County ins and outs 2021
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Essex, county champions in 2019, won the Bob Willis Trophy first-class competition in 2020
Here are details of all the county signings and departures from the 2021 season.
Guide to abbreviations | |
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REL: Released | RET: Retired |
YTH: From youth teams | UKP: Born overseas, but has UK passport |
EUP: European Union passport | KPK: Kolpak contract (until 2020) |
Also shows, where relevant, players' previous counties | |
Counties were able to field two overseas players in all competitions from 2021, following the ending of Kolpak registrations.
Kolpak contracts were 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 were terminated at the end of the 2020 season, but some Kolpak players have remained in county cricket as overseas players.
Players who moved counties or retired during the 2020 season are included on the 2020 list.
DERBYSHIRE
Overseas players: Ben McDermott (Australia, 27 May-5 June), Dustin Melton (Zimbabwe, former KPK), Billy Stanlake (Australia, 13-16 May), Logan van Beek (Netherlands, for T20), Ravi Rampaul (West Indies, 9 July-12 August) |
In | Out |
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Brooke Guest (Lancashire) | Tony Palladino (REL) |
Nick Potts, external (YTH) | Fynn Hudson-Prentice (Sussex, loan from 16 August with permanent contract to follow) |
George Scrimshaw (Worcestershire) | |
Harry Came (Hampshire) | |
Alex Thomson (Warwickshire, loan from 9 June with permanent contract to follow) | |
Conor McKerr (Surrey, loan from 14-25 June) | |
Jade Dernbach (Surrey, loan for T20, from 2-18 July) | |
Connor Marshall, external (for One-Day Cup) | |
Mitch Wagstaff (YTH, for One-Day Cup) | |
Ed Moulton, external (Lancashire, loan from 3 September) | |
Other news: Bowling coach Steve Kirby has left to join Somerset and has been replaced by former England seamer Ajmal Shahzad. Matt Critchley replaced Billy Godleman as T20 captain on 23 June.
DURHAM
Overseas players: Will Young (New Zealand, until 25 April), David Bedingham, external (South Africa, formerly domestic-qualified), Cameron Bancroft (Australia, from May) |
In | Out |
|---|---|
Scott Borthwick (Surrey) | James Weighell (Glamorgan) |
Alex Thomson (Warwickshire, loan for April and May) | Ben Whitehead (REL) |
Oliver Gibson (YTH) | Sol Bell (REL) |
Kyle Coetzer (Scotland, loan from 26-30 June) | Josh Coughlin (REL) |
Ally Evans (Scotland, loan from 26-30 June) | Nathan Rimmington (REL) |
Harry Crawshaw, external (YTH) | Scott Steel (Leicestershire) |
Paul van Meekeren (ex-Somerset, 9 July-12 August) | Gareth Harte (RET) |
Luke Doneathy, external (YTH) | Farhaan Behardien (KPK, REL) |
Cameron Steel (Hampshire, two-month loan from 18 April) | |
Cameron Steel (Surrey, loan from 16 July with permanent contract to follow) | |
Other news: Scott Borthwick has replaced Ned Eckersley as Championship and One-Day Cup captain. Overseas signing Cameron Bancroft has been named Twenty20 skipper, external following the departure of Nathan Rimmington. Former Australia fast bowler Shaun Tait has joined as a coach, external for the early part of the One-Day Cup.
