County ins and outs
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With the 2024 county season over, stay up to date with the latest player signings and speculation for 2025 from all the counties.
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. Not included are players signed on short-term arrangements purely for non-competitive friendly matches.
Most recent confirmed playing moves
Derbyshire
Overseas players 2024: Blair Tickner (New Zealand), Mohammad Amir (Pakistan), Daryn Dupavillion (South Africa), Cam Fletcher (New Zealand)
Overseas players 2025: Caleb Jewell (Australia)
In: Martin Andersson (Middlesex), Jack Morley, external (Lancashire)
Out: Sam Conners (Durham)
Durham
Overseas players 2024: David Bedingham (South Africa), Scott Boland (Australia), Ashton Turner (Australia), Peter Siddle (Australia), Ben Dwarshuis (Australia), Neil Wagner (New Zealand), Chemar Holder (West Indies)
Overseas players 2025: David Bedingham (South Africa)
In: Emilio Gay (Northamptonshire), Sam Conners (Derbyshire), Will Rhodes (Warwickshire)
Out: Michael Jones (Lancashire), Jonathan Bushnell (REL), Brandon Glover (REL), Oliver Gibson (REL)
Other news: Scott Borthwick has stepped down as club captain and taken up a role as player-coach.
Essex
Overseas players 2024: Simon Harmer (South Africa), Daniel Sams (Australia), Eathan Bosch (South Africa)
Overseas players 2025: Simon Harmer (South Africa)
In: none
Out: Ben Allison (Worcestershire), Aaron Beard, external (RET), Feroze Khushi (REL), Daniel Sams (Nottinghamshire)
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 Director of cricket Anthony McGrath departed to become head coach of Yorkshire and has been replaced by Chris Silverwood, who led the side from 2016-18.
Glamorgan
Overseas players 2024: Marnus Labuschagne (Australia), Colin Ingram (South Africa), Mir Hamza (Pakistan), Fraser Sheat (New Zealand)
Overseas players 2025: Colin Ingram (South Africa), Asitha Fernando (Sri Lanka, until end of May)
In: Ned Leonard (Somerset)
Out: Harry Podmore (RET), Prem Sisodya (RET)
Gloucestershire
Overseas players 2024: Cameron Bancroft (Australia), Zafar Gohar (Pakistan), Beau Webster (Australia)
Overseas players 2025: Cameron Bancroft (Australia)
In: none
Out: Zafar Gohar (Middlesex)
Hampshire
Overseas players 2024: Kyle Abbott (South Africa), Mohammad Abbas (Pakistan), Michael Neser (Australia), Ben McDermott (Australia)
Overseas players 2025: TBC
In: Sonny Baker (Somerset), Danny Briggs, external (Warwickshire, loan for Global Super League in Nov/Dec 2024)
Out: none
Possible signings: The Daily Mail reports, external that Hampshire are interested in New Zealand seamer Tim Southee and Australian all-rounder Jack Edwards.
Kent
Overseas players 2024: Wes Agar (Australia), Beyers Swanepoel (South Africa), Xavier Bartlett (Australia), Charlie Stobo (Australia), Tom Rogers (Australia), Akeem Jordan (West Indies)
Overseas players 2025: Wes Agar (Australia)
In: Chris Benjamin (Warwickshire)
Out: Arafat Bhuiyan, external (REL), Hamidullah Qadri, external (REL)
Other news: Head coach Matt Walker stepped down at the end of the 2024 season and has been replaced by Adam Hollioake.
Lancashire
Overseas players 2024: Nathan Lyon (Australia), Tom Bruce (New Zealand), Chris Green (Australia), George Dockrell (Ireland), Venkatesh Iyer (India), Anderson Phillip (West Indies)
Overseas players 2025: Chris Green (Australia), Anderson Phillip (West Indies, until the end of July)
In: Michael Jones (Durham)
Out: Steven Croft (RET), George Lavelle, external (REL), Jack Morley, external (Derbyshire)
Possible signings: The Daily Mail reports, external that Lancashire are hoping to re-sign New Zealand batter Daryl Mitchell.
Leicestershire
Overseas players 2024: Wiaan Mulder (South Africa), Peter Handscomb (Australia), Marcus Harris (Australia), Ajinkya Rahane (India), Jimmy Neesham (New Zealand), Paul Stirling (Ireland)
Overseas players 2025: Peter Handscomb, external (Australia)
In: none
Out: Sam Evans, external (REL)
Middlesex
Overseas players 2024: none
Overseas players 2025: TBC
In: Ben Geddes (Surrey), Aaryan Sawant, external (YTH), Naavya Sharma, external (YTH), Sebastian Morgan, external (YTH), Zafar Gohar (Gloucestershire, as non-overseas player)
Out: Ethan Bamber (Warwickshire), Martin Andersson (Derbyshire), Mark Stoneman, external (REL), Robbie White (RET), Thilan Walallawita, external (REL)
Possible signings: The Daily Mail reports, external that Middlesex hope to sign New Zealand batter Kane Williason as an overseas player.
