GerryShedd
Super Moderator
Youngest ever England captain.
Well done to Jake Lintott.
Well done on getting the names together.
Zen Malik is averaging 44 in the Championship this season so maybe those counties were wrong, just like all those people who didn’t want to buy Van Gogh’s useless daubs. All those stars and sunflowers.
Time for Hamza Shaikh and Zen Malik to come to the party.
Regarding Taz Ali’s height, not all leg spinners have been tall. Eric Hollies was quite short as was (obviously) Tich Freeman. But Richie Benaud and Shane Warne were reasonably tall. So I guess height may determine how you flight the ball but not necessarily how good you are. I had a fondness for Josh Poysden and was sorry that his career came to a premature end.
I am devastated that we have had no update on the state of the toilets at Rugby.
If he can change the appalling record of young pace bowlers not establishing themselves, that would be a great outcome.
Same squad.
Interesting that, although signed to play for the Bears next year, he is going out on loan to Middlesex.
Agreement has now been reached to reduce the Blast qualifying matches from 14 to 12, with three regional groups of six and with Finals Day restored to July so the whole tournament finished before The Hundred.
No decision yet on the County Championship.
As the late queen allegedly said (not about the Rugby toilets), recollections may vary.
Crazy that one of best best batters in the country, Sam Hain, has hardly played at the heart of the season with paternity leave followed by not getting a game in The Hundred.
Looks like he missed another walk over - New Zealand win by an innings and 359 runs. Zimbabwe are an embarrassment to Test cricket.
Plenty of cricket left in this match.
Test match statistics show that, on review, about 30% of umpires’ decisions are overturned so they are far from infallible.
Another 100 for Will Rhodes plus three wickets in a losing cause for Durham v Somerset.
He has some interesting things to say about his stint with the Bears:
https://edgbaston.com/news/corey-rocchiccioli-has-loved-his-stint-with-warwickshire-in-the-rothesay-county-championship-and-believes-that-there-is-no-better-comp/
Maybe those considering the future of the County Championship might want to consider his words.
Thanks. I, too, looked at the Leslie Duckworth book and got the same impression but he didn't specifically mention an opening/completion date. The 1961 Ashes Test as a deadline makes sense because it was the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston after Test status was restored in 1957.
I don't believe that the Club couldn't pin the date down if they really tried - there must be minutes of committee meetings and copies of annual reports that could be checked. I suspect that Phil Britt would have a good idea; and if not, a call to Keith Cook might help. If the CEO said he had more important/urgent matters to attend to, I suppose that might be true!