English Domestic Season 2023

[chris.hinton]

This will start on the 6th April with a round of County Championship matches

Division 1

Hampshire vs Nottinghamshire
Kent vs Northamptonshire
Lancashire vs Surrey
Middlesex vs Sussex
Somerset vs Warwickshire

Division 2

Derbyshire vs Worcestershire
Glamorgan vs Gloucestershire
Sussex vs Durham
Yorkshire vs Leicestershire


Next Post i will go through the in/out of all the Counties

 

[chris.hinton]

Derbyshire

Ins: Zak Chappell (Nottinghamshire), Matthew Lamb (Warwickshire), Mark Watt

Outs: Dustin Melton, Mikey Cohen (released), Alex Hughes (retired)

Overseas players: Suranga Lakmal (Sri Lanka), Haider Ali (Pakistan)



Durham

Ins: Ollie Robinson (Kent), Nathan Sowter (Middlesex), Brandon Glover (Northamptonshire), Bas de Leede

Outs: Chris Rushworth (Warwickshire), Sean Dickson (Somerset), Matt Salisbury (Leicestershire), Ned Eckersley (released)

Overseas players: David Bedingham (South Africa), Tristan Stubbs (South Africa - Vitality Blast)


Essex

Overseas players: Simon Harmer (South Africa), Will Sutherland (Australia - County Championship, until the end of July), Daniel Sams (Australia - Vitality Blast)

Ins: None

Outs: Adam Wheater (retired), Jack Plom (released)

Glamorgan

Ins: Harry Podmore (Kent), Zain-ul-Hassan (South Asian Cricket Academy)

Outs: Michael Hogan (Kent), Lukas Carey, Joe Cooke, Tom Cullen, Ruaidhri Smith, James Weighell, Tegid Phillips (all released)

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

Gloucestershire

Ins: Marchant de Lange (Somerset)

Outs: Ryan Higgins (Middlesex), Benny Howell (Hampshire), Ian ****bain (released)

Overseas players: Marcus Harris (Australia), Zafar Gohar (Pakistan)

Hampshire

Ins: Benny Howell (Gloucestershire)

Outs: Lewis McManus (Northamptonshire)

Overseas players: Kyle Abbott (South Africa), Mohammad Abbas (Pakistan), Ben McDermott (Australia - Vitality Blast), Nathan Ellis (Australia - Vitality Blast)

Kent

Ins: Joey Evison (Nottinghamshire), Michael Hogan (Glamorgan)

Outs: Ollie Robinson (Durham), Matt Milnes (Yorkshire), Harry Podmore (Glamorgan), Darren Stevens (released)

Overseas players: Arshdeep Singh (India - five County Championship matches across June and July), Kane Richardson (Australia - Vitality Blast)

Lancashire

Ins: None

Outs: Liam Hurt (released)

Overseas players: Dane Vilas (South Africa), Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand), Colin de Grandhomme (New Zealand)

Leicestershire

Ins: Sol Budinger (Nottinghamshire), Matt Salisbury (Durham)

Outs: Ben Mike (Yorkshire), Hassan Azad, Sam Bates, Nat Bowley, Alex Evans, Gareth Griffiths, Abi Sakande (all released)

Overseas players: Wiaan Mulder (South Africa), Peter Handscomb (Australia - County Championship, April and May), Ajinkya Rahane (India - County Championship and One-Day Cup, June onwards), Naveen-ul-Haq (Afghanistan - Vitality Blast)

Middlesex

Ins: Ryan Higgins (Gloucestershire)

Outs: Nathan Sowter (Durham)

Overseas players: Pieter Malan (South Africa)

Northamptonshire

Ins: David Willey (Yorkshire), Lewis McManus (Hampshire), Ollie Sale (Somerset)

Outs: Brandon Glover (Durham), Nathan Buck (retired), Charlie Thurston, Ben Curran (both released)

Overseas players: Chris Lynn (Australia - Vitality Blast), AJ Tye (Australia - Vitality Blast), Sam Whiteman (Australia - County Championship and One-Day Cup, until the end of August)

Nottinghamshire

Ins: Olly Stone (Warwickshire), Tom Loten (Yorkshire)

