As we gear up for the 2026 Championship, there’s plenty of excitement around the County Cricket ins and outs, aka new signings, departures, and overseas arrivals, shaking up the English domestic cricket scene. Each county team is gearing up with fresh talent and some departures that will surely impact their campaign next season. Let’s look at these County Cricket ins and outs for counties ahead of the 2026 season.
County Cricket Ins And Outs For 2026 Championship
Ins And Outs: DERBYSHIRE
Ins: Matt Montgomery (Nottinghamshire)
Outs: David Lloyd (retired), Alex Thomson (released)
Overseas players: Caleb Jewell (Australia)
Ins And Outs: DURHAM
Ins: Kasey Aldridge (Somerset), Archie Bailey (Gloucestershire)
Outs: Mitchell Killeen (Essex), Paul Coughlin (Lancashire)
Ins And Outs: ESSEX
Ins: Zaman Akhter (Gloucestershire), Mitchell Killeen (Durham)
Outs: Nick Browne (retired), Adam Rossington, Jamal Richards (both released)
Ins And Outs: GLAMORGAN
Ins: Sean Dickson (Somerset)
Outs: Sam Northeast (Kent), Tom Bevan (released)
Ins And Outs: GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Ins: Craig Miles (Warwickshire), Will Williams (Lancashire)
Outs: Archie Bailey (Durham), Ajeet Singh Dale (Lancashire), Zaman Akhter (Essex), Dom Goodman, Tom Price (both Sussex), Josh Shaw (Somerset)
Overseas players: Cameron Bancroft (Australia), D’Arcy Short (Australia – Vitality Blast)
Ins And Outs: HAMPSHIRE
Outs: Keith Barker (Warwickshire), Benny Howell (Nottinghamshire)
Overseas players: Kyle Abbott (South Africa)
Ins And Outs: KENT
Ins: Matt Milnes (Yorkshire), Sam Northeast (Glamorgan)
Outs: Nathan Gilchrist (Warwickshire), Jack Leaning (Sussex), Marcus O’Riordan, Mohammed Rizvi (both released), George Garrett (retired)
Overseas players: Keith Dudgeon (South Africa)
Ins And Outs: LANCASHIRE
Ins: Ajeet Singh Dale (Gloucestershire), Paul Coughlin (Durham)
Outs: Will Williams (Gloucestershire), Josh Boyden (released)
Overseas players: Marcus Harris (Australia)
Ins And Outs: LEICESTERSHIRE
Ins: Ben Green, Josh Davey (both Somerset), Stephen Ezkinazi (Middlesex), Jonny Tattersall (Yorkshire)
Outs: Louis Kimber (Northamptonshire), Matt Salisbury, Roman Walker (both released), Chris Wright (retired)
Overseas players: Peter Handscomb (Australia), Keshav Maharaj (South Africa, first four months of the season)
Ins And Outs: MIDDLESEX
Outs: Stephen Eskinazi (Leicestershire)
Overseas players:
Ins And Outs: NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
Ins: Louis Kimber (Leicestershire), Calvin Harrison (Nottinghamshire)
Outs: Freddie Heldreich (released)
Overseas players: Matthew Breetzke (South Africa), Nathan McSweeney (Australia), Yuzvendra Chahal (India, second half of the season), Harry Conway (Australia, first two months of the season)
Ins And Outs: NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
Ins: Benny Howell (Hampshire, Vitality Blast contract)
Outs: Matt Montgomery (Derbyshire), Calvin Harrison (Northamptonshire), Sammy King, Dane Schadendorf (both released)
Overseas players: Kyle Verreynne (South Africa – County Championship only), Fergus O’Neill (Australia – April-June)
Ins And Outs: SOMERSET
Ins: Josh Shaw (Gloucestershire)
Outs: Kasey Aldridge (Durham), Sean Dickson (Glamorgan), Josh Davey, Ben Green (both Leicestershire), Andy Umeed (released)
Overseas players: Migael Pretorius (South Africa)
Ins And Outs: SUSSEX
Ins: Danny Briggs (Warwickshire), Dom Goodman, Tom Price (both Gloucestershire), Jack Leaning (Kent)
Ins And Outs: WARWICKSHIRE / BIRMINGHAM BEARS
Ins: Jordan Thompson (Yorkshire), Nathan Gilchrist (Kent), Keith Barker (Hampshire)
Outs: Moeen Ali (retired from county cricket), Danny Briggs (Sussex), Craig Miles (Gloucestershire)
Overseas players: Beau Webster (Australia, for first half of the season)
Ins And Outs: WORCESTERSHIRE
Outs: Tom Hinley, Yadvinder Singh (both released)
Overseas players: Usama Mir (Pakistan)
Ins And Outs: YORKSHIRE
Outs: Jonny Tattersall (Leicestershire), Jordan Thompson (Warwickshire), Matt Milnes (Kent)
Also read: Jonny Bairstow Extends His Contract With Yorkshire Until 2028 End
