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County Cricket News / Updates - 2017 Season

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    County Cricket News / Updates relating to the 2017 season will be posted on this Thread - please feel free to comment / update
     
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    Australian batsman Cameron Bancroft will rejoin Gloucestershire for the whole 2017 campaign to play in all three formats of the game.
    The 23-year-old, who also keeps wicket, spent two months in Bristol last season, scoring 192 Championship runs
     
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    Leicestershire have signed former South Africa Under-19 batsman Colin Ackermann on a two-year contract.
    The 25-year-old, who is joining for the start of the 2017 season, has scored 3,917 first-class runs at an average of 39.17, including seven centuries.
     
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    Northamptonshire have signed seam bowler Nathan Buck on a three-year deal after he agreed an early release from his contract with Lancashire.
    The 25-year-old moved to the Red Rose from Leicestershire in September 2014 and played 19 games in two seasons.
    He was restricted by injury in his first campaign, but took a T20 career-best 4-26 against Birmingham this term.
     
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    Derbyshire have signed Luis Reece from Lancashire on a two-year contract.
    The all-rounder, 26, spent four years at Lancashire, making 30 appearances across all three formats and scoring 1,235 runs at an average of 31
     
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    Worcestershire's Daryl Mitchell has been relieved of his position as county captain after six years in the role.
    He is replaced as skipper by former Shropshire all-rounder Joe Leach, 25, who steps up from vice-captain.
    Mitchell, 32, said on Twitter losing the captaincy was "devastating news".
     
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    Warwickshire director of cricket Dougie Brown has left Edgbaston after 27 years' service to the club, as both player and coach.
     
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    Surrey wicketkeeper-batsman Steven Davies will join Somerset on an three-year deal from next season after he rejected a new contract at The Oval.
    The England international, 30, joined Surrey from Worcestershire in 2009.
     
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    Derbyshire have signed wicketkeeper-batsman Gary Wilson from Division One side Surrey on a three-year deal.
     
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    Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara has signed a new one-year contract with Surrey.
    The 38-year-old batsman scored 1,039 runs at an average of 49.47 in the County Championship this season.
     
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    Batsman Chris Nash has been awarded a testimonial year by Sussex in 2017.
    The 33-year-old joined the club aged eight, made his debut in 2002 and has scored over 10,000 first-class runs.
    Nash said: "To be awarded a testimonial year with Sussex is a huge privilege. It was always my dream to play first-team cricket here.
    "To have played over 400 games, won trophies and have a lot of personal success is something my family and I are very proud of"

    Well deserved!!
     
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    Gloucestershire have signed Durham wicketkeeper-batsman Phil Mustard on a two-year deal following a loan spell.
    The 33-year-old, who played 12 limited-overs games for England in 2007-08, joined Gloucestershire on loan in July.
     
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    Essex have signed South Africa all-rounder Simon Harmer on a Kolpak deal for the 2017 season.
    The 27-year-old off-break bowler has made five Test appearances for South Africa and is available to play in all formats for newly-promoted Essex.
    Harmer has taken 290 first-class career wickets at an average of 32.57, as well as scoring 2,476 first-class runs.
     
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    Glamorgan captain Jacques Rudolph says he wants to remain in the post for 2017 despite his struggle for batting form.
    "It does add a bit of pressure, but it's an honour and a privilege to captain Glamorgan. It is a challenge I would still like to accept,"
     
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    Lancashire have signed South Africa international all-rounder Ryan McLaren as their overseas player for 2017.
    The 33-year-old former Kent man took 32 wickets and made 832 runs for Hampshire last season.
    He has played two Tests, 12 T20s and 54 one-day internationals for his country, but has not played for them since 2014
     
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    Kent have signed Will Gidman from Nottinghamshire following a successful loan spell at Canterbury last season.
    The 31-year-old all-rounder scored 362 runs at an average of 120.66 in five County Championship games
     
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    Sir Ian Botham has been unveiled as the new chairman of Durham, a beleaguered county that can only benefit from his roistering attitude to public life
     
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    England fast bowler Mark Wood has signed a new three-year contract with Durham, despite their demotion to County Championship Division Two.

    I have to say that their seam bowling attack is going to be very potent in Div 2
     
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    Derbyshire have signed Sri Lanka all-rounder Jeevan Mendis for the first half of next summer.
    The 33-year-old will fill the county's overseas player role from April until the arrival of South Africa leg-spinner Imran Tahir in June
     
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