Notwithstanding what I said above, it may be significant that in his farewell message, he thanks members, fans and the players but not the coaching staff.

There's an interview in The Cricketer with Ali Maiden who has joined Warwickshire as women's head coach. There is quite a lot of emphasis on how pleased he is to be joining up again with Mark Robinson (he was assistant coach to Robinson when England women won the World Cup in 2017). So unless Maiden is in for a disappointment, it may be that Robinson is not on his way out.

I think if he had just wanted to get away from Warwickshire, there would have been a queue of counties wanting to sign him so I believe it is much more to do with wanting a career outside the game.
Whilst I agree that his absence from the T20 side was strange and disappointing, I also know that, when he had a few personal issues to deal with a year or so ago, the Club was very supportive to see him through the situation.

....and here's the full list - 19 awards, enough to go round:
https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/4169264/2024-business-of-cricket-awards-recognise-inspiring-innovations-and-dedication-across-county-cricket

A couple of awards this year:
https://edgbaston.com/news/warwickshire-award-wins-for-sustainability-and-stadium-welcome/

Hopefully the rumour that OH-D is resigning to become Archbishop of Canterbury is not true, or we are in deep trouble.

It's a big loss to Warwickshire and to the game of cricket more generally - he has been an exceptional talent.

Article about (and quotes from) Dan Mousley here:
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/dan-mousley-dares-different-fast-spin-highest-level-1459286

It was the late Alec Bedser who used to complain that, in his day, kids had to walk 27 miles (well, maybe not quite) to school and back and that toughened them up to bowl 75 overs a day (well, maybe not quite) like he did.

It was 23 November last year so I assume similar this year.

Another Behind the Badge:
https://edgbaston.com/news/behind-the-badge-gerhard-mostert-lead-physio/

Alex Davies has extended his contract to cover the next three seasons:
https://edgbaston.com/news/club-captain-davies-pens-one-year-contract-extension/
It's again significant that the Club quote comes from Gavin Larsen, not Mark Robinson.

Jacob has a central contract (alongside Chris Woakes)
https://edgbaston.com/news/woakes-and-bethell-on-ecb-central-contracts-list/

If you want to depress yourself and also can get past the paywall, read the article in The Telegraph today:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2024/10/29/short-format-leagues-twenty20-prize-money-financial-riches/?WT.mc_id=e_DM443444&WT.tsrc=email&etype=Edi_PrS_New&utmsource=email&utm_medium=Edi_PrS_New20241030&utm_campaign=DM443444
Amongst other topics, it describes how some players sign up for franchise competitions without knowing until they arrive which team they are playing for; and how sometimes it's in a player's interests for his team to lose and not qualify for the later stages because the player is signed up for a different competition that overlaps - what the players call “double dipping”: earning from two competitions being played at the same time.

c2aw wrote:

I thought it was different. Law 4.3.1?

It's definitely 80 overs, though I agree that it's not what Law 4.3.1 seems to say.

Looks like there will be no more live international cricket on free-to-air television:
https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/no-more-international-cricket-live-140013830.html

According to The Telegraph, for 2025, the ECB plan to place two rounds of Kookaburra action in the middle of the summer, and two in a similar slot in early September.

Interview with Chris Woakes:
https://edgbaston.com/news/exclusive-interview-chris-woakes-in-pakistan/
He says:
“I’d love to be part of the Tests next summer, if selected. But if not I’ll be around a lot more for Warwickshire. There will certainly be parts of the season where I’m around and playing in a Warwickshire shirt."

Sign up Chad Bowes for a white ball contract! (Maybe).

If Darren Lehmann is appointed, let's hope that the local Screwfix store has plenty of supplies of sandpaper.