ESSEX
Overseas players: Simon Harmer (South Africa, former KPK), Peter Siddle (Australia, until 6 June), Jimmy Neesham (New Zealand, 9 June-18 July and 1-12 August) |
In | Out |
|---|---|
Rishi Patel (Leicestershire) | |
Eshun Kalley, external (YTH) | Cameron Delport (KPK, REL) |
Matt Quinn (Kent, loan from 6 May with permanent contract to follow) | |
Varun Chopra (Middlesex, loan from 16 July-12 August) | |
GLAMORGAN
Overseas players: Andrew Balbirnie (Ireland, for April), Marnus Labuschagne (Australia, from May to mid-July), Colin Ingram (South Africa, former KPK, mainly for limited-overs), Michael Neser (Australia, from May to mid-July, mainly for Championship & One-Day Cup), Hamish Rutherford (New Zealand, from 22 July) |
In | Out |
|---|---|
James Weighell (Durham) | Kieran Bull (REL) |
James Harris (Middlesex, loan from 21 April-5 May) | Connor Brown (REL) |
Sam Pearce, external (Wales National County, short-term contract) | Owen Morgan (REL) |
Andy Gorvin, external (Wales National County) | Graham Wagg (REL) |
Steven Reingold, external (Wales National County, short-term contract) | Marchant de Lange (Somerset, as overseas) |
Ed Byrom (Somerset, loan from 3 September with permanent contract to follow) | Charlie Hemphrey (REL) |
Roman Walker (Leicestershire, loan from 26 July with permanent contract to follow) | |
Other news: Head coach Matthew Maynard will miss the One-Day Cup as he has taken an assistant coach role with Welsh Fire in The Hundred. His assistant David Harrison will deputise for him, while Kiran Carlson will captain the club in the competition in the absence of Chris Cooke. Former Cardiff City goalkeeper Mark Walton has taken a role in Glamorgan's academy.
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Overseas players: Dan Worrall (Australia, until mid-August), Kraigg Brathwaite (West Indies, until 6 June), Graeme van Buuren, external (South Africa), Glenn Phillips (New Zealand, for T20), Zafar Gohar, external (Pakistan, from 18 August) |
In | Out |
|---|---|
Jared Warner (Yorkshire) | Gareth Roderick (Worcestershire) |
Jonathan Tattersall, external (Yorkshire, loan from 27 May-6 June) | |
Ben Wells, external (Somerset) | George Drissell, external (Somerset) |
Jerome Taylor (KPK, REL) | |
Other news: Head coach Richard Dawson has left to take charge of England's player development. Ian Harvey will replace Dawson in the interim and he will be assisted by former captain and head coach Mark Alleyne. Van Buuren was only able to play as an overseas player in 2021 after losing his non-overseas status,, external although he is in the process of applying for UK citizenship. Chris Dent stepped down as Championship and One-Day Cup captain on 17 September with vice-captain James Bracey standing in for the final game.
HAMPSHIRE
Overseas players: Kyle Abbott (South Africa, former KPK), Mohammed Abbas (Pakistan, until 24 May, then for September), D'Arcy Short (Australia, for T20), Colin de Grandhomme (New Zealand, after World Test Championship for T20 Blast and two Championship fixtures) |
In | Out |
|---|---|
Cameron Steel (Durham, two-month loan from 18 April) | George Munsey, external (Scotland, had been signed for T20 in 2020) |
Tom Prest, external (YTH) | Harry Came (Derbyshire) |
Toby Albert, external (YTH) | Oli Soames, external (REL) |
Nick Gubbins (Middlesex, loan from 2 July with permanent contract to follow) | Rilee Rossouw, external (KPK, REL) |
Calvin Harrison (REL) | |
John Turner, external (YTH) | Sam Northeast (Yorkshire, loan from 4-14 July) |
Sam Northeast (Nottinghamshire, loan from 23 August, then REL) | |
Other news: With James Vince involved in The Hundred, Kyle Abbott will captain the One-Day Cup side.