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.
Northamptonshire
Overseas players 2024: Prithvi Shaw (India), Chris Tremain (Australia), Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe), Karun Nair (India), Matt Breetzke (South Africa), Siddarth Kaul (India), Ashton Agar (Australia), Yuzvendra Chahal (India)
Overseas players 2025: Matt Breetzke, external (South Africa, for first eight Championship games and first half of T20 group stage)
In: Dom Leech (Yorkshire), Arush Buchake, external (YTH), Aadi Sharma, external (YTH)
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.
Nottinghamshire
Overseas players 2024: Dane Paterson (South Africa), Will Young (New Zealand), Ben Lister (New Zealand), Fazalhaq Farooqi (Afghanistan), Kyle Verreynne (South Africa), Jacob Duffy (New Zealand)
Overseas players 2025: Kyle Verreynne (South Africa, for Championship), Fergus O'Neill (Australia, until 28 April) , Daniel Sams (Australia, for T20)
In: Travis Holland, external (YTH), Sam Seecharan, external (YTH), Tom Giles, external (YTH), Conor McKerr (Surrey), Daniel Sams (Essex)
Out: Luke Fletcher (REL), Tom Loten, external (RET), Toby Pettman, external (RET), Fateh Singh (Worcestershire)
Somerset
Overseas players 2024: Matt Renshaw (Australia), Migael Pretorius (South Africa), Riley Meredith (Australia), Brett Randell (New Zealand)
Overseas players 2025: Riley Meredith (Australia, for T20 and possibly other formats)
In: none
Out: Sonny Baker (Hampshire), Ned Leonard (Glamorgan), George Thomas, external (REL)
Possible signings: The Daily Mail reports, external that Somerset and Yorkshire are interested in signing New Zealand seamer Matt Henry.
Surrey
Overseas players 2024: Kemar Roach (West Indies), Sean Abbott (Australia), Spencer Johnson (Australia), Sai Sudharsan (India), Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh)
Overseas players 2025: Nathan Smith (New Zealand)
In: Matthew Fisher (Yorkshire), Nathan Smith (Worcestershire)
Out: Ben Geddes (Middlesex), Conor McKerr (Nottinghamshire), Amar Virdi (REL)
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.
Sussex
Overseas players 2024: Jayden Seales (West Indies), Nathan McAndrew (Australia), Cheteshwar Pujara (India), Daniel Hughes (Australia), Jaydev Unadkat (India)
Overseas players 2025: Daniel Hughes (Australia), Jayden Seales (West Indies, first block of County Championship games), Jaydev Unadkat (India)
In: none
Out: none
Warwickshire
Overseas players 2024: Hassan Ali (Pakistan), Aamir Jamal (Pakistan), Michael Rae (New Zealand), Zak Foulkes (New Zealand)
Overseas players 2025: Tom Latham (New Zealand)
In: Ethan Bamber (Middlesex)
Out: Will Rhodes (Durham), Chris Benjamin (Kent), Michael Burgess (RET), Danny Briggs, external (Hampshire, loan for Global Super League in Nov/Dec 2024)
Other news: Performance director Gavin Larsen has left his role at the club.
Worcestershire
Overseas players 2024: Nathan Smith (New Zealand), Jason Holder (West Indies), Hayden Walsh (West Indies), James Hartshorn (New Zealand), Logan van Beek (Netherlands)
Overseas players 2025: TBC
In: Ben Allison (Essex), Fateh Singh (Nottinghamshire)
Out: Joe Leach (RET), Josh Cobb (REL), Olly Cox (REL), Nathan Smith (Surrey)
Yorkshire
Overseas players 2024: Shan Masood (Pakistan), Donovan Ferreira (South Africa), Vishwa Fernando (Sri Lanka)
Overseas players 2025: TBC
In: Alex Wade, external (YTH), Jawad Akhtar, external (YTH), Jack White (Northamptonshire)
Out: Matthew Fisher (Surrey), Dom Leech (Northamptonshire), Mickey Edwards (RET)
Possible signings: The Daily Mail reports, external that Yorkshire and Somerset are interested in signing New Zealand seamer Matt Henry.
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. Former all-rounder Gavin Hamilton, external has rejoined as general manager. The county will need a new captain if Masood does not return in 2025.
