County ins and outs 2020
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Here are details of all the county signings and departures from the 2020 season.
Counties were able to field one overseas player in the Bob Willis Trophy, and two in T20 Blast games. The One-Day Cup did not take place in 2020.
Guide to abbreviations | |
|---|---|
KPK: Kolpak contract | REL: Released |
RET: Retired | YTH: From youth teams |
EUP: European Union passport | UKP: Born overseas, but has UK passport |
Also shows, where relevant, players' previous counties | |
Kolpak contracts are 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 will be terminated at the end of the 2020 season, but some Kolpak players may remain in county cricket as overseas players.
With the season delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic, many overseas players' contracts were cancelled.
Players who moved counties or retired during the 2019 season are included on the 2019 list. Have we missed anyone? Please let us know.
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DERBYSHIRE
Overseas player: None |
In | Out |
|---|---|
Michael Cohen (EUP) | James Taylor (Surrey) |
Nils Priestley, external (YTH) | Alfie Gleadall, external (REL) |
Tom Wood, external (ex-Derbyshire) | Hamidullah Qadri, external (Kent) |
Ben Aitchison, external (Cheshire) | Daryn Smit, external (RET) |
Ed Barnes (Yorkshire, loan from 7 August-12 September) | Mark Watt (REL) |
Brooke Guest (Lancashire, loan from 10 August with permanent contract to follow) | |
Other news: Having hung up his boots, Smit wasappointed as Derbyshire's head of talent pathway. Wood rejoined after being released in 2017. Australia internationals Sean Abbott and Ben McDermott were due to join as overseas players, but their deals were deferred to 2021 after the coronavirus pandemic delayed the season.
DURHAM
Overseas player: None |
In | Out |
|---|---|
Paul Coughlin (Nottinghamshire) | Ryan Pringle (REL) |
Farhaan Behardien (KPK) | George Harding (REL) |
David Bedingham (UKP) | James Weighell (Leicestershire, loan from 6 August until end of season) |
Sean Dickson (Kent) | Harry Adair (REL) |
Ross Greenwell (REL) | |
Gavin Main (REL) | |
Other news: Stuart Poynter relinquished his international career with Ireland to remain at Durham as a local player. Ned Eckersley will captain the side in first-class cricket with Nathan Rimmington in charge of the T20 side as overseas signing Cameron Bancroft did not return because of the coronavirus pandemic.
ESSEX
Overseas player: None |
In | Out |
|---|---|
Josh Rymell, external (YTH) | Ravi Bopara (Sussex) |
Robin Das, external (YTH) | Matt Coles, external (REL) |
Rishi Patel (Leicestershire, loan from 21 August to mid-September for Bob Willis Trophy) | |
Jack Plom, external (Surrey, loan from 6-9 Sep) | |
Other news: Tom Westley replaced Ryan ten Doeschate as Championship and One-Day Cup captain. Australia seamer Peter Siddle had the second year of his overseas contract postponed until 2021 after the coronavirus pandemic delayed the season, while fellow Aussies Adam Zampa and Moises Henriques had their T20 deals cancelled.
GLAMORGAN
Overseas player: Andrew Balbirnie (Ireland, for Twenty20) |
In | Out |
|---|---|
Joe Cooke, external (YTH) | Jeremy Lawlor (REL) |
Alex Horton (YTH) | Kazi Szymanski (REL) |
Craig Meschede (RET on 29 June) | |
Other news: Championship captain Chris Cooke replaced Colin Ingram as T20 captain, with David Lloyd due to replace Cooke as One-Day Cup skipper, although the competition did not take place. Overseas signing Marnus Labuschagne did not play for Glamorgan in 2020 because of international travel restrictions.