KENT
Overseas players: Miguel Cummins (West Indies, until 6 June), Heino Kuhn, external (South Africa, former KPK), Qais Ahmad (Afghanistan, for T20 and two Championship games, until mid-July), Adam Milne (New Zealand, for T20 from 28 June) |
In | Out |
|---|---|
Nathan Gilchrist (Somerset) | Calum Haggett (REL) |
Miguel Cummins (Middlesex) | Ivan Thomas (REL) |
Tawanda Muyeye, external (YTH) | Hardus Viljoen (KPK, REL) |
Matt Quinn (Essex, loan from 6 May with permanent contract to follow) | Imran Qayyum (RET on 20 May) |
James Logan (Yorkshire, two-month contract from 9 June) | Tim Groenewald (RET on 20 July) |
Harry Finch (Sussex, until end of season) | |
Joe Gordon (YTH, short-term contract) | |
Harry Houillon (YTH, for Sussex Championship match) | |
Dan Lincoln (Middlesex, short-term contract) | |
Jas Singh (YTH, for Sussex Championship match) | |
Bailey Wightman (for Sussex Championship match) | |
Elliot Hooper, external (ex-Sussex, for T20 from 16-18 July) | |
Calum MacLeod, external (Scotland, loan from 16-18 July) | |
George Munsey, external (Scotland, loan from 16 July to mid-August) | |
Safyaan Sharif, external (Scotland, loan from 16-18 July) | |
Other news: Pakistan seamer Mohammad Amir withdrew from his contract for the T20 Blast because of the rescheduling of the Pakistan Super League and Covid-19 travel restrictions.
LANCASHIRE
Overseas players: Dane Vilas (South Africa, former KPK), Finn Allen (New Zealand, for T20) |
In | Out |
|---|---|
Jack Blatherwick (Nottinghamshire) | Brooke Guest (Derbyshire) |
Luke Wells (Sussex) | Toby Lester (REL) |
Stephen Parry (REL) | |
Ed Moulton, external (Derbyshire, loan from 3 September) | |
Other news: Retired seamer Graham Onions has rejoined the county as bowling coach, with Dale Benkenstein joining as batting coach on a short-term contract. Australia seamer Jackson Bird and India batsman Shreyas Iyer's, external planned overseas stints were cancelled because of injury.
LEICESTERSHIRE
Overseas players: Naveen-ul-Haq (Afghanistan, for T20), Marcus Harris (Australia, until 1 August), Josh Inglis (Australia, for T20) |
In | Out |
|---|---|
Scott Steel (Durham) | Tom Taylor (Northamptonshire) |
Rishi Patel (Essex) | Paul Horton (RET) |
Ed Barnes (Yorkshire) | Mark Cosgrove (REL) |
Louis Kimber, external (Loughborough MCCU) | |
Abi Sakande (ex-Sussex) | |
Rehan Ahmed, external (YTH) | |
Roman Walker (Glamorgan, loan from 26 July with permanent contract to follow) | |
Sam Bates, external (YTH) | |
Other news: Leicestershire cancelled the contract of overseas player Wiaan Mulder following his recall to the South Africa Test side. Lewis Hill took over captaincy, external of the one-day side from Colin Ackermann, with the latter involved in The Hundred.
MIDDLESEX
Overseas players: Peter Handscomb (Australia), Mujeeb Ur Rahman, external (Afghanistan, for T20, second half of tournament), Paul Stirling (Ireland, for T20, 10-18 June), Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand, for T20, 24 June-18 July), Chris Green (Australia, for T20, first half of tournament) |
In | Out |
|---|---|
Max Harris, external (YTH) | Dan Lincoln (Kent) |
Paul Stirling (Northamptonshire) | Miguel Cummins (Kent, as overseas) |
Varun Chopra (Essex, loan from 16 July-12 August) | James Harris (Glamorgan, loan from 21 April-5 May) |
Toby Greatwood, external (YTH) | Nick Gubbins (Hampshire, loan from 2 July with permanent contract to follow) |
Ishaan Kaushal, external (YTH) | |
Mark Stoneman (Surrey, loan from 18 August with permanent contract to follow) | |
Other news: Handscomb took on the role of captain in the Championship and One-Day Cup. All-rounder Mitchell Marsh withdrew from his contract to play as an overseas player in the T20 Blast after being called up by Australia. Angus Fraser stepped aside from his role as director of cricket on 23 July and will now oversee the academy, with head coach Stuart Law reporting directly to the chief executive.
