GUIDE TO ABBREVIATIONS
- KPK: Kolpak contract
- REL: released
- YTH: from youth teams
- EUP:European Union passport
- UKP: Recently-obtained UK passport. Also shows, where relevant, players' previous counties
DERBYSHIRE
Overseas player 2011: Usman Khawaja (Australia); Martin Guptill (New Zealand)
Overseas player 2012: Martin Guptill (New Zealand, start of season until 12 June); Usman Khawaja (Australia, 14 June until end of season); Rana Naved-ul-Hasan (Pakistan, for Twenty20)
Ins: David Wainwright (Yorkshire)
Outs: Steffan Jones (RET), Greg Smith (Essex), Luke Sutton (RET)
Possible signings: Chief executive Keith Loring claims "large sums of money" are available to strengthen the squad, with "half a dozen players" under consideration
Other news: Wayne Madsen has replaced the retired Sutton as captain. Garry Park will captain the second XI in 2012 but will remain in contention for a first-team place. Former director of cricket David Houghton has returned to the county as a specialist batting coach.
DURHAM
Overseas player 2011: David Miller (South Africa)
Overseas player 2012: Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa, for Twenty20), Mitchell Johnson (Australia, for Twenty20)
Ins: Mark Wood (YTH)
Outs: Kyle Coetzer (Northants), Ben Harmison (Kent), Mark Davies (Kent)
ESSEX
Overseas player 2011: Lonwabo Tsotsobe (South Africa); Scott Styris (New Zealand); Tim Southee (New Zealand)
Overseas player 2012: Alviro Petersen (South Africa, start of season until mid-June); Peter Siddle (Australia, for Twenty20)
Ins: Greg Smith (Derbyshire), Ben Foakes (YTH), Charl Willoughby (Somerset)
Outs: Chris Wright (Warwickshire), Max Osborne (REL)
Possible signings: Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor says he hopes to join Essex for Twenty20, but the county are yet to comment
Other news: Essex have scrapped the Southend Festival for 2012, with matches being switched to their Chelmsford headquarters.
GLAMORGAN
Overseas player 2011: Alviro Petersen (South Africa); Mark Cosgrove (Australia)
Overseas player 2012: Moises Henriques (Australia, early part of season); Marcus North (Australia, from late April/early May)
Ins: Simon Jones (Hampshire), Michael Hogan (UKP)
Outs: Mike Powell (Kent), Adam Shantry (RET), David Brown (RET)
Possible signings: Glamorgan have approached Australia paceman Mitchell Johnson about becoming their second Twenty20 signing.
Other news: The county will be known as "Welsh Dragons" rather than "Glamorgan Dragons" in limited-overs cricket from 2012. Mark Wallace will captain the County Championship and CB40 sides, with vice-captain Jim Allenby leading the Twenty20 side.
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Overseas player 2011: Kane Williamson (New Zealand); Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka)
Overseas player 2012: Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka, for Twenty20)
Ins: Dan Housego (Middlesex)
Outs: Jon Lewis (Surrey), Vikram Banerjee (REL), Chris Taylor (REL)
Other news: Taylor and Hamish Marshall had both been offered new deals, but they were conditional on the county being granted permission to redevelop their Bristol ground - permission which was denied. Director of cricket John Bracewell has signed a three-year contract extension.
HAMPSHIRE
Overseas player 2011: Imran Tahir (South Africa); Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)
Overseas player 2012: Simon Katich (Australia); Shahid Afridi (Pakistan, for Twenty20)
Ins: None
Outs: Michael Lumb (Nottinghamshire), Dominic Cork (RET), Nic Pothas (REL), Friedel de Wet (KPK, REL), Johann Myburgh (KPK, REL), Jamie Miller (REL), Simon Jones (Glamorgan), Benny Howell (REL), Tim Ravenscroft (REL)
Other news: Jimmy Adams has been confirmed as Cork's successor as captain for 2012, but Kolpak signing Neil McKenzie will only be available for the T20 campaign for family reasons. Former England all-rounder Craig White has joined as assistant coach, while Liam Dawson has signed a new contract.
