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County ins and outs - all the signings for the 2021 season

See which players have signed for your county for 2021, which players have departed, and the overseas cricketers who will be playing county cricket across England and Wales next summer

Lockie Ferguson (Associated Press)
Image: New Zealand fast bowler Lockie Ferguson is set to play for Yorkshire in the 2021 Vitality Blast

Keep up to speed with all the signings, departures and overseas players in county cricket for the 2021 season.

DERBYSHIRE

Ins: Brooke Guest (Lancashire), George Scrimshaw (Worcestershire)

Outs: Tony Palladino, Ravi Rampaul (both released)

Overseas players: Billy Stanlake (Australia), Dustin Melton (Zimbabwe), Ben McDermott (Australia - One-Day Cup and Vitality Blast)

DURHAM

Ins: Sean Dickson (Kent), Scott Borthwick (Surrey), Alex Thomson (Warwickshire - two-month loan)

Outs: Cameron Steel (Hampshire - two-month loan), Scott Steel (Leicestershire), James Weighell (Glamorgan), Farhaan Behardien, Josh Coughlin, Sol Bell, Ben Whitehead, Nathan Rimmington (all released), Gareth Harte (retired)

Overseas players: Cameron Bancroft (Australia - County Championship, from May onwards), Will Young (New Zealand - County Championship, April 15-May 2), David Bedingham (South Africa)

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ESSEX

Ins: None

Outs: Rishi Patel (Leicestershire)

Overseas players: Peter Siddle (Australia), Simon Harmer (South Africa), Jimmy Neesham (New Zealand - Vitality Blast)

Simon Harmer
Image: Simon Harmer is now an overseas player at Essex following the end of Kolpak deals

GLAMORGAN

Ins: James Weighell (Durham), James Harris (Middlesex (short-term loan)

Outs: Marchant de Lange (Somerset), Graham Wagg, Kieran Bull, Connor Brown, Owen Morgan (all released), Craig Meschede (retired)

Overseas players: Marnus Labuschagne (Australia), Michael Neser (Australia - County Championship and One-Day Cup), Andrew Balbirnie (Ireland - County Championship, April), Colin Ingram (South Africa - mainly for Vitality Blast)

GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Ins: Tom Lace (Middlesex), Jared Warner (Yorkshire)

Outs: Gareth Roderick (Worcestershire), George Drissell, Jerome Taylor (both released), Stuart Whittingham (retired)

Overseas players: Dan Worrall (Australia), Kraigg Brathwaite (West Indies - first eight games of County Championship), Glenn Phillips (New Zealand - Vitality Blast)

HAMPSHIRE

Ins: Cameron Steel (Durham - two-month loan)

Outs: Harry Came, Oli Soames (both released)

Overseas players: Mohammad Abbas (Pakistan - first two months of County Championship), Kyle Abbott (South Africa)

KENT

Ins: Nathan Gilchrist (Somerset)

Outs: Sean Dickson (Durham), Calum Haggett, Ivan Thomas (both released), Adam Rouse (retired)

Overseas players: Heino Kuhn (South Africa), Miguel Cummins (West Indies - first two months of County Championship), Mohammad Amir (Pakistan - second half of Vitality Blast)

LANCASHIRE

Ins: Luke Wells (Sussex), Jack Blatherwick (Nottinghamshire)

Outs: Brooke Guest (Derbyshire), Stephen Parry (released), Toby Lester (released), Graham Onions (retired)

Overseas players: Dane Vilas (South Africa), Finn Allen (New Zealand - Vitality Blast), Shreyas Iyer (India - One-Day Cup)

Luke Wells
Image: Luke Wells has joined Lancashire on a two-year deal following his release by Sussex

LEICESTERSHIRE

Ins: Scott Steel (Durham), Rishi Patel (Essex), Ed Barnes (Yorkshire)