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
Overseas players: Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan, for T20), Wayne Parnell (South Africa, until 13 August) |
In | Out |
|---|---|
Tom Taylor (Leicestershire) | Rob Newton (REL) |
Wayne Parnell (Worcestershire) | Brett Hutton (Nottinghamshire) |
Blessing Muzabarani (KPK, REL) | |
James Sales (YTH) | Tom Sole (REL) |
Paul Stirling (Middlesex) | |
Alex Wakely (RET on 26 May) | |
Other news: Ricardo Vasconcelos has been named as One-Day Cup captain.
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
Overseas players: Dane Paterson (South Africa) |
In | Out |
|---|---|
Brett Hutton (Northamptonshire) | Jack Blatherwick (Lancashire) |
Toby Pettman, external (Oxford MCCU) | Chris Nash (REL) |
Harry Gurney (RET on 14 May) | |
Calvin Harrison (Oxford MCCU, three-month deal from 8 June) | |
Matthew Montgomery, external (ex-South Africa U19) | |
Fateh Singh, external (YTH) | |
Sam King, external (YTH) | |
Sam Northeast (Hampshire, loan from 23 August until end of season) | |
Other news: All-rounder Dan Christian has withdrawn from his contract to play as an overseas player and captain in the T20 Blast after being called up by Australia. Mullaney, the club's skipper in the other formats, will lead the T20 side in Christian's place, but with Mullaney involved in The Hundred and Haseeb Hameed on Test duty, Peter Trego will skipper the One-Day Cup side.
SOMERSET
Overseas players: Marchant de Lange (South Africa); Devon Conway (New Zealand, 23 June-18 July), Azhar Ali (Pakistan, from 18 August) |
In | Out |
|---|---|
Marchant de Lange (Glamorgan) | Nathan Gilchrist (Kent) |
Ned Leonard, external (YTH) | Jamie Overton (Surrey) |
Sonny Baker, external (YTH) | Dom Bess (Yorkshire) |
George Drissell, external (Gloucestershire) | Ben Wells, external (Gloucestershire) |
James Rew, external (YTH) | Ed Byrom (Glamorgan, loan from 3 September with permanent contract to follow) |
George Thomas, external (YTH) | |
Other news: Bowling coach Stuart Barnes has left to take up the same role with Ireland and has been replaced by former Somerset seamer Steve Kirby, who joins from the same role at Derbyshire. Assistant coach Marcus Trescothick has left to become England's batting coach and has been replaced by former Warwickshire head coach Jim Troughton.
SURREY
Overseas players: Hashim Amla, external (South Africa, former KPK), Kemar Roach (West Indies, until 23 May), Sean Abbott (Australia, 27-30 May), Kyle Jamieson (New Zealand, 23 June-7 July), Tim David, external (Singapore, for T20, 9-16 July), Ravichandran Ashwin, external (India, 11-14 July) |
In | Out |
|---|---|
Jamie Overton (Somerset) | Scott Borthwick (Durham) |
Ben Geddes, external (YTH) | Morne Morkel (KPK, REL) |
Cameron Steel (Durham, loan from 16 July with permanent contract to follow) | Conor McKerr (Derbyshire, loan from 14-25 June) |
Mark Stoneman (Yorkshire, loan from 26 June-18 July for T20 Blast) | |
Jade Dernbach (Derbyshire, loan for T20, from 2-18 July) | |
Mark Stoneman (Middlesex, loan from 18 August with permanent contract to follow) | |
SUSSEX
Overseas players: Travis Head (Australia, until 29 August), Stiaan van Zyl (South Africa, former KPK, until 16 August), Rashid Khan (Afghanistan, for T20), David Wiese (South Africa, former KPK, for T20) |
In | Out |
|---|---|
Jamie Atkins, external (YTH) | Harry Finch (Kent) |
Sean Hunt, external (ex-Surrey academy) | Luke Wells (Lancashire) |
Ali Orr, external (YTH) | Danny Briggs (Warwickshire) |
