21 year old right arm seamer from Staffordshire who's been in and around the set up for a few years. Action looked a bit all over the shop a couple of years ago and I looked and thought "no chance" but this year he looks a lot smoother and tighter to the stumps. Good luck to him.

Has signed a short term deal for the ODC.

Im not against the lad, much more agreeable to selecting him if he can give us some overs though.

I cant believe anyone would advocate picking Garton as a specialist batter over any of the actual, you know, specialist batters.

Sam Hain has been appointed captain for this campaign, just announced.

Rob Yates, vice captain.

I'd be stunned if Garton gets picked as a specialist batter instead of Smith, would be a terrible move.

Are Barker and Booth injured, does anyone know?

Looks about right, fair play to Vansh. Lintott in for a seamer if conditions dictate and he is actually available for us. The fact that he's leaving means we may just not select him and instead give gane time to people who will be here next season and potentially beyond.

FarmerPalmer wrote:

Andy wrote:

Was offered a contract extension by us apparently but turned it down, according to Matt Roller on Cricinfo.

More like was offered less money with no likelihood of game time. It’s a common theme at Warwickshire in recent seasons

Wasn't aware, any recent examples of this?

Im surprised Lintott isn't playing here if he's gonna be available for us?

The_Lickey_Banker wrote:

Malik pushed up the order, to open with Jani, so I guess he's being evaluated for Tuesday.

Feel like these 2 both definitely play (if fit) Tuesday irrespective of what happens today?

Look deeper into those stats though (which you won't have), he's red ball appearances last season for Warwickshire were spent batting at no. 3 in April/May. He never had the chance to hide down at 7 like Zen or Vansh Jani (1 game) did.

Besides, he's not been released, management/coaching staff who work with him everyday considered him worthy of retention, he's just chose to leave. Will be interesting to see how he does. Only 20 years old.

So Hamza has chosen too leave.

Are we any further along with any of our other out of contract guys i wonder?..

Was offered a contract extension by us apparently but turned it down, according to Matt Roller on Cricinfo.

Feel as though it clicks with him eventually.

Another homegrown player goes by the wayside...

Can't see Garton playing unless he can bowl or we have a spate of injuries to currently available batters.

Agree on your last point about tomorrow's friendly.

cjav1874 wrote:

Yates Malik Shaikh Hain Davies Jani Smith Booth Ali Bamber OHD?

Yates and Jani make the 6th bowling option.

Still looks a bowler light to me?

Think he was offered something, just choosing to go elsewhere.

Noticed it being discussed so thought id start a thread hope thats ok.

We start v Northants next Tuesday.

Barnard away, Hain with us.

Feel as though one of the younger batters is gonna be a little unlucky here and end up missing out due to the balance of the side. Yates bowled a lot in the ODC last season on dry pitches, can't see us relying on him to give us 10 every game though. Maybe we get 10 out of Yates and Jani combined? Feels fanciful. We got any top order batters in the academy who can bowl decent seam up?! How close is Garton to bowling?

More generally, i wouldn't be adverse to seeing someone from the academy get a game at some point, Charlie Taylor perhaps.

Humpage was the Warwickshire keeper when I first started following cricket, i was probably a little too young to fully appreciate his abilities and he was coming towards the end.

Piper is the best ive ever seen. Then Burgess, his improvement from when he first came in 2019 to when he finished was incredible.