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Overseas player: None |
In | Out |
|---|---|
Josh Shaw (Yorkshire) | Will Tavare (RET) |
George Scott (Middlesex) | |
Jerome Taylor (Somerset, as KPK) | Chris Liddle, external (RET) |
Tom Lace (Middlesex) | Greg Willows (REL) |
Ollie Price, external (YTH) | |
Other news: Jack Taylor became T20 captain following Klinger's retirement. Overseas trio Cheteshwar Pujara, Qais Ahmad & AJ Tye had their contracts cancelled after the coronavirus pandemic delayed the season.
HAMPSHIRE
Overseas player: Shaheen Afridi (Pakistan, for Twenty20, from 2 September) |
In | Out |
|---|---|
Scott Currie, external (YTH) | Gareth Berg (Northamptonshire) |
Ajeet Dale, external (YTH) | Fidel Edwards (REL) |
George Munsey, external (Scotland, for T20) | |
Calvin Harrison, external (ex-Oxford MCCU) | |
Other news: Australia spinner Nathan Lyon was due to play in the County Championship but his contract was cancelled after the coronavirus pandemic delayed the season. Also not returning for 2020 because of the pandemic were Kolpak signings Kyle Abbott, Fidel Edwards and Rilee Roussouw. Abbott will return as an overseas player in 2021 after the termination of Kolpak registrations at the end of 2020.
KENT
Overseas player: None |
In | Out |
|---|---|
Jack Leaning (Yorkshire) | Mitch Claydon (Sussex) |
Hamidullah Qadri, external (Derbyshire) | Sean Dickson (Durham) |
Tim Groenewald (Somerset) | Adam Rouse (RET on 30 July) |
Nathan Gilchrist (Somerset, loan from 10 August with permanent contract to follow) | |
Other news: Assistant coach Allan Donald left at the end of the 2019 season. Former player Simon Cook, external became bowling coach, with ex-Sussex captain Michael Yardy joining as batting coach. Overseas signings Matt Henry and Mohammad Nabi had their contracts cancelled after the coronavirus pandemic delayed the season.
LANCASHIRE
Overseas player: None |
In | Out |
|---|---|
Luke Wood (Nottinghamshire) | Haseeb Hameed (Nottinghamshire) |
Owais Shah, external (YTH) | Brooke Guest (Derbyshire, loan from 10 August with permanent contract to follow) |
Ed Moulton, external (YTH) | Graham Onions (RET on 4 Sep) |
Other news: Overseas players BJ Watling, James Faulkner and Glenn Maxwell's deals were cancelled after the coronavirus pandemic delayed the season.
LEICESTERSHIRE
Overseas player: Gareth Delany (Ireland, for Twenty20) |
In | Out |
|---|---|
George Rhodes (Worcestershire) | Neil Dexter (REL) |
Nat Bowley, external (YTH) | Ateeq Javid (REL) |
Ben Slater, external (Nottinghamshire, loan from 31 July-10 August) | Aadil Ali (REL) |
James Weighell (Durham, loan from 6 August until end of season) | Tom Taylor (Northamptonshire, loan from 16 September with permanent contract to follow) |
Rishi Patel (Essex, loan from 21 August to mid-September for Bob Willis Trophy) | Harry Funnell (REL) |
Nick Welch, external (ex-Loughborough MCCU) | Don Butchart (REL) |
Other news: Limited-overs skipper Colin Ackermann replaced Paul Horton as Championship captain. Bowling coach Matt Mason left for a role at Western Australia and Perth Scorchers, external at the end of the 2019 season, while assistant first-team coach John Sadler left for the same role, external at Northamptonshire. South Africa batsman Janneman Malan had signed as overseas player for 2020, but was unable to come because of Covid-19 travel restrictions
MIDDLESEX
Overseas player: None |
In | Out |
|---|---|
Miguel Cummins (KPK) | Paul Stirling (Northamptonshire, as overseas) |
Luke Hollman, external (YTH) | Ollie Rayner (REL) |
Blake Cullen, external (YTH) | Tom Barber (Nottinghamshire) |
George Scott (Gloucestershire) | |
Josh de Caires (YTH) | Dawid Malan (Yorkshire) |
Tom Lace (Gloucestershire) | |
Blake Cullen, external (Middlesex, loan from 30 August-5 September) | |
Other news: Captain Dawid Malan departed the club and his intended replacement in the Championship and One-Day Cup, Australia batsman Peter Handscomb, had his two-year contract deferred until 2021-22 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Stephen Eskinazi led the side in the Bob Willis Trophy this year, with Eoin Morgan taking the T20 role (Steven Finn deputised when Morgan was on England duty). Overseas T20 signings Mitchell Marsh and Mujeeb Ur Rahman also had their deals cancelled because of the pandemic.