Joe Sarro, external (YTH) | Will Sheffield, external (REL) |
Dan Ibrahim, external (YTH) | |
Archie Lenham, external (YTH) | |
Oli Carter, external (YTH) | |
Harrison Ward, external (YTH) | |
Fynn Hudson-Prentice (Derbyshire, loan from 16 August with permanent contract to follow) | |
Tom Hinley, external (YTH) | |
Other news: Head coach Jason Gillespie left at the end of the 2020 season to become coach of South Australia. Spin bowling coach Ian Salisbury will take charge of the Championship and One-Day Cup sides, with pace bowling coach James Kirtley looking after the T20 team. The club have also appointed former England international Sarah Taylor as wicketkeeping coach and Ashley Wright has taken the role of assistant batting coach. Ben Brown stepped down from his captaincy responsibilities on 24 July, with Tom Haines taking over for the rest of the season in both the One-Day Cup, external and County Championship., external
WARWICKSHIRE
Overseas players: Carlos Brathwaite (West Indies, for T20), Pieter Malan (South Africa), Hanuma Vihari (India, until Malan secures a visa), Kyle Mayers (West Indies, for T20, 9-18 July), Chemar Holder (West Indies, from 24 August) |
In | Out |
|---|---|
Danny Briggs (Sussex) | Tim Ambrose (RET) |
Manraj Johal, external (YTH) | Ian Bell (RET) |
Jacob Bethell, external (YTH) | Jeetan Patel, external (RET) |
Chris Benjamin (Durham MCCU) | Liam Banks, external (REL) |
Jordan Bulpitt, external (Cambridge MCCU, for One-Day Cup) | Alex Thomson (Durham, loan for April and May) |
Ashish Chakrapani, external (YTH, for One-Day Cup) | Alex Thomson (Derbyshire, loan from 9 June with permanent contract to follow) |
Kiel van Vollenhoven, external (MCC Young Cricketers, for One-Day Cup) | |
Karl Carver, external (Northumberland, three-week contract from 26 July for One-Day Cup) | |
Other news: First-team coach Jim Troughton parted company with the club after the 2020 season, and has been replaced by former England women's coach Mark Robinson. Ex-England batsman Jonathan Trott has returned as a batting consultant., external
WORCESTERSHIRE
Overseas players: Ben Dwarshuis (Australia, for T20), Alzarri Joseph (West Indies, until 23 May), Ish Sodhi (New Zealand, for T20) |
In | Out |
|---|---|
Gareth Roderick (Gloucestershire) | George Scrimshaw (Derbyshire) |
Jacques Banton, external (YTH) | Ben Twohig, external (REL) |
Josh Baker, external (YTH) | Olly Westbury, external (REL) |
Wayne Parnell (Northamptonshire, as overseas) | |
Riki Wessels (REL on 31 July) | |
Other news: Opener Daryl Mitchell will not play in the One-Day Cup after taking up a role with the Professional Cricketers' Association. Nepal spinner Sandeep Lamichhane withdrew from his contract to play as an overseas player in the T20 Blast due to visa and passport issues.
YORKSHIRE
Overseas players: Duanne Olivier (South Africa, former KPK), Lockie Ferguson (New Zealand, for T20) |
In | Out |
|---|---|
Dom Bess (Somerset) | Jared Warner (Gloucestershire) |
Josh Sullivan, external (YTH) | James Logan (Kent) |
Harry Duke, external (YTH) | Ed Barnes (Leicestershire) |
Mark Stoneman (Surrey, loan from 26 June-18 July for T20 Blast) | Jonathan Tattersall, external (Gloucestershire, loan from 27 May-6 June) |
Sam Northeast (Hampshire, loan from 4-14 July) | Josh Poysden (RET on 21 July) |
Will Luxton, external (YTH) | |
Other news: Steven Patterson stepped down as One-Day Cup skipper at the end of 2019, so with several players involved in The Hundred, Dom Bess will captain the 50-over side.