KENT
Overseas player 2011: Wahab Riaz (Pakistan); Charl Langeveldt (South Africa)
Overseas player 2012: Brendan Nash (West Indies)
Ins: Charlie Shreck (Nottinghamshire), Ivan Thomas (YTH), Benedict Kemp (YTH), Fabian Cowdrey (YTH), Mike Powell (Glamorgan), Ben Harmison (Durham), Scott Newman (Middlesex, loan for first two months of season), Mark Davies (Durham)
Outs: Joe Denly (Middlesex), Martin van Jaarsveld (Leicestershire, but has since retired), James Goodman (RET), Robbie Joseph (Leicestershire)
Other news: Director of cricket Paul Farbrace has left after two years in charge (and since taken over as Yorkshire 2nd XI coach), and been replaced by new head coach Jimmy Adams.
LANCASHIRE
Overseas player 2011: Farveez Maharoof (Sri Lanka); Junaid Khan (Pakistan)
Overseas player 2012: Ashwell Prince (South Africa, for Championship and CB40)
Ins: Jordan Clark (YTH), Naqaash Tahir (Warwickshire)
Outs: Mark Chilton (RET), Steven Cheetham (REL)
LEICESTERSHIRE
Overseas player 2011: Andrew McDonald (Australia); Abdul Razzaq (Pakistan)
Overseas player 2012: Ramnaresh Sarwan (West Indies, subject to international clearance); Abdul Razzaq (Pakistan, for Twenty20)
Ins: Rob Taylor (YTH), Robbie Joseph (Kent)
Outs: Paul Nixon (RET, has taken on ambassadorial role), Harry Gurney (Nottinghamshire), Tom New (REL), James Taylor (Nottinghamshire)
Other news: Martin van Jaarsveld signed for Leicestershire from Kent on 28 September but announced his retirement from county cricket on 18 November. Ben Smith has joined the county as batting coach.
MIDDLESEX
Overseas player 2011: Chris Rogers (Australia); Ryan McLaren (South Africa)
Overseas player 2012: Chris Rogers (Australia)
Ins: Joe Denly (Kent), Ollie Rayner (Sussex), Gurjit Sandhu (YTH), Ollie Wilkin (YTH)
Outs: Ben Scott (Worcestershire), Dan Housego (Gloucestershire), Jamie Dalrymple (REL), Scott Newman (Kent, loan for first two months of season)
Possible signings: Middlesex have been linked with Sri Lanka paceman Lasith Malinga as a possibility to fill their second Twenty20 overseas spot.
NORTHANTS
Overseas player 2011: Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka); Johan Botha (South Africa)
Overseas player 2012: Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka), Cameron White (Australia, for Twenty20)
Ins: Kyle Coetzer (Durham), Sam Sweeney (YTH), Con de Lange (UKP)
Outs: David Lucas (Worcestershire), Mal Loye (REL), Tom Brett (REL), Gavin Baker (REL)
Other news: Chief executive Mark Tagg resigned in early October.
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
Overseas player 2011: Adam Voges (Australia); David Hussey (Australia); Tamim Iqbal (Bangladesh); Darren Bravo (West Indies)
Overseas player 2012: Adam Voges (Australia, 25 May until the end of the season)
Ins: Michael Lumb (Hampshire), Harry Gurney (Leicestershire), Karl Turner (ex-Hants/Durham 2nd XI), Sam Kelsall (YTH), Sam Wood (YTH), Brett Hutton (YTH), James Taylor (Leicestershire)
Outs: Charlie Shreck (Kent), Mark Wagh (RET), Ali Brown (RET, has become Surrey 2nd XI coach), Akhil Patel (REL)
Possible signings: Although David Hussey's international commitments preclude a stint at Trent Bridge this season, director of cricket Mick Newell says Hussey would like to finish his playing days with the county.
