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County ins and outs - all the signings for the 2022 season

See which players have signed for your county for 2022, which players have moved on, and the overseas cricketers who will feature on the domestic scene across England and Wales next summer

Colin Munro, T20 cricket (Associated Press)
Image: New Zealand batter Colin Munro has re-joined Worcestershire for this season's Vitality Blast

Keep up to speed with all the signings, departures and overseas players in county cricket for the 2022 season.

DERBYSHIRE

Ins: Alex Thomson (Warwickshire)

Outs: Matt Critchley (Essex), Fynn Hudson-Prentice (Sussex), Nils Priestley (released), Harvey Hosein (retired)

Overseas players: Suranga Lakmal (Sri Lanka), Shan Masood (Pakistan), Dustin Melton (Zimbabwe)

DURHAM

Ins: None

Outs: Cameron Steel (Surrey), Paul van Meekeren (Gloucestershire), Stuart Poynter (released)

Overseas players: David Bedingham (South Africa), Keegan Petersen (South Africa - until May 22)

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ESSEX

Ins: Matt Critchley (Derbyshire)

Outs: Matt Quinn (Kent), Varun Chopra, Ryan ten Doeschate (both retired)

Overseas players: Simon Harmer (South Africa), Mark Steketee (Australia - County Championship, until May 22), Daniel Sams (Australia - Vitality Blast)

PA - Derbyshire batsman Matt Critchley drives during his innings of 64 during the LV= Insurance County Championship match at Edgbaston, Birmingham. Picture date: Thursday April, 8, 2021.
Image: Derbyshire all-rounder Matt Critchley has joined Essex ahead of the 2022 season

GLAMORGAN

Ins: Eddie Byrom (Somerset), James Harris (Middlesex), Sam Northeast (Hampshire)

Outs: Roman Walker (Leicestershire), Nick Selman (released)

Overseas players: Colin Ingram (South Africa), Marnus Labuschagne (Australia), Michael Neser (Australia)

GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Ins: Ajeet Dale (Hampshire), Paul van Meekeren (Durham)

Outs: Dan Worrall (Surrey), George Hankins, Harry Hankins (both released)

Overseas players: Marcus Harris (Australia), Zafar Gohar (Pakistan), Naseem Shah (Pakistan - until end of Vitality Blast group stage)

HAMPSHIRE

Ins: Nick Gubbins (Middlesex), Ross Whiteley (Worcestershire), Ben Brown (Sussex)

Outs: Lewis McManus (Northamptonshire - on loan for first month of season), Tom Alsop (Sussex - season-long loan), Ajeet Dale (Gloucestershire), Sam Northeast (Glamorgan), Tom Scriven (Leicestershire), Ryan Stevenson, Brad Taylor (both retired)

Overseas players: Kyle Abbott (South Africa), Mohammad Abbas (Pakistan - first two months of the season), Ben McDermott (Australia - Vitality Blast), Nathan Ellis (Australia - Vitality Blast)

Ross Whiteley, Southern Brave (PA Images)
Image: Ross Whiteley, who helped Southern Brave to success in The Hundred in 2021, will also play his county cricket at the Ageas Bowl after leaving Worcestershire to sign for Hampshire

KENT

Ins: Ben Compton (Nottinghamshire), Matt Quinn (Essex)

Outs: None

Overseas players: George Linde (South Africa), Jackson Bird (Australia - first part of County Championship season), Matt Henry (New Zealand - County Championship and Royal London Cup, from July 10), Qais Ahmad (Afghanistan - Vitality Blast)

LANCASHIRE

Ins: Phil Salt (Sussex)

Outs: Taylor Cornall (Worcestershire), Alex Davies (Warwickshire)

Overseas players: Dane Vilas (South Africa), Tim David (Singapore - Vitality Blast), Hasan Ali (Pakistan - County Championship, until May 22)

Naveen ul Haq, Leicestershire (PA Images)
Image: Leicestershire have re-signed Afghanistan bowler Naveen-ul-Haq, who was the leading wicket taker in the 2021 Vitality Blast

