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County cricket ins and outs - all the domestic and overseas signings ahead of the 2023 season

See which players have signed for your county for 2023, which players have moved on, and the overseas cricketers who will feature on the domestic scene across England and Wales this summer

Saturday 1 April 2023 11:05, UK

Pakistan's Shaheen Afridi celebrates taking the wicket of England's Alex Hales during the final of the T20 World Cup Cricket tournament at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)
Image: Pakistan paceman Shaheen Afridi will play for Nottinghamshire in the Vitality Blas

Keep up to speed with all the signings, departures and overseas players in county cricket for the 2023 season.

DERBYSHIRE

Ins: Zak Chappell (Nottinghamshire), Matthew Lamb (Warwickshire), Mark Watt

Outs: Dustin Melton, Mikey Cohen (released), Alex Hughes (retired)

Overseas players: Suranga Lakmal (Sri Lanka), Haider Ali (Pakistan)

DURHAM

Ins: Ollie Robinson (Kent), Nathan Sowter (Middlesex), Brandon Glover (Northamptonshire), Bas de Leede

Trending

Outs: Chris Rushworth (Warwickshire), Sean Dickson (Somerset), Matt Salisbury (Leicestershire), Ned Eckersley (released)

Overseas players: David Bedingham (South Africa), Matthew Kuhnemann (Australia), Tristan Stubbs (South Africa - Vitality Blast)

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Image: Chris Rushworth has joined Warwickshire after a long spell with Durham

ESSEX

Ins: None

Outs: Adam Wheater (retired), Jack Plom (released)

Overseas players: Simon Harmer (South Africa), Doug Bracewell (New Zealand - County Championship, until the end of July), Daniel Sams (Australia - Vitality Blast)

GLAMORGAN

Ins: Harry Podmore (Kent), Zain-ul-Hassan (South Asian Cricket Academy)

Outs: Michael Hogan (Kent), Lukas Carey, Joe Cooke, Tom Cullen, Ruaidhri Smith, James Weighell, Tegid Phillips (all released)

Overseas players: Marnus Labuschagne (Australia), Michael Neser (Australia), Colin Ingram (South Africa)

Marnus Labuschagne (Associated Press)
Image: Australia batter Marnus Labuschagne will return to Glamorgan for the 2023 season

GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Ins: Marchant de Lange (Somerset)

Outs: Ryan Higgins (Middlesex), Benny Howell (Hampshire), Ian Cockbain (released)

Overseas players: Marcus Harris (Australia), Zafar Gohar (Pakistan)

HAMPSHIRE

Ins: Benny Howell (Gloucestershire)

Outs: Lewis McManus (Northamptonshire)

Overseas players: Kyle Abbott (South Africa), Mohammad Abbas (Pakistan), Ben McDermott (Australia - Vitality Blast), Nathan Ellis (Australia - Vitality Blast)

Kane Richardson (Associated Press)
Image: Australia seamer Kane Richardson will play for Kent in the 2023 Vitality Blast

KENT

Ins: Joey Evison (Nottinghamshire), Michael Hogan (Glamorgan)

Outs: Ollie Robinson (Durham), Matt Milnes (Yorkshire), Harry Podmore (Glamorgan), Darren Stevens (released)

Overseas players: George Linde (South Africa - second year of deal), Arshdeep Singh (India - five County Championship matches June-July), Kane Richardson (Australia - Vitality Blast)

LANCASHIRE

Ins: None

Outs: Liam Hurt (released)

Overseas players: Dane Vilas (South Africa), Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand), Colin de Grandhomme (New Zealand)

New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell bats during the T20 World Cup cricket semifinal between New Zealand and Pakistan in Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
Image: New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell will join Black Caps team-mate Colin de Grandhomme at Lancashire next season

LEICESTERSHIRE

Ins: Sol Budinger (Nottinghamshire), Matt Salisbury (Durham)

Outs: Ben Mike (Yorkshire), Hassan Azad (Northamptonshire), Sam Bates, Nat Bowley, Alex Evans, Gareth Griffiths, Abi Sakande (all released)

Overseas players: Wiaan Mulder (South Africa), Peter Handscomb (Australia - County Championship, April and May), Ajinkya Rahane (India - County Championship and One-Day Cup, June onwards), Naveen-ul-Haq (Afghanistan - Vitality Blast)