Outs: Tom Taylor (Northamptonshire), Mark Cosgrove (released), Paul Horton (retired)

Overseas players: Marcus Harris (Australia - County Championship and One-Day Cup), Naveen-ul-Haq (Afghanistan - Vitality Blast), Josh Inglis (Australia - Vitality Blast)

MIDDLESEX

Ins: None

Outs: Tom Lace (Gloucestershire), Miguel Cummins (Kent), James Harris (Glamorgan - short-term loan), Dan Lincoln (released)

Overseas players: Peter Handscomb (Australia), Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Afghanistan - Vitality Blast), Mitchell Marsh (Australia - Vitality Blast)

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

Ins: Tom Taylor (Leicestershire)

Outs: Brett Hutton (Nottinghamshire), Rob Newton, Blessing Muzarabani, Tom Sole (all released)

Overseas players: Wayne Parnell (South Africa), Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan - Vitality Blast)

NORTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 24: Brett Hutton of Northamptonshire in delivery stride during day three of the Bob Willis Trophy match between Northamptonshire and Glamorgan at The County Ground on August 24, 2020 in Northampton, England. (Photo by Andy Kearns/Getty Images)
Image: Seam bowler Brett Hutton has left Northamptonshire to re-join Nottinghamshire

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

Ins: Brett Hutton (Northamptonshire), Toby Pettman (Oxford MCCU), Dane Schadendorf

Outs: Jack Blatherwick (Lancashire), Chris Nash (released)

Overseas players: Dane Paterson (South Africa), Dan Christian (Australia - Vitality Blast)

SOMERSET

Ins: None

Outs: Jamie Overton (Surrey), Dom Bess (Yorkshire), Nathan Gilchrist (Kent)

Overseas players: Marchant de Lange (South Africa)

SURREY

Ins: Laurie Evans (Sussex), Jamie Overton (Somerset)

Outs: Scott Borthwick (Durham), Sean Hunt (Sussex), Morne Morkel (released)

Overseas players: Hashim Amla (South Africa), Kemar Roach (West Indies - first seven County Championship matches), Sean Abbott (Australia - three County Championship games and full Vitality Blast group stage)

Laurie Evans
Image: Laurie Evans has joined Surrey on a permanent basis following an initial loan spell from Sussex

SUSSEX

Ins: Sean Hunt (Surrey)

Outs: Laurie Evans (Surrey), Danny Briggs (Warwickshire), Luke Wells (Lancashire), Harry Finch, Will Sheffield (both released)

Overseas players: Travis Head (Australia), Stiaan van Zyl (South Africa), Rashid Khan (Afghanistan - Vitality Blast), David Wiese (South Africa - Vitality Blast)

WARWICKSHIRE

Ins: Tim Bresnan (Yorkshire), Danny Briggs (Sussex), Jake Lintott

Outs: Alex Thomson (Durham - two-month loan), Liam Banks (released), Ian Bell, Tim Ambrose, Jeetan Patel (all retired)

Overseas players: Pieter Malan (South Africa - County Championship), Hanuma Vihari (India - early season in County Championship), Carlos Brathwaite (West Indies - Vitality Blast)

WORCESTERSHIRE

Ins: Gareth Roderick (Gloucestershire)

Outs: Wayne Parnell (Northamptonshire), George Scrimshaw (Derbyshire), Ben Twohig, Olly Westbury (both released)

Overseas players: Alzarri Joseph (West Indies - first seven County Championship matches), Sandeep Lamichhane (Nepal - Vitality Blast), Ben Dwarshuis (Australia - Vitality Blast)

YORKSHIRE

Ins: Dom Bess (Somerset)

Outs: Tim Bresnan (Warwickshire), Jared Warner (Gloucestershire), Ed Barnes (Leicestershire), James Logan (released

Overseas players: Duanne Olivier (South Africa), Mat Pillans (South Africa), Lockie Ferguson (New Zealand - Vitality Blast)

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