest of One-Day Cup), Olly Stone (Nottinghamshire, loan from 8-18 September)
Out:Ethan Bamber (Warwickshire), Martin Andersson (Derbyshire), Mark Stoneman (Hampshire), Robbie White (RET), Thilan Walallawita, external (REL), Stephen Ezkinazi (Leicestershire, loan from 8 September)
Other news: Former England spinner Ian Salisbury has joined as a full-time coach, external having worked as a consultant with the club since 2023.
Head coach Richard Johnson departed on 17 June and was replaced by former Lancashire captain Dane Vilas in an interim capacity until the end of the season. Batting consultant Mark Ramprakash left the club on 3 July. Leus du Plooy was named captain for the Championship and T20 Blast on 9 July, replacing Toby Roland-Jones and Stephen Ezkinazi in the respective competitions, while Ben Geddes is the new skipper for the One-Day Cup., external
Northamptonshire
Overseas players:Matt Breetzke, external (South Africa, for T20), Yuzvendra Chahal (India, from 22 June-26 August, for Championship and One-Day Cup), Harry Conway (Australia, 2-26 May), Lloyd Pope (Australia, for T20 and Championship game 22-25 June), Tim Robinson (New Zealand, 22 June-11 July and from 5 August)
In:Dom Leech (Yorkshire), Arush Buchake, external (YTH), Aadi Sharma, external (YTH), Liam Guthrie (UKP), Calvin Harrison (Nottinghamshire, loan for Championship from 11 April-2 July and from 8 September), Nirvan Ramesh, external (YTH), Ben Whitehouse, external (short-term contract for One-Day Cup), Stuart van der Merwe, external (Leeds Bradford MCCU), Aryaman Varma, external (short-term contract for One-Day Cup)
Out:Emilio Gay (Durham), George Gowler, external (REL), Alex Russell, external (REL), George Weldon, external (REL), Jack White (Yorkshire)
Other news:Darren Lehmann has become head coach, succeeding John Sadler who left in September 2024. Australia spinner Ashton Agar pulled out of a return as an overseas player for the T20 Blast. Lead bowling coach Rory Kleinveldt left the club in mid-July to become head coach of Western Province and was replaced on an interim basis, external by Glenn Chapple.
Nottinghamshire
Overseas players:Kyle Verreynne (South Africa, for Championship), Fergus O'Neill (Australia, until 28 April), Daniel Sams (Australia, for T20), Mohammad Abbas (Pakistan, 9-26 May and 8-27 September), Moises Henriques (Australia, for T20), Ishan Kishan (India, 22 June-2 July)
In:Travis Holland, external (YTH), Sam Seecharan, external (YTH), Tom Giles, external (YTH), Conor McKerr (Surrey), Daniel Sams (Essex), Mohammad Abbas (Hampshire), Francis Moore, external, Byron Hatton-Lowe, external (YTH), Joe Pocklington, external (Lincolnshire)
Out:Luke Fletcher (REL), Tom Loten, external (RET), Toby Pettman, external (RET), Fateh Singh (Worcestershire), Jacob Duffy (Worcestershire), Alex Hales (REL), Dane Paterson (Middlesex), Calvin Harrison (Northamptonshire, loan for Championship from 11 April-2 July and from 8 September), James Hayes, external (Sussex, loan from 9-19 May), Matt Montgomery (Derbyshire, loan for One-Day Cup), Will Young (Warwickshire), Olly Stone (Middlesex, loan from 8-18 September)
Other news: Assistant coach Paul Franks will lead the side in the One-Day Cup.
Somerset
Overseas players:Riley Meredith (Australia, for T20 and possibly other formats), Matt Henry (New Zealand, 16 May-9 July), Migael Pretorius (South Africa)
In:Thomas Rew (YTH), Kian Roberts, external (YTH), James Theedom, external (YTH)
Out:Sonny Baker (Hampshire), Ned Leonard (Glamorgan), George Thomas, external (Sussex), Roelof van der Merwe (REL), Ben Green (Leicestershire, loan for Championship until 1 August), Shoaib Bashir (Glamorgan, loan for April), Jake Ball (Durham, loan from 25 April-5 May), Jake Ball (Kent, loan from 16-26 May), Alfie Ogborne (Kent, loan from 16-26 May), Kasey Aldridge (Durham, loan from 30 May-20 June), Josh Thomas (Leicestershire, loan from 10-18 July)
Other news: Will Smeed has switched his white-ball deal to an all-format contract.