SOMERSET
Overseas player 2011: Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka); Murali Kartik (India); Roelof van der Merwe (South Africa); Kieron Pollard (West Indies)
Overseas player 2012: Vernon Philander (South Africa, April-May); Chris Gayle (West Indies, for Twenty20); Albie Morkel (South Africa, for Twenty20)
Ins: None
Outs: Charl Willoughby (Essex), Murali Kartik (Surrey)
Other news: Gayle has replaced Kieron Pollard, who is likely to be touring England with West Indies, while Morkel replaces compatriot Roelof van der Merwe, whose participation was in doubt because of work permit issues. If he is prevented from joining, the county will look for another overseas player for July, August and September. Somerset were linked with Ricky Ponting, but the former Australia captain has announced that he has no intention of playing county cricket in 2012.
SURREY
Overseas player 2011: Yasir Arafat (Pakistan); Dirk Nannes (Australia); Pragyan Ojha (India)
Overseas player 2012: Jacques Rudolph (South Africa, first part of season), Murali Kartik (India, after IPL finishes); Dirk Nannes (Australia, for Twenty20)
Ins: Jon Lewis (Gloucestershire), George Edwards (YTH), Freddie van den Bergh (YTH), Murali Kartik (Somerset), Jacques Rudolph (Yorkshire)
Outs: Michael Brown (RET), Chris Schofield (REL), Simon King (REL)
Other news: Former batsman Ali Brown has returned as 2nd XI coach while Jade Dernbach, Rory Hamilton-Brown and Stuart Meaker have signed new contracts.
SUSSEX
Overseas player 2011: Rana Naved-ul-Hasan (Pakistan); Wayne Parnell (South Africa); Umar Gul (Pakistan)
Overseas player 2012: Scott Styris (New Zealand, for Twenty20)
Ins: Matt Machan (YTH)
Outs: Lou Vincent (REL), Ollie Rayner (Middlesex)
Possible signings: Sussex have been linked with South Africa all-rounder Albie Morkel as a possible overseas recruit.
Other news: Coaches Mark Davis and Carl Hopkinson have effectively switched jobs, with Hopkinson becoming second XI coach and Davis spending more time with the first team. Luke Wright has signed a new contract.
WARWICKSHIRE
Overseas player 2011: Mohammad Yousuf (Pakistan); Jeetan Patel (New Zealand); Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies)
Overseas player 2012: Jeetan Patel (New Zealand)
Ins: Chris Wright (Essex), Recordo Gordon (YTH)
Outs: Ant Botha (RET), Naqaash Tahir (Lancashire), Maurice Holmes (REL)
WORCESTERSHIRE
Overseas player 2011: Damien Wright (Australia); Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan); Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh); Kemar Roach (West Indies)
Overseas player 2012: Michael Klinger (Australia, start of season until late May); Philip Hughes (Australia, from late May); Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan, for Twenty20)
Ins: Ben Scott (Middlesex), David Lucas (Northants)
Outs: Matt Mason (RET), Chris Whelan (REL), David Wheeldon (REL)
Other news: Assistant coach Ben Smith is joining Leicestershire as batting coach, while Hughes will now be at New Road for the whole season after losing his Test place.
YORKSHIRE
Overseas player 2011: Jacques Rudolph (South Africa)
Overseas player 2012: TBC; director of cricket Martyn Moxon says if they sign an overseas player, it will be a seam bowler
Ins: Phil Jaques (UKP), Alex Lees (YTH), James Wainman (YTH), Callum Geldart (YTH), Alex Lilley (YTH), Dan Hodgson (YTH)
Outs: David Wainwright (Derbyshire), Ben Sanderson (REL), Lee Hodgson (REL), Jacques Rudolph (Surrey)
Other news: Former Australia Test batsman Jaques was originally announced as an overseas signing, but has now retired from Australian domestic cricket and will play on a UK passport. Former Australia paceman Jason Gillespie has joined as first-team coach, with ex-Kent boss Paul Farbrace in charge of the 2nd XI. Moin Ashraf and Joe Root have been offered new contracts.
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