County Championship injury replacement trial: Full list of players subbed in and out so far

Former England Test batter Tom Westley became the first player in the County Championship to be subbed out through the player replacement trial, with all-rounder Noah Thain replacing him. Thain, however, wasn’t allowed to bowl in the game as the substitution system allows only a like-for-like replacement.

Three matches in the second round, across both divisions, saw two replacements each being made, with Somerset and Yorkshire replacing two of their players, while Glamorgan and Nottinghamshire made one sub each in their round two encounter at Trent Bridge.

While earlier substitutions were permitted only in case of concussion or an international call-up, the new regulations include “injury, illness or a significant life event”. The ECB have explained that “there is no set definition of ‘significant life event'," which could be "either expected or unexpected events that require a player to miss some or all of a match they are playing in. Expected events could include attending the birth of a child, for example, while an unexpected event could include the sudden illness of a family member, among many other examples.”

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Full list of players subbed in the County Championship so far

Round 1

Leicestershire v Essex

Essex

In: Noah Thain

Out: Tom Westley (injury)

Glamorgan v Yorkshire

Yorkshire

In: Will Luxton

Out: Jonny Bairstow (injury)

Round 2

Essex v Somerset

Somerset

In: Will Smeed, Archie Vaughan

Out: Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Lewis Goldsworthy (both injury)

Middlesex v Worcestershire

Worcestershire

In: Ben Gibbon

Out: Adam Finch (concussion)

Nottinghamshire v Glamorgan

Glamorgan

In: Sean Dickson

Out: Ben Kellaway (injury)

Nottinghamshire

In: Lyndon James

Out: Fergus O'Neill (injury)

Yorkshire v Hampshire

Yorkshire

In: Logan van Beek, Ben Cliff

Out: Jhye Richardson, Jack White (both illness)

Last update: April 14, 2026

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