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

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