MIDDLESEX

Ins: Ryan Higgins (Gloucestershire)

Outs: Nathan Sowter (Durham)

Overseas players: Pieter Malan (South Africa)

Sam Whiteman (Getty Images)
Image: Australian batter Sam Whiteman will join Northamptonshire for the majority of the 2023 season

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

Ins: David Willey (Yorkshire), Lewis McManus (Hampshire), Ollie Sale (Somerset), Hassan Azad (Leicestershire)

Outs: Brandon Glover (Durham), Nathan Buck (retired), Charlie Thurston, Ben Curran (both released)

Overseas players: Chris Lynn (Australia - Vitality Blast), AJ Tye (Australia - Vitality Blast), Sam Whiteman (Australia - County Championship and One-Day Cup, until the end of August)

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

Ins: Olly Stone (Warwickshire), Tom Loten (Yorkshire)

Outs: Joey Evison (Kent), Zak Chappell (Derbyshire), Sol Budinger (Leicestershire)

Overseas players: Dane Paterson (South Africa), Colin Munro (New Zealand - Vitality Blast), Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan - Vitality Blast)

Olly Stone (Associated Press)
Image: England fast bowler Olly Stone has moved to Nottinghamshire from Warwickshire on a three-year deal

SOMERSET

Ins: Tom Kohler-Cadmore (Yorkshire), Sean Dickson (Durham), Shoaib Bashir (Berkshire)

Outs: Marchant de Lange (Gloucestershire), Ollie Sale (Northamptonshire), James Hildreth, Max Waller (both retired)

Overseas players: Peter Siddle (Australia - County Championship and Vitality Blast, until the end of July), Cameron Bancroft (Australia - County Championship, until May 17), Matt Henry (New Zealand - County Championship and Vitality Blast, May 11 until the end of July)

Peter Siddle playing in the Big Bash for Adelaide Strkers (Associated Press)
Image: Australian pace bowler Peter Siddle will return to Somerset in 2023

SURREY

Ins: Dom Sibley (Warwickshire)

Outs: Hashim Amla (retired)

Overseas players: Kemar Roach (West Indies - first six rounds of County Championship), Sean Abbott (Australia - County Championship and Vitality Blast, until the end of July), Sunil Narine (West Indies - Vitality Blast)

SUSSEX

Ins: Tom Alsop (Hampshire)

Outs: Luke Wright (retired)

Overseas players: Steve Smith (Australia - three County Championship games in May), Cheteshwar Pujara (India), Shadab Khan (Pakistan - Vitality Blast), Nathan McAndrew (Australia - April to July, County Championship and Vitality Blast)

Image: Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell will play for Birmingham Bears in the 2023 Vitality Blast

WARWICKSHIRE / BIRMINGHAM BEARS

Ins: Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Ed Barnard (Worcestershire), Chris Rushworth (Durham)

Outs: Dom Sibley (Surrey), Olly Stone (Nottinghamshire), Adam Hose (Worcestershire), Matthew Lamb (Derbyshire), Ryan Sidebottom (released)

Overseas players: Hassan Ali (Pakistan - until the end of July), Glenn Maxwell (Australia - Vitality Blast)

WORCESTERSHIRE

Ins: Adam Hose (Warwickshire), Matthew Waite (Yorkshire)

Outs: Moeen Ali (Warwickshire), Ed Barnard (Warwickshire), Tom Fell, Josh Dell, Jacques Banton (all released)

Overseas players: Azhar Ali (Pakistan), Michael Bracewell (New Zealand - Vitality Blast), Mitchell Santner (New Zealand - Vitality Blast)

Neil Wagner (PA Images)
Image: New Zealand fast bowler Neil Wagner has joined Yorkshire for the first 10 County Championship matches of the 2023 season

YORKSHIRE

Ins: Matt Milnes (Kent), Ben Mike (Leicestershire), Jafer Chohan (South Asian Cricket Academy)

Outs: Gary Ballance (released, will now play for Zimbabwe), David Willey (Northamptonshire), Tom Kohler-Cadmore (Somerset), Matthew Waite (Worcestershire), Tom Loten (Nottinghamshire), Steve Patterson (retired), Harry Sullivan, Josh Sullivan (both released)

Overseas players: Shan Masood (Pakistan), Neil Wagner (New Zealand - first 10 County Championship matches), David Wiese (Namibia - Vitality Blast)

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