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County cricket: Keep up to speed with the ins and outs ahead of 2017

Monday 27 March 2017 15:06, UK

Vernon Philander of South Africa bowls during day one of the Second Test match between Australia and South Africa
Image: Vernon Philander has joined Sussex for the first part of the season

DERBYSHIRE

In: Luis Reece (Lancashire), Gary Wilson (Surrey), Hardus Viljoen, Daryn Smit

Out: Wes Durston (mutual consent), Neil Broom, Chesney Hughes, Harry White (all released), Callum Pakinson (Leicestershire)

Overseas: Jeevan Mendis (Sri Lanka - April-June), Imran Tahir (South Africa - June-September), Matt Henry (New Zealand - T20 Blast)

DURHAM

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Mark Stoneman has completed his contract with Durham.
Image: Mark Stoneman leaves Durham after 11 years at the club

In: Cameron Steel (Middlesex)

Out: Scott Borthwick (Surrey), Mark Stoneman (Surrey), Asher Hart (Hampshire), Phil Mustard (Gloucestershire), Gordon Muchall (retired), Jamie Harrison, Calum MacLeod, Gurman Randhawa (all released)

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Overseas: Stephen Cook (South Africa - April-June), Tom Latham (New Zealand - July-September)

ESSEX

Mohammad Amir of Pakistan celebrates taking the wicket of Marcus Trescothick of Somerset
Image: Mohammad Amir will join Essex for the second half of the 2017 season

In: Simon Harmer, Adam Wheater (Hampshire), Varun Chopra (Warwickshire)

Out: Graham Napier, David Masters (both retired), Tom Moore (released), Jaik Mickleburgh, Jesse Ryder

Overseas: Neil Wagner (New Zealand - April-June), Mohammad Amir (Pakistan - June-September)

GLAMORGAN

In:

Out: James Kettleborough, Dewi Penrhyn Jones (both released), Mark Wallace (retired)

Overseas: Jacques Rudolph (South Africa)

GLOUCESTERSHIRE

LEEDS, ENGLAND - JULY 20: Phil Mustard of Durham Jets bats during the NatWest T20 Blast match between Yorkshire Vikings and Durham Jets at Headingley on Ju
Image: Phil Mustard has made his loan from Durham to Gloucestershire permanent

In: Phil Mustard (Durham)

Out: Hamish Marshall, Tom Hampton (both released)

Overseas: Cameron Bancroft (Australia), Michael Klinger (Australia), Andrew Tye (Australia - T20 Blast)

HAMPSHIRE

Kyle Abbott has quit international cricket to join Hampshire on a Kolpak contract
Image: Kyle Abbott has quit international cricket to join Hampshire on a Kolpak contract

In: Fidel Edwards, Fraser Hay, Asher Hart (Durham), Kyle Abbott, Rilee Rossouw

Out: Andy Carter, James Tomlinson (both retired), Ryan McLaren (Lancashire), Adam Wheater (Essex), Joe Weatherley (Kent, loan)

Overseas: George Bailey (Australia)

KENT

In: Will Gidman (Nottinghamshire), Joe Weatherley (Hampshire, loan)

Out: David Griffiths, Sam Weller (both released)

Overseas:

LANCASHIRE

Junaid Khan of Lancashire Lightning celebrates taking the wicket of Alex Lees of Yorkshire Vikings
Image: Junaid Khan returns to Lancashire for the T20 Blast

In: Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Dane Vilas, Brook Guest

Out: Tom Smith (retired), Luis Reece (Derbyshire), Nathan Buck (Northants), Gavin Griffiths (Leicestershire), George Edwards, Alviro Petersen (both released)

Overseas: Ryan McLaren (South Africa), Junaid Khan (Pakistan - T20 Blast)

LEICESTERSHIRE

In: Callum Parkinson (Derbyshire), Richard Jones (Warwickshire), Colin Ackermann, Harry Dearden, Dieter Klein, Gavin Griffiths (Lancashire), James Burker (Surrey, loan)

Out: Jigar Naik, Ollie Freckingham, Michael Burgess, Rob Taylor, Atif Sheikh, Niall O'Brien (all released)

Overseas: Luke Ronchi (New Zealand - T20 Blast), Clint McKay (Australia), Cameron Delport (South Africa - T20 Blast)

MIDDLESEX

In:

Out: Max Holden (Northants, loan until June), Cameron Steel (Durham), Andrew Balbirnie (released)

Overseas: Adam Voges (Australia), Brendon McCullum (New Zealand - T20 Blast)

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

Olly Stone could miss the rest of the domestic season because of injury
Image: Olly Stone has left Northants to join Warwickshire

In: Nathan Buck (Lancashire), Max Holden (Middlesex, loan until June)

Out: Olly Stone (Warwickshire)

Overseas: Rory Kleinveldt (South Africa), Seekkuge Prasanna (Sri Lanka - T20 Blast)

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

In: Ben Kitt

Out: Sam Wood (released), Imran Tahir (Derbyshire), Will Gidman (Kent)

Overseas: Dan Christian (Australia - T20 Blast), James Pattinson (Australia), Ish Sodhi (New Zealand - T20 Blast)

SOMSERSET

In: Steven Davies (Surrey), George Bartlett

Out: Chris Rogers (retired), Alex Barrow (released)

Overseas: Dean Elgar (South Africa)

SURREY

Scott Borthwick in action during the Specsavers County Championship Division One match between Durham and Lancashire
Image: Scott Borthwick is one of two Durham batsmen on their way to Surrey for 2017

In: Scott Borthwick (Durham), Mark Stoneman (Durham), Kevin Pietersen (T20 Blast)

Out: Steven Davies (Somerset), Gary Wilson (Derbyshire), James Burke (Leicestershire, loan), Azhar Mahmood (released)

Overseas: Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka), Aaron Finch (Australia - T20 Blast)

SUSSEX

In: Stiaan van Zyl, Laurie Evans (Warwickshire), David Wiese

Out: Craig Cachopa, Fynn Hudson-Prentice (both released), Lewis Hatchett (retired)

Overseas: Vernon Philander (South Africa - April-June), Ross Taylor (New Zealand - T20 Blast)

WARWICKSHIRE

Warwickshire's Jeetan Patel celebrates a wicket during the Royal London One-Day Cup SF v Somerset
Image: Warwickshire will have Jeetan Patel among their ranks again next season

In: Olly Stone (Northants)

Out: Recordo Gordon, Jonathan Webb, Freddie Coleman (all released), Varun Chopra (Essex), Richard Jones (Leicestershire), Laurie Evans (Sussex)

Overseas: Jeetan Patel (New Zealand), Colin de Grandhomme (New Zealand - T20 Blast)

WORCESTERSHIRE

In:

Out: Chris Russell (released)

Overseas: John Hastings (Australia), Mitchell Santner (New Zealand - T20 Blast)

YORKSHIRE

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 04: Peter Handscomb of Australia celebrates scoring a century during day two of the Third Test match between Australia and Pak
Image: Peter Handscomb joins Yorkshire for Andrew Gale first season in charge

In:

Out: Andrew Gale (retired)

Overseas: Peter Handscomb (Australia), Travis Head (Australia - T20 Blast)

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