As the new decade dawns, stay up to date with the latest player signings, moves and speculation from all the counties as we await the 2020 campaign.

Counties can field one overseas player in County Championship and One-Day Cup matches (two in both competitions from 2021), and two in T20 Blast games.

Guide to abbreviations KPK: Kolpak contract REL: Released RET: Retired YTH: From youth teams EUP: European Union passport UKP: Born overseas, but has UK passport Also shows, where relevant, players' previous counties

Kolpak contracts are signed by foreign players, using a European Court ruling to avoid counting against the quota of one overseas player per club. Following the UK's exit from the European Union, Kolpak registrations will be terminated at the end of the 2020 season, but some Kolpak players may remain in county cricket as overseas players.

With the season delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic, many overseas players' contracts have been cancelled - and more are likely to be.

Players who moved counties or retired during the 2019 season are included on the 2019 list. Have we missed anyone? Please let us know.

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DERBYSHIRE

Overseas player: None

Other news: Having hung up his boots, Smit has been appointed as Derbyshire's head of talent pathway. Wood, who was released in 2017, has rejoined to play in the One-Day Cup. Australia internationals Sean Abbott and Ben McDermott were due to join as overseas players, but their deals have been deferred to 2021 after the coronavirus pandemic delayed the season.

DURHAM

Overseas player: None

Future departures: James Weighell and Ben Whitehead will leave when their contracts expire at the end of the season.

Possible signings: Surrey all-rounder Scott Borthwick is reportedly set to return external-link to Durham at the end of the season.

Other news: Stuart Poynter has relinquished his international career with Ireland to remain at Durham as a local player. Ned Eckersley will captain the side in first-class cricket with Nathan Rimmington in charge of the T20 side as overseas signing Cameron Bancroft did not return because of the coronavirus pandemic.

ESSEX

Overseas player: None

Other news: Tom Westley has replaced Ryan ten Doeschate as Championship and One-Day Cup captain. Australia seamer Peter Siddle has had the second year of his overseas contract postponed until 2021 after the coronavirus pandemic delayed the season, while fellow Aussies Adam Zampa and Moises Henriques had their T20 deals cancelled. Kolpak signing Simon Harmer is set to become an overseas player in 2021.

GLAMORGAN

Overseas player: Andrew Balbirnie (Ireland, for Twenty20)

Future departures: Glamorgan will release Kieran Bull and Connor Brown at the end of the season.

Other news: Championship captain Chris Cooke will replace Colin Ingram as T20 captain, with David Lloyd replacing Cooke as One-Day Cup skipper. Overseas player Marnus Labuschagne will not play for Glamorgan in 2020 because of international travel restrictions, but has extended his county contract until 2022.

GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Overseas player: None

Future signings: Yorkshire seamer Jared Warner will join on a three-year deal at the end of the season.

Future departures: Batsman Gareth Roderick will join Worcestershire on a three-year deal from November.

Other news: Jack Taylor becomes T20 captain following Michael Klinger's retirement. Overseas trio Cheteshwar Pujara, Qais Ahmad & AJ Tye had their contracts cancelled after the coronavirus pandemic delayed the season.

HAMPSHIRE

Overseas player: Shaheen Afridi (Pakistan, for Twenty20, from 2 September)

Other news: Australia spinner Nathan Lyon was due to play in the County Championship but his contract was cancelled after the coronavirus pandemic delayed the season. Also not returning for 2020 because of the pandemic are Kolpak signings Kyle Abbott, Fidel Edwards and Rilee Roussouw. Abbott will return as an overseas player in 2021, while the termination of Kolpak registrations at the end of 2020 means Edwards' Hampshire career looks to be over. Rossouw was only signed to play T20 cricket - so if he returns, it will have to be as an overseas player.

KENT

Overseas player: None

Other news: Assistant coach Allan Donald left at the end of the 2019 season. Former player Simon Cook external-link has become bowling coach, with ex-Sussex captain Michael Yardy joining as batting coach. Overseas signings Matt Henry and Mohammad Nabi had their contracts cancelled after the coronavirus pandemic delayed the season.

LANCASHIRE

Overseas player: None

Other news: Overseas players BJ Watling, James Faulkner and Glenn Maxwell's deals were cancelled after the coronavirus pandemic delayed the season, but the county have an option to sign them for 2021.

LEICESTERSHIRE

Overseas player: Gareth Delany (Ireland, for Twenty20)

Possible signings: South Africa batsman Janneman Malan had signed as overseas player for 2020, but was unable to come because of Covid-19 travel restrictions - the county say they will "try again next season".

Other news: Limited-overs skipper Colin Ackermann has replaced Paul Horton as Championship captain. Bowling coach Matt Mason left for a role at Western Australia and Perth Scorchers external-link at the end of the 2019 season, while assistant first-team coach John Sadler has left for the same role external-link at Northamptonshire.

