Cricket News : New signings for Vitality T20 Blast and English County 2022

    Let's take a look at some of the players who have been included in the eighteen counties for T20 Blast and English County 2022

    Mark Watt(Bowling) in for Derbyshire Falcons Mark Watt(Bowling) in for Derbyshire Falcons

    Derbyshire Falcons

    Overseas players: Dustin Melton (Zimbabwe), Shan Masood (Pakistan, all formats), Suranga Lakmal (Sri Lanka, all formats), Hayden Kerr (Australia, all formats until September - injury replacement for Lakmal)

    Players in: Alex Thomson (Warwickshire), Mark Watt (T20 Blast only), Liam Hurt (Lancashire, short-term loan), Toby Pettman (Nottinghamshire, short-term loan - June, County Championship)

    Durham

    Overseas players: David Bedingham (South Africa), Ashton Turner (T20 Blast), Andrew Tye (T20 Blast), Keegan Petersen (South Africa, seven County Championship fixtures), Nic Maddinson (Australia, County Championship & Royal London Cup)

    Players in: Ollie Robinson (loaned from Kent, T20 Blast only), Nathan Sowter (Middlesex, loan from 10th June to 16th July), Ben Stokes (T20 Blast), 

    Essex Eagles

    Overseas players: Simon Harmer (South Africa), Daniel Sams (Australia, T20 Blast), Mark Steketee (Australia, first six County Championship games)

    Players in: Matt Critchley (Derbyshire)

    Glamorgan

    Overseas players: Marnus Labuschagne (Australia), Colin Ingram (South Africa, T20 Blast), Michael Neser (Australia)

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

    Gloucestershire

    Overseas players: Marcus Harris (Australia), Zafar Gohar (Pakistan), Naseem Shah (Pakistan), Mohammad Amir (Pakistan - three games in April and May)

    Players in: Ajeet Dale (Hampshire), Paul van Meekeren (Durham), Zak Chappell (Nottinghamshire, one-month loan), Jacob Bethell (Warwickshire, one-game loan), Brad Wheal (Hampshire, two-week loan)

    Hampshire Hawks

    Overseas players: Kyle Abbott (South Africa), Ben McDermott (Australia, T20 Blast), Nathan Ellis (T20 Blast), Mohammad Abbas (Pakistan, April, and May - County Championship)

    Players in: Nick Gubbins (Middlesex), Ross Whiteley (Worcestershire, white-ball contract), Ben Brown (Sussex)

    Kent Spitfires

    Overseas players: Qais Ahmad (Afghanistan, T20 Blast), George Linde (South Africa), Jackson Bird (Australia, April, and May - County Championship), Jacob Duffy (New Zealand, County Championship - June)

    Players in: Matt Quinn (Essex), Ben Compton (Nottinghamshire), Adam Rossington (Northamptonshire, season-long loan)

    Lancashire Lightning

    Overseas players: Tim David (Singapore, T20 Blast), Hassan Ali (Pakistan, County Championship - April and May), Will Williams (New Zealand, County Championship - June), Washington Sundar (India, Royal London Cup & County Championship - July)

    Players in: Phil Salt (Sussex), George Bell (Academy)

    Leicestershire Foxes

    Overseas players: Wiaan Mulder (South Africa, County Championship, One-Day Cup), Naveen-ul-Haq (Afghanistan, T20 Blast), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afghanistan, T20 Blast), Beuran Hendricks (South Africa, County Championship, One-Day Cup), Hamish Rutherford (New Zealand, T20 Blast)

    Players in: Tom Scriven (Hampshire), Roman Walker (Glamorgan)

    Middlesex

    Overseas players: Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan, all competitions until mid-July), Mujeeb Ur Rahman (T20 Blast), Peter Handscomb (Australia), Pieter Malan (South Africa, County Championship & One-Day Cup - replacement for Handscomb)

    Players in: Mark Stoneman (Surrey), Daniel O'Driscoll (Academy), Jack Davies (academy)

    Northamptonshire Steelbacks

    Overseas players: Will Young (New Zealand, County Championship, One-Day Cup), Jimmy Neesham (New Zealand, T20 Blast, one County Championship game), Matthew Kelly (Australia, County Championship & T20 Blast cover for Neesham), Chris Lynn (Australia, T20 Blast)

    Players in: Lewis McManus (Hampshire, April loan)

    Nottinghamshire Outlaws

    Overseas players: Dane Paterson (South Africa), James Pattinson (Australia), Dan Christian (Australia, T20 Blast)

    Players in: None

    Somerset

    Overseas players: Peter Siddle (Australia), Rilee Rossouw (South Africa)

    Players in: Tom Kohler-Cadmore (Yorkshire, from 2023)

    Surrey

    Overseas players: Sunil Narine (T20 Blast), Kieron Pollard (West Indies, T20 Blast), Kemar Roach (West Indies, Championship - April & May), Hashim Amla (South Africa, Championship), Colin de Grandhomme (New Zealand three County Championship matches, a replacement for Roach)

    Players in: Cameron Steel (Durham), Chris Jordan (Sussex)

    Sussex Sharks

    Overseas players: Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan, Championship & T20 Blast), Rashid Khan (Afghanistan, T20 Blast), Josh Philippe (Australia, Championship & T20 Blast, partial replacement for Rizwan), Cheteshwar Pujara (India, Championship & One-day Cup), Tim Seifert (T20 Blast, partial replacement for Philippe), Obed McCoy (T20 Blast, partial replacement for Rashid)

    Players in: Fynn Hudson-Prentice (Derbyshire), Steve Finn (Middlesex), Tom Hinley (academy), Tom Alsop (Hampshire, loan), Grant Stewart (Kent, one-month loan - April/May), George Burrows (County Championship, first four matches), Jack Brooks (Somerset, short-term loan - June, County Championship)

    Birmingham Bears/ Warwickshire

    Overseas players: Carlos Brathwaite (West Indies, T20 Blast), Paul Stirling (Ireland, T20 Blast), Nathan McAndrew (Australia - 10 County Championship matches, T20 Blast cover)

    Players in: Alex Davies (Lancashire)

    Worcestershire Rapids

    Overseas players: Azhar Ali (Pakistan, County Championship, One-Day Cup), Colin Munro (New Zealand, T20 Blast), Dwayne Bravo (West Indies, T20 Blast)

    Players in: Taylor Cornall (Lancashire), Ed Pollock (Warwickshire), Ben Gibbon (Cheshire), Matthew Waite (Yorkshire, two-week loan)

    Yorkshire Vikings

    Overseas players: Haris Rauf (Pakistan - six County Championship matches, T20 Blast), Shadab Khan (Pakistan, T20 Blast), Finn Allen (New Zealand - June onwards, T20 Blast), Dominic Drakes (West Indies - T20 Blast, cover for Shadab Khan), Dimuth Karunaratne (Sri Lanka, three County Championship matches)

    Players in: None

     

     

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