Latest County Cricket Transfers and Signings for 2026 Season

Stay updated with the latest county cricket transfers, including new signings, departures, and overseas players for the 2026 season. New arrivals: Matt Montgomery joins Nottinghamshire, Shoaib Bashir signs with Somerset. Departures: David Lloyd retires, Alex Thomson is released. Overseas players: Caleb Jewell from Australia, Mohammad Abbas from Pakistan, and Sufiyan Muqeem from Pakistan for the first six Vitality Blast matches. AM Ghazanfar from Afghanistan joins for the second half of the Vitality Blast. New signings: Kasey Aldridge joins from Somerset, Archie Bailey from Gloucestershire, and Shafiqullah Ghafar. Departures: Mitchell Killeen moves to Essex, Paul Coughlin to Lancashire, and Bas de Leede is 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. Follow cricket on Sky without a contract. Choose your preferred sports notifications. What cricket matches are live on Sky Sports? View all today's cricket scorecards. Watch the latest cricket highlights and videos. Listen to the Sky Cricket Podcast. New arrivals: Zaman Akhter from Gloucestershire and Mitchell Killeen from Durham. Departures: Nick Browne retires, Adam Rossington and Jamal Richards are 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 joins from Somerset. Departures: Sam Northeast moves to Kent, Tom Bevan is released, and James Harris retires. Overseas players: Colin Ingram from South Africa, Ryan Hadley from Australia for the first six County Championship matches, Nathan McAndrew from Australia for the whole Vitality Blast and two County Championship matches in June, and Fazalhaq Farooqi from Afghanistan for the Vitality Blast. New signings: Craig Miles from Warwickshire, Will Williams from Lancashire, and Dawid Malan from Yorkshire for the Vitality Blast only. Departures: Archie Bailey moves to Durham, Ajeet Singh Dale to Lancashire, Zaman Akhter to Essex, Dom Goodman and 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. Departures: Keith Barker moves to Warwickshire, Benny Howell to Nottinghamshire, and Joseph Eckland is released. Overseas players: Kyle Abbott from South Africa, Codi Yusuf from South Africa for the first block of County Championship matches, 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. Departures: Nathan Gilchrist moves to Warwickshire, Jack Leaning to Sussex, Marcus O'Riordan and Mohammed Rizvi are released, and George Garrett retires. 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. Departures: Will Williams moves to Gloucestershire and Josh Boyden is 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 Ezkinazi from Middlesex, and Jonny Tattersall from Yorkshire. Departures: Louis Kimber moves to Northamptonshire, Matt Salisbury and Roman Walker are released, Chris Wright and Harry Swindells retire. Overseas players: Ajaz Patel from New Zealand, Jake Weatherald from Australia for the first block of County Championship matches, and Ashton Turner from Australia for the Vitality Blast. Departure: Stephen Eskinazi moves to Leicestershire. New signing: Louis Kimber joins from Leicestershire, Calvin Harrison from Nottinghamshire. Departure: Freddie Heldreich is released. Overseas players: Nathan McSweeney from Australia, Harry Conway from Australia for the first two months, Yuzvendra Chahal from India for the second half of the season, and Chris Lynn from Australia for the Vitality Blast. New signings: Benny Howell on a Vitality Blast contract and George Munsey on a Vitality Blast contract. Departures: Matt Montgomery moves to Derbyshire, Calvin Harrison to Northamptonshire, Sammy King and Dane Schadendorf are 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 joins from Gloucestershire. Departures: Kasey Aldridge moves to Durham, Shoaib Bashir to Derbyshire, Sean Dickson to Glamorgan, Josh Davey and Ben Green to Leicestershire, and Andy Umeed is 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 players: Sean Abbott from Australia for the first eight County Championship matches and the whole Vitality Blast, and Rahul Chahar from India for the final eight County Championship matches. New signings: Danny Briggs from Warwickshire, Dom Goodman and Tom Price from Gloucestershire, and Jack Leaning from Kent. Departures: Ari Karvelas, Bertie Foreman, Archie Lenham, Zach Lion-Cachet, and Henry Rogers are released. Overseas players: Jaydev Unadkat from India from June to September. New signings: Jordan Thompson from Yorkshire, Nathan Gilchrist from Kent, and Keith Barker from Hampshire. Departures: Moeen Ali moves to Yorkshire, Chris Rushworth retires, Danny Briggs to Sussex, and Craig Miles to Gloucestershire. Overseas players: Beau Webster from Australia for the first half of the season. Departures: Tom Hinley and Yadvinder Singh are 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. Departures: Dawid Malan moves 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.