GerryShedd
Super Moderator
Dom Sibley loses his ECB central contract:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/58845756
Anyone planning to go to this?
https://edgbaston.com/news/warwickshire-announce-champions-dinner-on-4-november/
Our ex-all-rounder is doing pretty well:
https://www.ageasbowl.com/cricket/news/keith-barker-wins-award-double-at-end-of-season-dinner/
Congratulations to the team on winning their second trophy within a week!
I don't think many of us really expected that level of success at the start of the season.
It's not so long since we were quite rightly complaining about the lack of quality players coming through. Now it's great to see so many who have made or are making the transition to first team cricket successfully.
Manraj Johal is the latest who looks to have what it takes as a bowler - and from his brief innings at number 11, he looks like he is no pushover with the bat.
Highveld wrote:
As the article said, before they signed Davies!
I'm not sure what your point is. The article doesn't say that they signed Davies instead of Salt.
Highveld wrote:
Cricinfo report on the day, also confirms the conference format will, probably, remain next season, and the club have decided not to sign an overseasn batsman for next season.
Good to see the club will continue to back our young batsmen.
Highveld wrote:
Cricinfo report on the day, also confirms the conference format will, probably, remain next season, and the club have decided not to sign an overseasn batsman for next season.
> Good to see the club will continue to back our young batsmen.
Only up to a point - they did try to sign Phil Salt.
Excellent hundred by the captain. He’s not having a bad week!
Sitting in the sun at Lord’s with Warwickshire 200-1. What could be better?
PS - if you still want that scorecard Paulbear I will see if I can get one.
I was pleased to see that Glamorgan gave Rikki Clarke a good send-off:
https://www.guerillacricket.com/news/1570,video-rikki-clarke-receives-emotional-guard-honour-ahead-last-county-championship-appearance
Yes, sorry to see Chopra retire:
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/essex-opener-varun-chopra-retires-from-cricket-1279924?ex_cid=OTC-RSS
Although he had a good career, I can't help but feel that he never reached his full potential.
Let us not forget the Old Bear who has retired from Test cricket today:
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/moeen-ali-retires-from-test-cricket-i-was-wasted-but-in-a-good-way-1279828
A few quotes from Will Rhodes and Mark Robinson here:
https://deepextracover.com/2021/09/are-warwickshire-up-for-the-challenge-of-the-bob-willis-trophy-final/
I agree that it would be entirely logical to change the name back now that Birmingham Phoenix exists as an entity. But logic doesn't always win the argument and I suspect that there are 20 million reasons why the name Birmingham won't be dropped - as in the £20 million that the Club owes to Birmingham City Council.
I don't think it's been announced yet but Holder is not in the squad for Lord's - supposedly, he had/has a shoulder niggle. One or both of Miles and Norwell might not play depending on how well they have recovered from the Somerset game. I would think Johal is a near certainty to play instead of Woakes who is definitely unavailable.
Andy wrote:
Ah ok, cheers
As for you getting the time off work, I sense that you might have a cold coming on. You don't want to pass it on to others so a day in the open air may be just what you need.
Preview from the Lancashire perspective:
https://cricket.lancashirecricket.co.uk/news/2021-news/match-preview-lancashire-v-warwickshire/
I think there may be a sense of anti-climax for both teams.
Weighing up the options:
https://deepextracover.com/2021/09/the-red-ball-returns-who-will-be-county-champions/