LeicesterExile wrote:

Should we aim to declare at Tea with a 200+ lead or bat on until last hour of the day? All assuming we stay in command,of course.

I would definitely declare at tea because of the weather but suspect I'm in a minority!

Great day and congratulations to all the players.

I’m still not sure how we win this one but will have a think at tea tomorrow!

Well v bright first session! Pleasantly surprised and v keen to attend tomorrow!

Exiled Bear wrote:

Well at least we wrapped it up quickly at the end there. I’m a bit worried about the first hour tomorrow though.

I fear bowling them out at the end there may be the worst thing possible!

Just too early in the year for cricket!

I think the pitch has dried out but there will be the same problems tomorrow morning.

Enjoying it and the disciplined bowling. They’ve all contributed in different ways. Still some work to do especially with Foakes there! Slightly apprehensive about our batting!

14 man squad and OHD on loan to Worcs

Streetly_Bear wrote:

Confirmed as signed for Yorkshire.

Just another franchise player now going around the circus.

Well he was never very loyal to Warwickshire!

From what I’ve seen Stuart has tried to understand WCCC which Snowball never really did.

Albeit there was a Chairman then who didn’t really care about the Club’s identity either. And was primarily a banker trying to service the debt and obsessed with the Stadium (sic) over the actual Club.

Head of Marketing and Brand who is v nice chap and I’ve enjoyed speaking to him!

The Club asked me to have a look at it and make amends which I did. They have included most but still can’t get their heads around Birmingham and Coventry still being part of the historic county of Warwickshire in the same way as Manchester to Lancashire or Leeds to Yorkshire.

So they have included the Warwickshire County Council stuff which I took out. That’s irrelevant to cricket as it’s simply an admin unit not an historic county. It’s like saying Leicestershire doesn’t include Leicester because Leicestershire County Council doesn’t include Leicester. They are also still using the wrong county map on some of the graphics.

So some way to go but overall I’m really pleased they are embracing being Warwickshire Bears again.

I did change that county lines headline to representing all of Warwickshire but they reverted back to their original version.

Anyway I’m still happy we will play as Warwickshire as we should given it’s our identity and the county we represent. Well done to them for that and good news for the new season!

Not sure the Club gets it even now but I’m glad it’s happened.

I’ve mentioned before ECB told them not to change the name originally but we ignored them.

The map we are using in the graphics about returning to Warwickshire Bears is the wrong map. It’s the modern admin map of Warwickshire and so misses out Birmingham and Coventry. I don’t think the club understand the concept of historical counties and the area we actually represent!

But so please we are playing as Warwickshire again and looking forward to watching more T20 now!

GerryShedd wrote:

Maybe constant lobbying and complaining does pay off.

Certainly done my bit on that score!

But v grateful we’ve done this!

Such good news I thought it was worth a new thread of its own. At last I can support us playing T20 again as we will play under our actual identity and brand!

Warwickshire !!!

Well done Stuart! Sense at last!

“Finally - and most importantly - I wanted to give you a quick 'heads up' on an announcement we will be making on Monday (please keep it under your hat for now) ahead of the fixtures being released. The Members' Committee and a small number of passionate Members have lobbied me hard in recent years, asking that the Bears T20 team recognise the county name and so from 2026, the men's and women's T20 teams will be known as the Warwickshire Bears and proudly reflect the history and heritage of the Club.”

Looks like a big announcement relating to Chris Woakes tomorrow.

I suppose it may be a contract but I still hope he might be made Captain!

In 1972 (won on the day I was born) we were called the United Nations because we had so many overseas players and were considered to have bought the County Championship.

1911 and 1951 seem to have been genuine case of joy unconfined and appreciation!

Might do us a favour losing that last wicket and bowling at 1030 tomorrow.

If we can deny Notts two batting points then it could get interesting.

Surely white ball only “members” don’t have a vote? Full membership of the Club for votes surely?

I took that as an admission that the members’ committee haven’t represented the members or even tried to.

I wrote to members committee and they told me the Club CEO would reply to me - which then didn’t even happen. They have to be accountable and polite themselves. They are supposed to represent members not the Club Board.

If this carries on they will be by passed and seen as Club lackeys. Cain knows we are into SGM territory if that carries on.