MIDDLESEX

Overseas player: None

Other news: Australia batsman Peter Handscomb, Middlesex's intended Championship and One-Day Cup captain for 2020 and 2021, has deferred his contract until 2021-22 because of the coronavirus pandemic, while T20 signings Mitchell Marsh and Mujeeb Ur Rahman will not be coming. Stephen Eskinazi will lead the side in the Bob Willis Trophy this year, with Eoin Morgan taking the T20 role (Steven Finn deputises while Morgan is on England duty). At the end of the 2019 season, Ireland internationals had to either re-register as overseas players or relinquish their international careers to remain in county cricket as local players. While Stirling has left, Tim Murtagh has committed to the club, ending his Ireland career.

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

Overseas player: Paul Stirling (Ireland, for Twenty20)

Future departures: Batsman Rob Newton will leave when his contract expires at the end of the season.

Other news: Assistant first-team coach and bowling lead Phil Rowe has retired. external-link His bowling responsibilities will be taken up by Gloucestershire fast bowler Chris Liddle, external-link who has retired from playing to take up the role, while John Sadler will become assistant first-team coach, leaving the same role at Leicestershire. Overseas duo Faheem Ashraf and Kieron Pollard had their contracts cancelled after the coronavirus pandemic delayed the season.

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

Future departures: Batsman Chris Nash will leave at the end of the season.

Possible signings: The county hope Pakistan paceman Mohammad Abbas could play for them in the future after his overseas deal for 2020 was cancelled because of the delay to the season.

Other news: Former ECB lead fast bowling coach Kevin Shine has joined Notts as an assistant coach.

SOMERSET

Overseas player: Babar Azam (Pakistan, for Twenty20 from 2 September)

Future departures: England spinner Dom Bess will join Yorkshire for the 2021 season on a four-year contract.

Other news: Trescothick has taken up the role of assistant coach following his retirement from playing. Australia batsman Matthew Wade's planned early-season overseas stint was cancelled because of injury, while South Africa seamer Vernon Philander's Kolpak contract and New Zealand all-rounder Corey Anderson's overseas T20 deal were cancelled because of the delayed start to the season.

SURREY

Overseas player: None

Possible departures: Surrey all-rounder Scott Borthwick is reportedly set to return external-link to Durham at the end of the season.

Other news: Overseas trio Michael Neser, Shadab Khan and D'Arcy Short had their contracts cancelled after the coronavirus pandemic delayed the season, while coach Michael di Venuto will not be returning when county cricket restarts.

SUSSEX

Overseas player: None

Future departures: Head coach Jason Gillespie will leave at the end of the season to become coach of South Australia.

Other news: James Kirtley has been appointed as full-time pace bowling coach after a spell as a consultant. Ian Salisbury has become the club's spin bowling coach, with Jason Swift as batting coach. Australia batsman Travis Head's overseas deal has been deferred until 2021 after the season was delayed, while Rashid Khan's T20 stint will not happen.

WARWICKSHIRE

Overseas player: Jeetan Patel (New Zealand)

Future departures: Wicketkeeper Tim Ambrose will retire at the end of the season, while batsman Ian Bell announced on 5 September he will retire after one more T20 match.

Other news: Will Rhodes will replace Patel as captain of the Championship and One-Day Cup sides, and also take charge in the T20 Blast as overseas signing Chris Green's deal was cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Second XI coach Ian Westwood will take charge of the team in the One-Day Cup, standing in for head coach Jim Troughton who has been appointed assistant coach for Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred. Former Bears batsman William Porterfield has been handed a coaching role for the T20 Blast.

WORCESTERSHIRE

Overseas player: Hamish Rutherford (New Zealand)

Future signings: Gloucestershire batsman Gareth Roderick will join on a three-year deal from November.

Other news: Ed Barnard has been named T20 captain, while the coronavirus pandemic has prevented Australia's Ashton Turner from taking up his T20 contract. Assistant coach Alan Richardson was due to lead the club in the One-Day Cup while head coach Alex Gidman is with The Hundred side Birmingham Phoenix. He will be assisted by Kadeer Ali, who has rejoined the Worcestershire as Second XI coach, having previously been a player with the club. Meanwhile chief executive Matt Rawnsley has stepped down.

YORKSHIRE

Overseas player: None

Future signings: England spinner Dom Bess will sign from Somerset for the 2021 season on a four-year contract.

Future departures: Seamer Jared Warner will join Gloucestershire on a three-year deal at the end of the season.

Other news: Steven Patterson has stepped down as limited-overs captain and retired from Twenty20 cricket. David Willey will lead the side in the T20 Blast (with Tom Kohler-Cadmore deputising while Willey is with England), Patterson will continue to captain the club in the County Championship while a One-Day Cup skipper is yet to be appointed. Adil Rashid has signed a limited-overs contract. Overseas players Keshav Maharaj, Ravichandran Ashwin and Nicholas Pooran's deals were cancelled after the coronavirus pandemic delayed the season.

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