Nottinghamshire Contracted Players 2027

 

08/11

The iPaper says:

Notts get Robinson

Nottinghamshire are close to sealing the signature of England’s comeback king, Ollie Robinson, The i Paper understands. 

The 32-year-old England seamer took 28 wickets at a staggering cost of just 9.32 this summer – after spending two-and-a-half years on the international sidelines. 

He was named England Cricketer of the Year at the Vitality Cricket Media Club Awards at Lord’s earlier this week.

And now looks set to call Trent Bridge home in 2027, following his stepfather Paul Farbrace out of what has become a revolving door at Hove.  

Robinson had been released by Yorkshire in 2014 but then made his name on the south coast, eventually forcing his way into the England side in 2021.  

If he does leave, he’ll be another high-profile bowling exit from the Division One club, with the exciting Henry Crocombe – who made his England bow in the recent one day triangular series – having been snapped up by Surrey in July. 

Nottinghamshire, who won the title in 2025, are looking to strengthen their bowling resources after finishing fourth, three points behind Sussex, in Division One. 

Dom Kelly, who was released by Hampshire at the end of the season, is also currently training with the Midlands county having impressed in a series of Second XI runouts towards the end of the summer. 

CAUGHT SHORT IN 2026

Now there's a rumour about Notts taking Ollie Robinson off Sussex's troubled hands - Yes we were badlycaught short of seam bowlers at the back end of 2026 but an England contracted [either busy elsewhere or wrapped in cotton wool]bowler would have been of no use at all at that stage of the calendar, to Notts when it as evident that they'd been lacking enough cover with the squad.

It's time for Kevin to Shine and to source and develop some next tier seam bowlers for Notts. 

Sam Wood and James Hayes would have appeared to have fallen below the level of expectation required to step up, so where else are Notts looking? It's not conceivable that Notts aren't looking elsewhere.

Players being under contract appears to mean nothing anymore, so is every county's bowlers fair game?

The Mail's archived article: written by Richard Gibson

England star Ollie Robinson is a surprise winter transfer target for Nottinghamshire in a move that would pair him with Test team-mate Josh Tongue.

Robinson, 33 next month, has a year to run on his contract with Sussex but Daily Mail Sport understands he held talks with 2025 county champions Notts prior to the club’s former director of cricket Paul Farbrace leaving for Lancashire.

Nottinghamshire director of cricket Mick Newell and captain Haseeb Hameed are known to be huge fans of the bowler, who has 104 wickets to his name in just 24 Test appearances at 19.25 runs apiece.

However, any move away from Hove would involve a compensation fee being paid to release Robinson from the final 12 months of his existing deal and no discussions have yet taken place at board level between the clubs, despite a firm enquiry about his availability.

Sussex are in 'special measures' under the financial control of the ECB, required to strip back their playing budget under restrictions imposed by the governing body following the £1.33million loss they incurred during the year of 2024-25. It means all their player ins and outs must be rubber-stamped by Lord’s.

The desire to reduce the wage bill has seen several players leave the south coast in recent weeks, including recent England debutant Henry Crocombe to Surrey and the highly consistent veteran wicketkeeper John Simpson to Nottinghamshire.

Now Robinson, who was awarded the Bob Willis Trophy as England’s player of the year at the Cricket Media Club lunch at Lord’s on Tuesday, could follow Simpson to Trent Bridge, or potentially go elsewhere, if a compensation package can be agreed.

Nottinghamshire are one of several counties on the lookout for senior bowlers this winter, with Lancashire also in need of reinforcements after letting go of Sir Jimmy Anderson, 44, despite him bagging 50 County Championship wickets for his boyhood club last summer.

Transfer fees in cricket are rare, with players traditionally moving from club to club once they become free agents. One notable exception came five years ago when Essex bought Matt Critchley from Derbyshire under a specific clause in his contract.

Intriguingly, Robinson is back on England’s central contracts list for 2026-27 following a two-year absence. The fact he will therefore not cost his county a penny next season in wages makes him an attractive acquisition, even if his appearances are limited by international commitments.

Another sign that counties – potentially emboldened by their multi-million pound Hundred sale windfalls – are prepared to challenge the long-held system and part with cash for players came in the last few days, when Hampshire agreed to pay Northamptonshire for the signing of Saif Zaib just a year after he extended his terms at Wantage Road.

Daily Mail Sport understands Zaib was on the verge of joining Yorkshire in recent weeks before settling on staying in Division Two with relegated Hampshire, having become frustrated at not batting in the top four for Twenty20 Blast winners Northants.

The 28-year-old struck six hundreds under Australian coach Darren Lehmann in finishing as the Championship’s most prolific batsman in 2025, and averaged in excess of 40 again last season, but views a switch to the Utilita Bowl as better for his future ambitions.

Northants have moved to replace one left-hander with another, though, with Yorkshire’s Finlay Bean given permission to move to Wantage Road despite having two years left on his terms at Headingley.

Yorkshire were reluctant to let go of Bean, 24, but were equally unwilling to keep someone who saw his future elsewhere after being axed from the top of the order to accommodate Will Luxton in midsummer. No money changed hands in the transfer.

One other player who could be leaving Yorkshire is leg-spinner Jafer Chohan, who is two years into a three-year deal.

Chohan, 24, joined Yorkshire following an initial recommendation from Joe Root, and has since been named in England squads, but has made just one first-class appearance in three years. Hampshire are known to admire him.

01/11

There's some talk that Notts are interested in signing Phil Salt on a T20 deal. Not sure if he still has his amazing shrinking bat, still or not...

Does that mean that the Scotsman from Oxford isn't available to us in 2027, as I thought we'd quite taken to him and he wasn't whisked away for the franchise rubbish in the summer either.?

c/o JAG

12/10

Hutton, Martindale, Giles and Seecharan all needing a new contract

Liam Patterson-White is the first Notts produced player for nearly a decade to be granted an England contract of any kind, with his 12 month Development Contract. Well deserved Liam!

29/09

Sussex announce departure

John Simpson has joined the fold, blocking any return for Kyle Verreynne and freeing-up the option of having two overseas quicks or even a reliable batsman to paper over the cracks that no one mentions.

A good short term fix for Notts. John doesn't play Blast so a new deal for the Tumbler must be imminent...

Pending announcements for several outstanding contract renewals*...

7 Farhan Ahmed 2027

33 Joe Clarke 2027

17 Ben Duckett 2027 [England Central Contract 2027]

48 Tom Giles 2026 

99 Haseeb Hameed 2027

28  Byron Hatton-Lowe 2027

30 Jack Haynes 2027 

10 Benny Howell 2027 T20 only 

16 Brett Hutton 2026

8 Lyndon James 2027

4 Rob Lord 2027 

12 Ben Martindale 2026

44 Freddie McCann 2027

 3 Conor McKerr 2027 

23 Tom Moores 2026 T20 only?

11 Fergus O'Neill 2027

22 Liam Patterson-White 2029 [England Development Contract 2027]

18 Dillon Pennington 2027 

15 Joe Pocklington 2027

96  Sam Seecharan 2026 

 ?    John Simpson    2028

26 Ben Slater 2027

9 Olly Stone 2028

24 Josh Tongue 2029 [England Central Contract 2028]

*or releases