County Cricket Transfers: Latest Updates for the 2026 Season

Stay informed about the latest player signings, departures, and overseas players in county cricket for the 2026 season. New signings include: Matt Montgomery at Nottinghamshire and Shoaib Bashir at Somerset. Players who have left include: David Lloyd, who has retired, and Alex Thomson, who has been released. Overseas players include: Caleb Jewell from Australia, Mohammad Abbas from Pakistan, and Sufiyan Muqeem from Pakistan for the first six Vitality Blast matches. Other signings: Kasey Aldridge at Somerset, Archie Bailey at Gloucestershire, and Shafiqullah Ghafar. Players who have departed: Mitchell Killeen to Essex, Paul Coughlin to Lancashire, and Bas de Leede, who was released to focus on international commitments with the Netherlands. Overseas players: David Bedingham from South Africa and Kemar Roach from the West Indies for the County Championship from April to mid-June. Stream cricket on Sky without a contract and choose the sports notifications you want. Discover what cricket is live on Sky Sports and view all today's cricket scorecards. Watch the latest cricket highlights and video, and listen to the Sky Cricket Podcast. New signings: Zaman Akhter at Gloucestershire and Mitchell Killeen at Durham. Players who have left: Nick Browne, who has retired, Adam Rossington, and Jamal Richards, who were both released. Overseas players: Wiaan Mulder from South Africa for the County Championship and Vitality Blast from April to June, and Simon Harmer from South Africa. New signing: Sean Dickson at Somerset. Players who have departed: Sam Northeast to Kent, Tom Bevan, who was released, and James Harris, who has retired. Overseas players: Colin Ingram from South Africa and Nathan McAndrew from Australia for the whole of the Vitality Blast, plus two County Championship matches in June. New signings: Craig Miles from Warwickshire, Will Williams from Lancashire, and Dawid Malan from Yorkshire for the Vitality Blast only. Players who have left: Archie Bailey to Durham, Ajeet Singh Dale to Lancashire, Zaman Akhter to Essex, Dom Goodman, Tom Price to Sussex, and Josh Shaw to Somerset. Overseas players: Cameron Bancroft from Australia, Gabe Bell from Australia for the first six County Championship matches, D'Arcy Short from Australia for the Vitality Blast, and Liam Scott from Australia for the Vitality Blast and two County Championship matches in June. Players who have departed: Keith Barker to Warwickshire, Benny Howell to Nottinghamshire, and Joseph Eckland, who was released. Overseas players: Kyle Abbott from South Africa, Tristan Stubbs from South Africa for the Vitality Blast, and Hilton Cartwright from Australia for the Vitality Blast. New signings: Matt Milnes from Yorkshire and Sam Northeast from Glamorgan. Players who have left: Nathan Gilchrist to Warwickshire, Jack Leaning to Sussex, Marcus O'Riordan, Mohammed Rizvi, who were both released, and George Garrett, who has retired. Overseas players: Keith Dudgeon from South Africa, Glenton Stuurman from South Africa for the County Championship until May 18, Senuran Muthusamy from South Africa for the County Championship and Vitality Blast from May 22, and Tom Rogers from Australia for the Vitality Blast. New signings: Ajeet Singh Dale from Gloucestershire and Paul Coughlin from Durham. Players who have departed: Will Williams to Gloucestershire and Josh Boyden, who was released. Overseas players: Marcus Harris from Australia, Mitch Perry from Australia for the County Championship in April and May, Chris Green from Australia for the Vitality Blast, and Ben McDermott from Australia for the Vitality Blast. New signings: Ben Green, Josh Davey from Somerset, Stephen Eskinazi from Middlesex, and Jonny Tattersall from Yorkshire. Players who have left: Louis Kimber to Northamptonshire, Matt Salisbury, Roman Walker, who were both released, Chris Wright, and Harry Swindells, who have both retired. Overseas players: Peter Handscomb from Australia, Ajaz Patel from New Zealand, and Ashton Turner from Australia for the Vitality Blast. Player who has departed: Stephen Eskinazi to Leicestershire. New signings: Louis Kimber from Leicestershire and Calvin Harrison from Nottinghamshire. Player who has departed: Freddie Heldreich, who was released. Overseas players: Nathan McSweeney from Australia, Harry Conway from Australia for the first two months of the season, Yuzvendra Chahal from India for the second half of the season, and Chris Lynn from Australia for the Vitality Blast. New signings: Benny Howell from Hampshire for the Vitality Blast and George Munsey for the Vitality Blast. Players who have departed: Matt Montgomery to Derbyshire, Calvin Harrison to Northamptonshire, Sammy King, and Dane Schadendorf, who were both released. Overseas players: Kyle Verreynne from South Africa for the County Championship only, Fergus O'Neill from Australia from April to June, Mohammad Ali from Pakistan from August to September, George Linde from South Africa for the Vitality Blast, and Peter Siddle from Australia for the Vitality Blast. New signing: Josh Shaw from Gloucestershire. Players who have departed: Kasey Aldridge to Durham, Shoaib Bashir to Derbyshire, Sean Dickson to Glamorgan, Josh Davey, Ben Green to Leicestershire, and Andy Umeed, who was released. Overseas players: Migael Pretorius from South Africa, Riley Meredith from Australia for the Vitality Blast, and Daniel Sams from Australia for the Vitality Blast. Overseas player: Sean Abbott from Australia for the first eight County Championship matches and the whole of the Vitality Blast. New signings: Danny Briggs from Warwickshire, Dom Goodman, Tom Price from Gloucestershire, and Jack Leaning from Kent. Players who have departed: Ari Karvelas, Bertie Foreman, Archie Lenham, Zach Lion-Cachet, and Henry Rogers, who were all released. Overseas player: Jaydev Unadkat from India from June to September. New signings: Jordan Thompson from Yorkshire, Nathan Gilchrist from Kent, and Keith Barker from Hampshire. Players who have departed: Moeen Ali to Yorkshire, Chris Rushworth, who has retired, Danny Briggs to Sussex, and Craig Miles to Gloucestershire. Overseas player: Beau Webster from Australia for the first half of the season. Players who have departed: Tom Hinley and Yadvinder Singh, who were both released. Overseas players: Beyers Swanepoel from South Africa for the County Championship, Usama Mir from Pakistan for the Vitality Blast, and Sikandar Raza from Zimbabwe for the Vitality Blast. New signings: Moeen Ali for the Vitality Blast only, Andrew Tye for the Vitality Blast only, and Sam Whiteman. Players who have departed: Dawid Malan to Gloucestershire, Jonny Tattersall to Leicestershire, Jordan Thompson to Warwickshire, and Matt Milnes to Kent. Overseas players: Logan van Beek from the Netherlands for the first eight County Championship matches and the Vitality Blast, Jhye Richardson from Australia for the first block of County Championship matches, Will Sutherland from Australia for the Vitality Blast and two County Championship matches in June, and Naveen Ul-Haq from Afghanistan for the Vitality Blast.