County ins & outs - signings, departures and rumours

Stay up-to-date with the latest player releases, signings and speculation from all the counties.

Counties are allowed to field two overseas players in Twenty20 games, with up to four registered for that competition - although only two can be registered at any one time, and registrations must be for a minimum of 10 days.

Only one overseas player is permitted in the County Championship and Yorkshire Bank 40 league.

Guide to abbreviations

  • KPK: Kolpak contract
  • REL: released
  • RET: retired
  • YTH: from youth teams
  • EUP: European Union passport
  • UKP: Recently-obtained UK passport. Also shows, where relevant, players' previous counties

Kolpak contracts are signed by foreign players, using a loophole in European Union law to avoid counting against the quota of one overseas player per club.

Players who moved counties during the 2012 season are included on the 2012 list. Have we missed anyone? Please let us know.

DERBYSHIRE

Overseas player: Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies)

Ins: Richard Johnson (Warwickshire), Billy Godleman (Essex), Jonathan Marsden (YTH)

Outs: Garry Park (REL), Matt Lineker (REL), Hamza Siddique (REL)

Possible signings: Chairman Chris Grant says the county may re-sign New Zealand's Martin Guptill for this season's Twenty20 campaign.

Other news: Former batsman Steve Stubbings has rejoined the club as 2nd XI coach, with AJ Harris becoming bowling coach.

DURHAM

Overseas player: None

Ins: Ryan Buckley (YTH)

Outs: Michael Di Venuto (RET), Liam Plunkett (Yorkshire), Ian Blackwell (RET)

ESSEX

Overseas player: Rob Quiney (Australia, start of season until mid-May); Hamish Rutherford (New Zealand, from early June); Shaun Tait (Australia, for Twenty20)

Ins: Sajid Mahmood (Lancashire)

Outs: Billy Godleman (Derbyshire), Michael Comber (REL), Charl Willoughby (RET), Adam Wheater (Hampshire)

GLAMORGAN

Overseas player: Marcus North (Australia); Dirk Nannes (Australia, for Twenty20)

Ins: Michael Hogan (UKP), Murray Goodwin (Sussex)

Outs: Robert Croft (RET), James Harris (Middlesex), Chris Ashling (REL), Aneurin Norman (REL), Mike O'Shea (REL)

Other news: The county are dropping their "Welsh Dragons" limited-overs name from 2013, when they will be known simply as Glamorgan. Marcus North becomes one-day captain, with Mark Wallace remaining in charge of the Championship side.

GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Overseas player: Michael Klinger (Australia); Dan Christian (Australia, for Twenty20)

Ins: Gareth Roderick (YTH), Cameron Herring (YTH)

Outs: David Wade (REL), Jonathan Batty (RET)

Other news: Alex Gidman has stood down as captain - and will be replaced by overseas signing Klinger. Stuart Barnes has left the coaching staff to join Surrey, and chief executive Tom Richardson will step down in September.

HAMPSHIRE

Overseas player: George Bailey (Australia, start of season until late August); Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan, from late August)

Ins: Michael Roberts (Unicorns), Jack Sheppard (YTH), Jake George (YTH), Adam Wheater (Essex)

Outs: Kabir Ali (Lancashire), Simon Katich (Lancashire), Bilal Shafayat (REL)

Possible signings: Pakistan seamer Sohail Tanvir's agent says he has signed to play Twenty20 cricket for Hampshire, but the county have not yet commented.

KENT

Overseas player: Brendan Nash (West Indies); Kent are reportedly keen to register Nash as a Kolpak player, allowing them to sign a second overseas player.

Ins: Calum Haggett (ex-Somerset)

Outs: Simon Cook (REL)

Other news: Rob Key has stepped down as captain, with James Tredwell replacing him for 2013.

LANCASHIRE

Overseas player: Simon Katich (Australia)

Ins: Kabir Ali (Hampshire), Alex Davies (YTH), Gavin Griffiths (YTH), Luis Reece (YTH), Arron Lilley (YTH), Simon Katich (Hampshire), Wayne White (Leicestershire), Ashwell Prince (KPK)

Outs: Naqaash Tahir (REL), Sajid Mahmood (Essex), Gary Keedy (Surrey)

LEICESTERSHIRE

Overseas player: Ramnaresh Sarwan (West Indies, early part of season); Joe Burns (Australia, 15 May - 30 August); Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh, for Twenty20)

Ins: Tom Wells (YTH), Robbie Williams (Middlesex), Niall O'Brien (Northants), Anthony Ireland (Middlesex)

Outs: Will Jefferson (RET), Paul Dixey (RET), Jacques du Toit (REL), Nadeem Malik (REL), Robbie Joseph (REL), Will Jones (RET), Wayne White (Lancashire)

Other news: Sarwan has replaced Matthew Hoggard as County Championship captain, although his Windies recall looks set to limit his availability. Vice-captain Josh Cobb will continue to lead the one-day side.