Outs: Joey Evison (Kent), Zak Chappell (Derbyshire), Sol Budinger (Leicestershire)

Overseas players: Dane Paterson (South Africa), Colin Munro (New Zealand - Vitality Blast)

Somerset

Ins: Tom Kohler-Cadmore (Yorkshire), Sean Dickson (Durham), Shoaib Bashir (Berkshire)

Outs: Marchant de Lange (Gloucestershire), Ollie Sale (Northamptonshire), James Hildreth, Max Waller (both retired)

Overseas players: Peter Siddle (Australia - County Championship and Vitality Blast, until the end of July) Matt Henry (New Zealand - County Championship and Vitality Blast)

Surrey

Ins: Dom Sibley (Warwickshire)

Outs: Hashim Amla (retired)

Overseas players: Kemar Roach (West Indies - first six rounds of County Championship), Sean Abbott (Australia - County Championship and Vitality Blast, until the end of July), Sunil Narine (West Indies - Vitality Blast)

Sussex

Ins: Tom Alsop (Hampshire)

Outs: Luke Wright (retired)

Overseas players: Steve Smith (Australia - three County Championship games in May), Cheteshwar Pujara (India), Shadab Khan (Pakistan - Vitality Blast), Nathan McAndrew (Australia - April to July, County Championship and Vitality Blast)

Warwickshire

Ins: Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Ed Barnard (Worcestershire), Chris Rushworth (Durham)

Outs: Dom Sibley (Surrey), Olly Stone (Nottinghamshire), Adam Hose (Worcestershire), Matthew Lamb (Derbyshire), Ryan Sidebottom (released)

Overseas players: Hassan Ali (Pakistan - until the end of July), Glenn Maxwell (Australia - Vitality Blast)

Worcestershire

Ins: Adam Hose (Warwickshire), Matthew Waite (Yorkshire)

Outs: Moeen Ali (Warwickshire), Ed Barnard (Warwickshire), Tom Fell, Josh Dell, Jacques Banton (all released)

Overseas players: Azhar Ali (Pakistan), Michael Bracewell (New Zealand - Vitality Blast), Mitchell Santner (New Zealand - Vitality Blast)

Yorkshire

Ins: Matt Milnes (Kent), Ben Mike (Leicestershire), Jafer Chohan (South Asian Cricket Academy)

Outs: Gary Ballance (released, will now play for Zimbabwe), David Willey (Northamptonshire), Tom Kohler-Cadmore (Somerset), Matthew Waite (Worcestershire), Tom Loten (Nottinghamshire), Steve Patterson (retired), Harry Sullivan, Josh Sullivan (both released)

Overseas players: Shan Masood (Pakistan), Neil Wagner (New Zealand - first 10 County Championship matches), David Wiese (Namibia - Vitality Blast)

 

[Blenkinsop]

It will be interesting to see how effective Wagner's 75mph bumpers are at Headingley in April.

 

[tony p]

I know Darren Stevens wanted to continue playing or as a player/coach role.
Anybody heard if he's likely to get another gig, he could certainly still do a job as he showed last year in one-day cricket.

A lot of counties will be losing players during the Hundred.

 

[kevinw]

Another reminder that Kent lost Ollie Robinson Jr

 

[grecian]

148 years of hurt never stopped me dreaming.....

 

[Yeoman]

I know Darren Stevens wanted to continue playing or as a player/coach role.
Anybody heard if he's likely to get another gig, he could certainly still do a job as he showed last year in one-day cricket.

A lot of counties will be losing players during the Hundred.

Not heard anything so not looking promising at this point of the year unless he gets a turn as a ‘consultant’ which seems increasingly common.

On the Hundred, it was a pity to see so many of the Glamorgan players who were involved in winning the 50over cup in 2021 being released.

 

[mackembhoy]

Shocked to see Leics released Hassan Azad he averaged 50 odd in 2021 I believe.

But seen he's not played any white ball and not exactly much funds at leics to keep a red ball specialist.

Durham have signed Kunehmann was supposed to be Murphy but unsure if injured.

Although Durham hopeful Murphy to come later in the season.