Surrey
Overseas players:Nathan Smith (New Zealand, until 11 July), Mitchell Santner (New Zealand, for T20, 30 May-20 June), Kemar Roach (West Indies, for April), Kurtis Patterson (Australia, 9-26 May), Adam Zampa (Australia, for T20 from 6-13 July), Sai Kishore (India, 22 July-1 August), Rahul Chahar (India, from 23 September)
In:Matthew Fisher (Yorkshire), Nathan Smith (Worcestershire), Nikhil Gorantla (South Asian Cricket Academy), Alex French, external (YTH), Ari Karvelas, external (Sussex, loan from 22 August for rest of One-Day Cup), Ralphie Albert, external (YTH), Ollie Hunt, external (YTH, short-term contract for One-Day Cup)
Out:Ben Geddes (Middlesex), Conor McKerr (Nottinghamshire), Amar Virdi (REL), Matt Dunn (RET on 21 August)
Other news: Director of cricket Alec Stewart stepped down at the end of the 2024 season and has a part-time role as high performance cricket advisor. Sam Curran has replaced Chris Jordan as T20 captain. On 1 September, Jamie Overton announced he was taking an indefinite break from red-ball cricket.
Sussex
Overseas players:Daniel Hughes (Australia), Jayden Seales (West Indies, first block of County Championship games), Nathan McAndrew (Australia, 16 May-1 August), Jaydev Unadkat (India, from 8 September), Gurinder Sandhu (Australia, for June and July)
In:Nantes Oosthuizen, external (YTH), George Thomas, external (Somerset), Troy Henry, external, James Hayes, external (Sussex, loan from 9-19 May)
Out:Fynn Hudson-Prentice (Derbyshire, initial four-match loan for T20 from 8 June), Bertie Foreman (Worcestershire, loan from 22 July-1 August), Ari Karvelas, external (Sussex, loan from 21 August for rest of One-Day Cup)
Other news: Former Sussex head coach Mark Robinson, who left Warwickshire in February, rejoined the coaching staff in March, and from June also became technical lead for state school cricket, external.
Warwickshire
Overseas players:Tom Latham (New Zealand, 9 May-18 July), Beau Webster (Australia, May-July), Hasan Ali (Pakistan, from 29 May), Vishwa Fernando (Sri Lanka, until 21 April), Corey Rocchiccioli (Australia, for Championship from 22 June-1 August), Will Young (New Zealand, for Championship from 8 September)
In:Ethan Bamber (Middlesex), Ben Blakemore, external (YTH), Vansh Jani, external (South Asian Cricket Academy), Adam Sylvester (ex-Derbyshire), Will Young (Nottinghamshire)
Out:Will Rhodes (Durham), Chris Benjamin (Kent), Michael Burgess (RET), Danny Briggs, external (Hampshire, loan for Global Super League in Nov/Dec 2024), Amir Khan, external (REL), Zak Foulkes (Durham), Craig Miles, external (Gloucestershire, loan for One-Day Cup)
Other news: Head coach Mark Robinson has been replaced by his assistant Ian Westwood, while departing performance director Gavin Larsen has been succeeded by James Thomas from Manchester City.
Batting coach Tony Frost has become head of cricket operations and Simon Kerrigan will take charge of the second XI, with ex-Kent head coach Matt Walker becoming batting coach. Chris Rushworth will take up a role as coach alongside his playing contract for next season.
Worcestershire
Overseas players:Jacob Duffy (New Zealand, 11 April-30 June), Ben Dwarshuis (Australia, for T20), Henry Nicholls (New Zealand, for Championship, 25 April-2 July), Khurram Shahzad (Pakistan, from 4 July)
In:Ben Allison (Essex), Fateh Singh (Nottinghamshire), Jacob Duffy (Nottinghamshire), Ben Dwarshuis (Durham), Isaac Mohammed, external (ex-Warwickshire academy), Bertie Foreman (Sussex, loan from 22 July-1 August), Daniel Lategan, external (YTH)
Out:Joe Leach (RET), Josh Cobb (REL), Olly Cox (REL), Nathan Smith (Surrey), Logan van Beek (Leicestershire)
Yorkshire
Overseas players:Will Sutherland (Australia, 30 May-18 July), Will O'Rourke (New Zealand, for T20, 30 May-20 June), Jordan Buckingham (Australia, 2-26 May), Ben Sears (New Zealand, from 11 April), Abdullah Shafique (Pakistan, 22 June-2 July for Championship, 11-18 July for T20), Imam Ul-Haq (Pakistan, 22 July-31 August), Mayank Agarwal (India, from 8 September)
In:Alex Wade, external (YTH), Jawad Akhtar, external (YTH), Jack White (Northamptonshire), Will Bennison, external (YTH), Matthew Firbank, external (YTH)
Out:Matthew Fisher (Surrey), Dom Leech (Northamptonshire), Mickey Edwards (RET), Shan Masood (Leicestershire), Jonny Tattersall (Leicestershire, loan from 8 September)
Other news: First-team coach Ottis Gibson left at the end of the 2024 season, and has been replaced by Essex director of cricket Anthony McGrath. with ex-Northants coach John Sadler joining as batting coach and Mick Lewis leaving Essex to become bowling coach. Former all-rounder Gavin Hamilton, external has rejoined as general manager.
Jonny Bairstow replaces the departed Masood as County Championship captain, with Dawid Malan as T20 skipper. India batter Ruturaj Gaikwad has withdrawn from his deal to play for the club from 22 July.
Not included are any players signed on short-term arrangements purely for non-competitive friendly matches.
