GerryShedd
Super Moderator
Alex Davies sums it up on the Club website:
"We had a first-innings lead of 235, it’s criminal to lose a game from that position."
Enough said!
I thought that "Sugar" Rae came across as a wholehearted team man, not a world beater but a decent player who will give 100%.
Chris Benjamin is a concussion replacement for Sam Hain.
I’ve ordered a poster of Che off the internet but, to be honest, it looks nothing like him.
Jamie Porter was fielding on the boundary swearing about the groundsman having prepared a slow pitch.
We shall see what the bowlers can do tomorrow.
Highveld wrote:
He should be given his full county cap, there are others who did less and were given the cap.
Did you have anyone in particular in mind?
Good question!
George Dobell on The Cricketer website is slightly scathing about the quality of this signing.
He also points out:
"Zaman Akhter... spent several months training with the club and living in Birmingham but, when they failed to offer him a contract, joined Gloucestershire.He is now starting to be name-checked as a potential England fast bowler and has one of the fastest average speeds of bowlers in county cricket. Given the lack of pace in the Warwickshire attack, such a signing might have proved wise."
Still awaiting squad news; but I assume our new Kiwi will be in action.
Amongst those presumably missing will be the pace bowling sextet of:
Liam Norwell
Craig Miles
Chris Rushworth
Michael Booth
(all injured)
Hasan Ali
Chris Woakes
(absent elsewhere)
Melinda Farrell was quite rightly getting some praise on here for her commentaries recently. I'm sure she will be proud that she has now achieved the ultimate recognition - being featured on Private Eye's Commentatorballs for saying (allegedly): "There's a TV installed in the men's Portaloos so that you can watch the live stream."
white-lightning wrote:
Will we see a bowling attack of Hasan Ali, Chris Woakes, Rushworth and Norwell this season? That is some line-up if it happens!
If you're looking for a line-up that involves Norwell, best to check the queue outside the physio's room.
Ex-Bear Alan Richardson talks about the response at Worcestershire to the Josh Baker tragedy:
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/may/09/cricket-worcestershire-josh-baker-kent-canterbury?utm_term=663d9bc6ed7f29830236888e1e4b6114&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUK&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=GTUK_email
Sky are covering the Lancs v Kent match today - clash of the bottom teams.
Apparently a heart attack (so I've been told).
Yes, incredibly sad news. Deepest condolences to his family and friends.
From the Club statement about Hasan Ali:
"Chris Woakes will be back with us later this month so he comes back into contention for both red and white ball games.”
Cricinfo are reporting that Chris Woakes won't be in England's provisional squad for the T20 World Cup.
I agree that it is an ongoing mystery.
The only positive spin I can put on it is that, if there is a personal issue, the club are doing a good job of keeping it private. They did the same for Michael Burgess some time ago.
Report of the AGM here:
https://edgbaston.com/news/warwickshire-agm-members-hear-clubs-ambitious-edgbaston-plans/