MIDDLESEX

Overseas player: Chris Rogers (Australia); Adam Voges (Australia, from July once Rogers joins the Ashes squad, including Twenty20)

Ins: Nick Gubbins (YTH), James Harris (Glamorgan)

Outs: Andrew Strauss (RET), Scott Newman (REL), Anthony Ireland (Leicestershire), Robbie Williams (Leicestershire), Tom Scollay (REL), Steven Crook (Northants)

Other news: Mark Ramprakash has replaced Mark O'Neill as batting coach.

NORTHANTS

Overseas player: Trent Copeland (Australia, start of season until 8 June), Cameron White (Australia, for Twenty20)

Ins: Matt Spriegel (Surrey), Steven Crook (Middlesex), Ben Duckett (YTH), Muhammad Azharullah (UKP)

Outs: Ben Howegego (REL), Rob White (REL), Dave Burton (REL), Jack Brooks (Yorkshire), Chaminda Vaas (REL), Niall O'Brien (Leicestershire)

Possible signings: After failing with attempts to sign Australia's Mike Hussey, Shaun Marsh and Mitchell Johnson, as well as New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum, Northants are now trying to sign Australia all-rounder Moises Henriques as their second Twenty20 overseas player.

Other news: Stephen Peters replaces Andrew Hall as County Championship captain for 2013, with vice-captain Alex Wakely leading the side in limited-overs cricket.

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

Overseas player: Ed Cowan (Australia, start of season until 21 June); David Hussey (Australia, from June, including Twenty20 until August)

Ins: Ajmal Shahzad (Yorkshire)

Outs: Karl Turner (REL), Scott Elstone (REL), Neil Edwards (REL), Darren Pattinson (REL)

Possible signings: Notts are yet to sign an overseas player for September, but may secure Hussey (who will captain the Twenty20 side) or Cowan depending on international commitments.

Other news: Australia-raised seamer Darren Pattinson played as a domestic player in Australia over the winter, which prevents him playing for Notts as an Englishman - but he may return to Trent Bridge as an overseas player for Twenty20 cricket.

SOMERSET

Overseas player: Alviro Petersen (South Africa, from start of season and for Twenty20), Abdur Rehman (Pakistan, latter part of season)

Ins: none

Outs: Kevin O'Brien (REL, had been on contract for Twenty20), Steve Snell (REL)

Possible signings: Somerset say they have "first refusal" on West Indies batsman Chris Gayle's availability for Twenty20 cricket, and may seek a temporary replacement for Petersen after he was called into South Africa's Champions Trophy squad.

Other news: Dave Nosworthy has replaced Brian Rose as director of cricket.

SURREY

Overseas player: Graeme Smith (South Africa); Ricky Ponting (Australia, June-July)

Ins: Vikram Solanki (Worcestershire), Gary Keedy (Lancashire), Azhar Mahmood (UKP, for Twenty20)

Outs: Mark Ramprakash (RET, has become Middlesex batting coach), Matt Spriegel (Northants), Tom Lancefield (REL), Chris Jordan (Sussex), Rory Hamilton-Brown (Sussex)

Other news: Smith will captain Surrey, and has signed a three-year deal. Fast bowling coach Stuart Barnes has joined from Gloucestershire, replacing Martin Bicknell who becomes chief scout.

SUSSEX

Overseas player: Steve Magoffin (Australia); Scott Styris (New Zealand, for Twenty20); Dwayne Smith (West Indies, for Twenty20)

Ins: Rory Hamilton-Brown (Surrey), Chris Jordan (Surrey), Andrew Miller (Warwickshire), Harry Finch (YTH), Callum Jackson (YTH)

Outs: Murray Goodwin (Glamorgan), Andrew Hodd (Yorkshire), Naved Arif (REL), Will Adkin (REL), Kirk Wernars (REL)

Other news: Ed Joyce has been confirmed as captain for 2013 after stepping up to replace Michael Yardy mid-season in 2012, with Chris Nash becoming vice-captain.

WARWICKSHIRE

Overseas player: Jeetan Patel (New Zealand)

Ins: Oliver Hannon-Dalby (Yorkshire), Freddie Coleman (YTH, Scotland)

Outs: Richard Johnson (Derbyshire), Neil Carter (REL), Andrew Miller (Sussex)

WORCESTERSHIRE

Overseas player: Thilan Samaraweera (Sri Lanka); Jacob Oram (New Zealand, for Twenty20)

Ins: Graeme Cessford (Royal Air Force), Michael Johnson (UKP, Western Australia, ex-Kent 2nd XI)

Outs: James Cameron (RET), Vikram Solanki (Surrey), Jack Manuel (REL), Ben Scott (RET)

Other news: Moeen Ali and Gareth Andrew have signed contract extensions.

YORKSHIRE

Overseas player: None

Ins: Andrew Hodd (Sussex), Jack Brooks (Northants), Liam Plunkett (Durham)

Outs: Gerard Brophy (REL), Ajmal Shahzad (Nottinghamshire), Oliver Hannon-Dalby (Warwickshire), Anthony McGrath (RET)

Possible signings: Yorkshire are reportedly keen to re-sign South African David Miller for Twenty20 cricket, but are being held up by visa regulations.

Other news: Yorkshire have announced they will be known as the Vikings in one-day cricket in 2013 - their fourth different name since one-day nicknames were introduced by the ECB.