Has signed for Worcestershire, another talented young player goes.

That's a shame, another local lad leaving having not been given a proper chance. This happens time and time again. We tend to prefer signing players in favour of backing our own.

Sorry but never rated him to be honest. If he is an all rounder noticed that he hasn't been given the ball in the one day cup so far. Good fielder though.

My issue is that he is probably the only one who never got given a proper chance, he's scored big runs in the 2's over the past season and a half. I never really noted him as a bowler, he's bowled less and less in the 2's, his batting has greatly improved though no doubt.

I would have liked to have seen him given a few more chances. I'm not so sure that there have been too many other home grown young players who have been wrongly released and have gone on to succeed elsewhere, though I'm happy to be put right on that.

Was he released?

He was a free agent at the end of the season, Worcestershire made a better offer.
He'll be working under coaches that he worked with as a junior, so they will beleive in his ability.

I guess we won't know if he was offered another contract and turned it down or whether he wasn't offered one.

A real shame to lose such a promising young cricketer. Strange comments from Robinson saying how good he is but not having the opportunities, if he is that good surely he should be given them!
Best of luck to Ethan with the Pears.

Think this one has to be looked at from the lad's perspective. A need to get out from under his big brothers feet? Also stick around at Edgbaston and with the talent available here he maybe gets a couple of Championship starts next season half a dozen one day cup games and fills in where necessary in the Blast. Bears can't just hoard players - we're not Surrey.

For Ethan's benefit he makes the sideways move to another excellent first class county Worcestershire who may well be in the same division as Bears next season. He'll get more opportunities to play all formats with greater regularity which at this stage in his career he needs

He's just played a major role in maintaining Knowle and Dorridge's lead at the top of the Birmingham League with 1 Saturday to go next week with an unbeaten century to steer his side home at Barnards Green.

Only Moseley can stop them now - they have to beat Shrewsbury and also hope very decent Kenilworth Wardens side upset K&D

We are letting a good young player go it has to be said

Ethan making an impact Down Under:
https://wccc.co.uk/worcestershire-signing-ethan-brookes-smashes-146-in-t20-fixture/