 

[Molehill]

A week before the first round of matches and it's basically been raining for a month, loads more in the forecast between now and then too. How many of the grounds will be playable? A good thing there's no game at Worcester.

Is this the year the Sussex boys become men? Probably not....but hoping to see a fair amount of Ollie Robinson before the Ashes.

 

[Jarquis]

Zak Crawley

 

[Yeoman]

Shocked to see Leics released Hassan Azad he averaged 50 odd in 2021 I believe.

But seen he's not played any white ball and not exactly much funds at leics to keep a red ball specialist.

Durham have signed Kunehmann was supposed to be Murphy but unsure if injured.

Although Durham hopeful Murphy to come later in the season.

A sad sign of the times I’m afraid. I read that Azad has been given a trial at Northants.

 

[Yeoman]

A week before the first round of matches and it's basically been raining for a month, loads more in the forecast between now and then too. How many of the grounds will be playable? A good thing there's no game at Worcester.

Is this the year the Sussex boys become men? Probably not....but hoping to see a fair amount of Ollie Robinson before the Ashes.

I have read much criticism of the state of the outfield at Taunton.

 

[tony p]

A sad sign of the times I’m afraid. I read that Azad has been given a trial at Northants.

And Northants have signed him on a short-term contract, with Emilio Gay out with injury to start the season.
Might be a very astute signing, because he has great stickabilty

 

[slowfinger]

good to see Zain Ul Hassan get his first 1XI professional contract with Glamorgan. He was tiny when I played with him at Worcestershire academy

 

[chris.hinton]

good to see Zain Ul Hassan get his first 1XI professional contract with Glamorgan. He was tiny when I played with him at Worcestershire academy

I'm surprised he got one. When i've seen him play (Not much i grant you) he looked a good club player but not Professional standard. Good luck to Zain

 

[zaremba]

A week before the first round of matches and it's basically been raining for a month, loads more in the forecast between now and then too. How many of the grounds will be playable? A good thing there's no game at Worcester.

Is this the year the Sussex boys become men? Probably not....but hoping to see a fair amount of Ollie Robinson before the Ashes.

Interesting season for Sussex, and my hopes are cautiously high. The headline-grabbers are overseas batsmen of the highest quality in Smith and Pujara, but Smith will only play 3 games (at most) and Pujara won't win you promotion single-handedly. More importantly there is a crop of good young players, and a serious new head coach to lead them in Paul Farbrace (replacing Ian Salisbury, who sadly was to county coaching what he was to Test bowling).

My prediction? Mid-table mediocrity

 

[Blenkinsop]

Glad to see we've picked up Azad. I was baffled when Leics let him go. Apart from Ackermann he's been their only half decent championship player for the last few years.

Northants have also signed Lance Morris, albeit only for three games, which should be interesting.

 

[Blenkinsop]

So what are everyone's rash predictions for the season? I think Surrey are going to be very hard to beat in Div 1. Essex don't seem to have strengthened their slightly flaky batting, but they'll be contenders along with Lancs and maybe Notts. I'll be optimistic and say Kent and Middlesex for the drop ahead of Northants. Think Somerset and Warks could struggle again.

Div 2 seems very open to me. The only thing I can confidently predict is Leics coming bottom.

 

[Molehill]

Interesting season for Sussex, and my hopes are cautiously high. The headline-grabbers are overseas batsmen of the highest quality in Smith and Pujara, but Smith will only play 3 games (at most) and Pujara won't win you promotion single-handedly. More importantly there is a crop of good young players, and a serious new head coach to lead them in Paul Farbrace (replacing Ian Salisbury, who sadly was to county coaching what he was to Test bowling).

My prediction? Mid-table mediocrity

Can't disagree with that. I suspect we'll score plenty of runs - Haines, Orr and Alsop is a decent top 3 before you add in the overseas stars. But I just don't see where the wickets will come from once Robinson heads off to the Ashes. Hopefully a full season for Carson though who is already on the England radar.

 

[Blenkinsop]

I was very impressed by Scott Currie towards the end of last season, and Sean Hunt looks a decent bowler too. Not so enamoured of Crocombe or Garton though.