GerryShedd
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Lost by an innings in under three days.
If you look on the Radisson website, it's full of this kind of guff. So I suspect that they wrote it. But back in the days when Tom Rawlings was in charge of the Club's media, I think that he would have spotted it and insisted on a re-write.
I haven't met Matthew Joule, the Head of Media & Communications at Edgbaston but impressions so far aren't all that positive.
Don't read this article if you are averse to corporate bullcrap:
https://www.edgbaston.com/media-article/designs-revealed-for-edgbaston-stadiums-radisson-red-hotel
It's at least good to know that the hotel is "built around an informal and social setting that moves effortlessly from day to night." No problem with the sun setting every night, then.
Looks like a one-sided contest so far, and not in the Bears' favour.
Zen Malik must be so glad that he scored that 99 in the Blast v Worcestershire but, that aside, he hasn't been all that impressive this season. Similarly Garton with his 117 v Notts.
I hope that he continues to fulfil the talent he has shown since he was in the Warwickshire Under-10s squad.
What a loss!
When I am looking at the page that lists all the forum titles, I can't open up a new topic; but when I open up a subject area (e.g. General Chat) I can post a new topic.
Highveld wrote:
The "start new thread" and "mark as read" functions seem to have been lost.
I can see both of these - maybe you weren't logged in when you looked.
For those who are interested in football history, I suspect that Brian Halford's new book will be a really good read:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kicking-Off-Again-Footballs-Greatest/dp/1836804202/ref=sr_1_2?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.WYw3rkWD6RGOV72L_VT14gYyHHg0jLGpYBQ6uQ-SmDdF7lfr4xBJ_77ZgKsWlVXtGkNKvey9JyZWyskKN1s2h-I4numlNJtTEhPAm4aY13dwcKG1AuqwGJxunViIaECAdeegY8LVlnUk9PWX1c8W3w.czdUqz0SrRK6htDj2itoEzeSvBkddbwWAGjL635zx2U&dib_tag=se&keywords=brian+halford&qid=1786609173&s=books&sr=1-2
Ali Martin in The Guardian has highlighted how much the Phoenix are paying Usman Tariq and what it works out at per ball bowled. I actually think he is too generous in his calculations - I reckon Usman has bowled 135 deliveries. His pay is apparently £140,000, which works out at £1037 per delivery; and as Ali Martin points out, he doesn't bat and is "a bit of slapstick in the field."
His comment that the economics feel "questionable" is putting it mildly.
George Dobell (again turning his attention on the Club) says that the hotel development is "on time but at least £3m over its £46m budget."
Still nothing directly from the Club; but George Dobell has prised some information out of Ian Westwood. He writes:
"... there are injury concerns over several players. Keith Barker "is struggling" (in head coach Ian Westwood's words) to recover from a knee problem which might well end his career.
The sight of Sam Hain, batting in the nets here despite wearing a leg brace (he has a posterior cruciate ligament injury) tells you everything you need to know about his determination to return. He is unlikely to make the first game or two of the Championship run-in, though.
It's unclear how much Chris Woakes will be available, but the club hope to get at least a couple of games out of him."
Yes, the only two players to take off their pads and take a hat trick in a first class match - Sen for Bengal against Orissa at Cuttack in the 1954–55 season and Alan Smith against Essex in 1965.
What cricketing record does Warwickshire's Alan (A. C.) Smith share with Indian wicket keeper Probir Sen?
I saw Rocky Flintoff score a century for England Under-19 at Cheltenham a couple of years ago and he looked absolutely outstanding then.
Yes, agreed.
It's history now; but looking again at that lbw decision Martin Saggers gave against Mousley, I would say that the ball would have struggled to hit another three stumps. Delivered from round the wicket and pitching at best on leg stump, it was going way down the leg side.
Attendance for this game was a record for Rugby of 2,179.
That would be like a drop in the ocean at Edgbaston but a good crowd for an out ground.