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
Overseas player: Paul Stirling (Ireland, for Twenty20) |
In | Out |
|---|---|
Gareth Berg (Hampshire) | Ben Cotton (REL) |
Jack White (ex-Cheshire) | |
Brandon Glover (EUP) | |
Paul Stirling (Middlesex) | |
Simon Kerrigan (Shropshire) | |
Tom Taylor (Leicestershire, loan from 16 September with permanent contract to follow) | |
Other news: Assistant first-team coach and bowling lead Phil Rowe has retired., external His bowling responsibilities were taken up by Gloucestershire fast bowler Chris Liddle,, external who retired from playing to take up the role, while John Sadler became assistant first-team coach, leaving the same role at Leicestershire. Overseas duo Faheem Ashraf and Kieron Pollard had their contracts cancelled after the coronavirus pandemic delayed the season.
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
Overseas player: Dan Christian (Australia, for Twenty20); Imad Wasim, external (Pakistan, for Twenty20) |
In | Out |
|---|---|
Sol Budinger, external (YTH) | Luke Wood (Lancashire) |
Haseeb Hameed (Lancashire) | Nick Kimber (Surrey) |
Peter Trego (Somerset) | Paul Coughlin (Durham) |
Tom Barber (Middlesex) | Jake Libby (Worcestershire) |
Ben Slater, external (Leicestershire, loan from 31 July-10 August) | |
Other news: Former ECB lead fast bowling coach Kevin Shine joined Notts as an assistant coach. Pakistan paceman Mohammad Abbas' overseas deal was cancelled because of the delay to the season.
SOMERSET
Overseas player: Babar Azam (Pakistan, for Twenty20 from 2 September) |
In | Out |
|---|---|
Will Smeed, external (YTH) | Marcus Trescothick (RET) |
Peter Trego (Nottinghamshire) | |
Tim Rouse (REL) | |
Paul van Meekeren (REL) | |
Tim Groenewald (Kent) | |
Jerome Taylor (Gloucestershire, as KPK) | |
Nathan Gilchrist (Kent, loan from 10 August with permanent contract to follow) | |
Jamie Overton (Surrey, loan from 2 September with permanent contract to follow) | |
Other news: Trescothick took up the role of assistant coach following his retirement from playing. Australia batsman Matthew Wade's overseas stint was cancelled because of injury, while South Africa seamer Vernon Philander's Kolpak contract and New Zealand all-rounder Corey Anderson's overseas T20 deal were cancelled because of the delayed start to the season.
SURREY
Overseas player: None |
In | Out |
|---|---|
Daniel Moriarty, external (MCC Young Cricketers) | Stuart Meaker (Sussex) |
Nico Reifer, external (YTH) | Arun Harinath, external (REL) |
Nick Kimber (Nottinghamshire) | |
James Taylor (Derbyshire) | |
Reece Topley (Sussex) | |
Hashim Amla (KPK) | |
Laurie Evans (Sussex, loan from 7 August with permanent contract to follow) | |
Adam Finch, external (Worcestershire, loan from 7-25 August) | |
Blake Cullen, external (Middlesex, loan from 30 August-5 September) | |
Jamie Overton (Somerset, loan from 2 September with permanent contract to follow) | |
Jack Plom, external (Essex, loan from 6-9 Sep) | |
Other news: Overseas trio Michael Neser, Shadab Khan and D'Arcy Short had their contracts cancelled after the coronavirus pandemic delayed the season. Coach Michael di Venuto did not return for 2020, while Gareth Batty took over from the injured Jade Dernbach, external as T20 captain.
