GerryShedd
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Big match allocations for 2024 announced:
https://edgbaston.com/news/pakistan-and-west-indies-set-for-edgbaston-in-2024/
BosworthBear wrote:
Anybody have any recollection of whether MJK was involved in a similar controversy against South Africans In Johannesburg in 1965? With the appeal withdrawn?
That's a great call!
I had no recollection; but Wisden says (re Fourth Test in 1965 at Johannesburg): "After a ball had rested in the hands of Waite [the wicket keeper] and tossed by him to leg slip, Smith went "gardening", whereupon van der Merswe [presumably the leg slip] threw down the wicket. Umpire Kidson gave Smith out, but was prevailed upon by [Trevor] Goddard [the South African captain] to call him back."
So very similar to the Bairstow incident except that the wicket keeper had tossed the ball to a fielder, which would suggest that he regarded the ball as dead.
M.J.K. at Edgbaston for his birthday:
https://edgbaston.com/news/bears-legend-mjk-smith-celebrates-90th-birthday-at-edgbaston/
Andy wrote:
Don't think he'd be available as he never played in the group stages for us. I could be wrong though.
I think it's right that a player can't be brought in for the knock-out stages if he hasn't already played for the team in the Group stages.
Moeen is in the England squad for Thursday so I can't see him playing.
As for who else should play, an update on Dan Mousley's injury would help.
That's right - off to Sri Lanka with Pakistan. That's why Drakes has been signed to replace him for the Blast.
After all the criticism of the Test pitch, it's good to see Edgbaston getting credit now for a successful event well staged:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/66077048
Yes, he will hopefullycome back to the Bears - after he gets his knighthood like Sir Alastair, of course.
BristolBear wrote:
Feel desperately for Olly.
But you start to wonder how mental it is. You start looking for things that other bowlers might ignore. Struggle to bowl through minor issues because you’re scared of the huge injury.
I know there’s those that suspect that might be Norwells problem last year.
To say that Stone and Norwell are just snowflakes who should bowl through the pain is an interesting point of view. But when ignoring an injury could end your career, it's maybe best to listen to your body and to what the physios and the medical experts say.
white-lightning wrote:
Good signing. Is Hassan Ali coming back for any County Championship matches? If not that's a huge blow. Particularly as Norwell looks to be out for the season.
Regarding Norwell, the latest is: "we’re hoping Liam Norwell will be fit for the final run-in of four championship games."
But "hoping" may well be the key word in that message.
Not sure if any other team has lost four wickets in the same over of a T20 match and gone on to win it.
Whilst delighted for the win, sad to see Olly Stone only managing to bowl three balls before leaving the field.
Quite a match and quite a win!
Good luck to Olly. He's not yet 30 so could still have a good career ahead of him.
I should have remembered David and Jason Ratcliffe - I saw Jason only recently.
Also there were fathers and sons AJW Croom and Leslie Croom plus Charles and Fred Taylor.
I think that Jimmy and James Ord were grandfather and grandson.
Jason Ratcliffe may be the only example amongst all of them where the son was a better player than the father.
Yorkshire have taken Dom Bess back for the Blast. But I guess it is possible that if they don't qualify for the quarter finals, he could come back to the Bears.
The signing of Dominic Drakes has caused me to wonder how many fathers and sons have played for Warwickshire.
I can think of the Smiths (Mike and Neil), the Maddys and, from further back, the Santalls and the Quaifes. I'm probably missing a few more so feel free to remind me!
In 1922, Willie Quaife and son Bernard played for Warwickshire at Derby while Billy Bestwick and son Robert represented the hosts.
That wasn't a name that I had expected but it may be a good signing:
https://edgbaston.com/news/bears-sign-dominic-drakes-for-blast-run-in/
A pity that they haven't quite spelt his dad's first name correctly - should surely be "Vasbert".
All-female ground staff preparing the pitch:
https://edgbaston.com/news/herstory-all-women-ground-staff-prepare-edgbaston-ashes-wicket/
I can hear a few voices saying: "Shouldn't they be concentrating on preparing the teas?"
Injury update from Robinson:
“Danny Briggs is out for a while and could be four to six weeks. We don’t know if Sam Hain will be fit for the weekend, but he should be ready for the quarter-final and Kent.
“We’re having to manage Jacob Bethell’s workload and get him to a quieter spot in the field with the stress fracture he’s got in the back, which limits his practice and restricts him from bowling. Craig Miles is six to eight weeks away and we’re hoping Liam Norwell will be fit for the final run-in of four championship games."
So not much positive news there, then, especially with Hasan being on his way out.
The comments about Jacob Bethell in the field make his catch against Yorkshire seem all the more remarkable.