English Domestic Season 2026

[chris.hinton]

Hampshire sign Michael Neser & Jake Lehmann for 2026 season

Michael Neser: Hampshire sign Australian all-rounder

Hampshire sign Australian duo Michael Neser and Jake Lehmann on deals for next season.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[chris.hinton]

Lancashire have appointed Sir James Anderson has their skipper for the 2026 County Championship

Lancashire: Sir James Anderson to be red-ball captain in 2026

England's all-time leading Test wicket-taker, Sir James Anderson, will captain Lancashire in the Championship in 2026.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[chris.hinton]

Gloucestershire sign Aussie All-rounder Liam Scott for the T20 Blast 2026

Liam Scott: Gloucestershire sign Australian all-rounder for 2026 T20 Blast

Gloucestershire sign Australian all-rounder Liam Scott for the 2026 T20 Blast campaign and two County Championship matches.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[chris.hinton]

Leicestershire sign Ashton Turner for T20 Blast

Ashton Turner: Leicestershire signed Australian all-rounder for T20 Blast

Leicestershire sign Australian all-rounder Ashton Turner for the 2026 T20 Blast campaign.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Third_Man]

Mohammad Abbas:
2 seasons with Leicestershire, 4 with Hampshire, just the championship season with Nottinghamshire and now signed by Derbyshire for 2026 and 2027. Nine seasons and counting, would have been ten other than covid.

 

[chris.hinton]

Top signing that. Derby might be one of the favourites for promotion.

 

[Chin Music]

Shocked that Notts didn't keep Abbas given he was a not insignificant factor in winning them the title.

 

[chris.hinton]

Shocked that Notts didn't keep Abbas given he was a not insignificant factor in winning them the title.

Perhaps they want to move towards some younger bowlers

 

[Blenkinsop]

Perhaps they have identified some younger bowlers from neighbouring counties that they can poach

FTFY

 

[chris.hinton]

FTFY

Good point

 

[chris.hinton]

Essex Name Douglas Hondo has bowling coach

Douglas Hondo: Essex bring in former Zimbabwe seamer as bowling coach

Essex appoint former Zimbabwe seamer Douglas Hondo as fast bowling coach to the men's team.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[chris.hinton]

Worcestershire sign Beyers Swanepoel to a red ball contract for 2026

Beyers Swanepoel: Worcestershire sign South African all-rounder on red-ball contract

Worcestershire bring in South African all-rounder Beyers Swanepoel on a red-ball contract for the 2026 County Championship season.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[chris.hinton]

Hampshire give new 2 year contract to All-Rounder Andrew Neal

Andrew Neal: All-rounder signs for Hampshire on two-year deal

Hampshire all-rounder Andrew Neal signs a two-year contract after impressing in the One-Day Cup.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[chris.hinton]

Nottinghamshire sign George Linde for their T20 Blast campaign

George Linde: Notts Outlaws sign South African all-rounder for T20 Blast

Notts Outlaws have signed South Africa all-rounder George Linde for the 2026 T20 Blast campaign.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[chris.hinton]

Lancashire sign Victorian Mitch Perry on a short term contract

Mitch Perry: Lancashire sign Victoria seamer for County Championship

Lancashire sign Victoria seamer Mitch Perry for the first block of matches in the 2026 County Championship.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[chris.hinton]

Daniel Sams signs for Somerset for their T20 Blast campaign

Daniel Sams: Somerset sign Australia all-rounder for 2026 T20 Blast

Australia's Daniel Sams will join Somerset as one of their overseas players for the 2026 T20 Blast.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[chris.hinton]

Derbyshire name Former Leicestershire Seamer Chris Wright as their bowling coach

Chris Wright: Derbyshire name ex-Leicestershire seamer as bowling coach

Derbyshire appoint former Leicestershire seamer Chris Wright as bowling coach.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Third_Man]

As it says perhaps a more accurate account than in the Daily Mail

Bashir link surfaces

My post bag has been as sizeable as Santa's sack today, after a story appeared in The Daily Mail regarding Shoaib Bashir: Daily Mail Sport c...

derbyshirecricket.blogspot.com

 

[Blenkinsop]

I hadn't realised Derbyshire had let Alex Thompson go. Seemed like he'd had a couple of decent seasons.

 

[chris.hinton]

So the overseas players being signed so far - He's the list

Derbyshire - Caleb Jewell, Mohammed Abbas
Durham - None at this time
Essex - Simon Harmer
Glamorgan - Colin Ingram
Gloucestershire - Cameron Bancroft, D'Arcy Short, Gabe Bell, Liam Scott
Hampshire - Kyle Abbott, Michael Neser
Kent - Keith Dudgeon
Lancashire - Chris Green, Marcus Harris, Mitch Perry
Leicestershire - Peter Handscomb, Keshav Maharaj, Ashton Turner
Middlesex - None at this time
Northamptonshire - Matt Breetzke, Yuzvendra Chahal, Harry Conway, Nathan McSweeney,
Nottinghamshire - Kyle Verreynne, Fergus O'Neill, George Linde,
Somerset - Migael Pretorius, Riley Meredith, Daniel Sams
Surrey - None at this time
Sussex - Jaydev Unadkat
Warwickshire - Beau Webster
Worcestershire - Usama Mir, Ben Dwarshuis, Beyers Swanepoel
Yorkshire - None at this time