SUSSEX
Overseas player: None |
In | Out |
|---|---|
Mitch Claydon (Kent) | Michael Burgess (Warwickshire) |
Ravi Bopara (Essex) | Abi Sakande (REL) |
Stuart Meaker (Surrey) | Reece Topley (Surrey) |
Jack Carson, external (YTH) | Laurie Evans (Surrey, loan from 7 August with permanent contract to follow) |
Henry Crocombe, external (YTH) | Adam Barton (REL) |
James Coles, external (YTH) | Elliot Hooper (REL) |
Calum MacLeod (Scotland, for T20) | Jonty Jenner (REL) |
Nick Oxley (REL) | |
Other news: James Kirtley has been appointed as full-time pace bowling coach after a spell as a consultant. Ian Salisbury has become the club's spin bowling coach, with Jason Swift as batting coach. Australia batsman Travis Head's overseas deal was deferred until 2021 after the season was delayed, while Rashid Khan's T20 stint will not happen.
WARWICKSHIRE
Overseas player: Jeetan Patel (New Zealand) |
In | Out |
|---|---|
Michael Burgess (Sussex) | Alex Mellor (REL) |
Tim Bresnan (Yorkshire) | George Panayi (REL) |
Jake Lintott (ex-Gloucestershire) | James Wainman (REL) |
Vikai Kelley, external (YTH) | |
Other news: Will Rhodes replaced Patel as captain of the Championship and One-Day Cup sides, and also took charge in the T20 Blast as overseas signing Chris Green's deal was cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Second XI coach Ian Westwood was due to take charge of the team in the One-Day Cup, standing in for head coach Jim Troughton who has been appointed assistant coach for Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred. Former Bears batsman William Porterfield has been handed a coaching role for the T20 Blast.
WORCESTERSHIRE
Overseas player: Hamish Rutherford (New Zealand) |
In | Out |
|---|---|
George Rhodes (Leicestershire) | |
Jake Libby (Nottinghamshire) | Adam Finch, external (Surrey, loan from 7-26 August) |
Other news: Ed Barnard has been named T20 captain, while the coronavirus pandemic prevented Australia's Ashton Turner from taking up his T20 contract. Assistant coach Alan Richardson was due to lead the club in the One-Day Cup while head coach Alex Gidman is with The Hundred side Birmingham Phoenix. He will be assisted by Kadeer Ali, who has rejoined the Worcestershire as Second XI coach, having previously been a player with the club. Meanwhile chief executive Matt Rawnsley has stepped down.
YORKSHIRE
Overseas player: None |
In | Out |
|---|---|
Dawid Malan (Middlesex) | Josh Shaw (Gloucestershire) |
Dom Leech, external (YTH) | Jack Leaning (Kent) |
James Wharton, external (YTH) | Karl Carver, external (REL) |
Sam Wisniewski, external (YTH) | Bilal Anjam, external (REL) |
Matthew Taylor, external (REL) | |
Tim Bresnan (Warwickshire) | |
Ed Barnes (Derbyshire, loan from 7 August-12 September) | |
Other news: Steven Patterson stepped down as limited-overs captain and retired from Twenty20 cricket. David Willey will lead the side in the T20 Blast (with Tom Kohler-Cadmore deputising while Willey is with England), Patterson will continue to captain the club in the County Championship. Adil Rashid has signed a limited-overs contract. Overseas players Keshav Maharaj, Ravichandran Ashwin and Nicholas Pooran's deals were cancelled after the coronavirus pandemic delayed the season.
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