LEICESTERSHIRE

Ins: Roman Walker (Glamorgan), Tom Scriven (Hampshire)

Outs: Dieter Klein (released)

Overseas players: Wiaan Mulder (South Africa - County Championship and Royal London Cup), Beuran Hendricks (South Africa - County Championship and Royal London Cup), Naveen-ul-Haq (Afghanistan - Vitality Blast), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afghanistan - Vitality Blast)

MIDDLESEX

Ins: Mark Stoneman (Surrey)

Outs: Steven Finn (Sussex), Nick Gubbins (Hampshire), James Harris (Glamorgan)

Overseas players: Peter Handscomb (Australia), Shaheen Afridi (Pakistan), Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Afghanistan - Vitality Blast)

Shaheen Afridi, Pakistan (Associated Press)
Image: Pakistan paceman Shaheen Afridi will play county cricket for Middlesex in 2022

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

Ins: Lewis McManus (Hampshire - on loan for first month of season)

Outs: Richard Levi (released)

Overseas players: Will Young (New Zealand - County Championship and One-Day Cup), Matt Kelly (Australia - first six County Championship games), Jimmy Neesham (New Zealand - Vitality Blast)

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

Ins: None

Outs: Ben Compton (Kent), Tom Barber (released), Peter Trego (retired)

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

Dane Paterson, Nottinghamshire (PA Images)
Image: South Africa seamer Dane Paterson is returning to Trent Bridge for a second season with Nottinghamshire

SOMERSET

Ins: None

Outs: Eddie Byrom (Glamorgan), Sam Young (released)

Overseas players: Marchant de Lange (South Africa), Peter Siddle (Australia), Matt Renshaw (Australia - County Championship and Royal London Cup)

SURREY

Ins: Chris Jordan (Sussex), Cameron Steel (Durham), Dan Worrall (Gloucestershire)

Outs: Mark Stoneman (Middlesex), Jade Dernbach, Liam Plunkett (both released), Gareth Batty, Rikki Clarke (both retired)

Overseas players: Kemar Roach (West Indies), Hashim Amla (South Africa), Sunil Narine (West Indies - Vitality Blast)

SUSSEX

Ins: Steven Finn (Middlesex), Fynn Hudson-Prentice (Derbyshire), Tom Alsop (Hampshire - season-long loan), George Burrows (Lancashire - first month of season)

Outs: Chris Jordan (Surrey), Phil Salt (Lancashire), Ben Brown (Hampshire), Aaron Thomason (released), Mitch Claydon, Stuart Meaker (both retired)

Overseas players: Cheteshwar Pujara (India - County Championship and Royal London Cup), Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan - County Championship and Vitality Blast, April-June), Josh Philippe (Australia - County Championship and Vitality Blast, from mid-June), Rashid Khan (Afghanistan - Vitality Blast)

Alex Davies, Lancashire, County Championship (PA Images)
Image: Alex Davies has joined county champions Warwickshire after narrowly missing out on the 2021 title with Lancashire

WARWICKSHIRE / BIRMINGHAM BEARS

Ins: Alex Davies (Lancashire)

Outs: Ed Pollock (Worcestershire), Alex Thomson (Derbyshire), Tim Bresnan (retired)

Overseas players: Carlos Brathwaite (West Indies - Vitality Blast), Paul Stirling (Ireland - Vitality Blast), Nathan McAndrew (Australia)

WORCESTERSHIRE

Ins: Taylor Cornall (Lancashire), Ben Gibbon (Cheshire), Ed Pollock (Warwickshire)

Outs: Ross Whiteley (Hampshire), Alex Milton (released), Daryl Mitchell (retired)

Overseas players: Azhar Ali (Pakistan - County Championship), Dwayne Bravo (West Indies - Vitality Blast), Colin Munro (New Zealand - Vitality Blast)

YORKSHIRE

Ins: None

Outs: None

Overseas players: Duanne Olivier (South Africa), Haris Rauf (Pakistan), Shadab Khan (Pakistan - Vitality Blast)

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