County signings

As there were no games today I thought I would run a piece on the signings that the teams have made during the close season.


Derbyshire
Signed - 1 (D. Wainwright (from Yorkshire))
Released/Retired - 3

Durham
Signed - 1 (M. Wood (Youth))
Rel/Ret - 3

Essex
Signed - 3 (most notable - C. Willoughby (f. Somerset))
Rel/Ret - 2

Glamorgan
Signed - 2 (most notable - S. Jones (f. Hampshire))
Rel/Ret - 3

Gloucestershire
Signed - 1 (D. Housego (f. Middlesex))
Rel/Ret - 3

Hampshire
Signed - 0
Rel/Ret - 9

Kent
Signed - 8 (most notable - C. Shrek (f. Nottinghamshire))
Rel/Ret - 4

Lancashire
Signed - 2 (most notable - N. Tahir (f. Warwickshire))
Rel/Ret - 2

Leicestershire
Signed - 2 (most notable - R. Joseph (f. Kent))
Rel/Ret - 4

Middlesex
Signed - 4 (most notable - J. Denly (f. Kent))
Rel/ Ret - 4

Northamptonshire
Signed - 3 (most notable - K. Coetzer (f. Durham))
Rel/Ret - 4

Nottinghamshire
Signed - 7 (most notable - J. Taylor (f. Leicestershire))
Rel/Ret - 4

Somerset
Signed - 0
Rel/Ret - 2

Surrey
Signed - 5 (most notable - M. Kartik (f. Somerset) and J. Rudolph (f. Yorkshire))
Rel/Ret - 3

Sussex
Signed - 1 (M. Machan (Youth))
Rel/Ret - 2

Warwickshire
Signed - 2 (most notable - C. Wright (f. Essex))
Rel/Ret - 3

Worcestershire
Signed - 2 (most notable - B. Scott (f. Middlesex)
Rel/Ret - 3

Yorkshire
Signed - 5 (all Youth, plus P. Jaques, now as a UK citizen instead of an overseas player)
Rel/Ret - 4


All that amounts to 49 players signed against 62 released or retired. This cannot be a surprise in the tough economic times. It is also worth noting that, of the 48 signed, 22 are youth players (who haven't had a full contract before).