GerryShedd
Super Moderator
A good win and some excellent performances from Ethan Brookes and Jacob Bethell:
https://edgbaston.com/fixtures/second-xi/kent-second-xi-vs-warwickshire-second-xi-11-july-2022/#match-match-reports
Just announced that the Club have signed India international all-rounder Krunal Pandya for the Royal London campaign.
....signs for the Bears:
https://edgbaston.com/news/warwickshire-sign-all-rounder-barnard-on-three-year-contract/
More of the same as far as team news is concerned:
https://edgbaston.com/fixtures/first-xi/birmingham-bears-vs-yorkshire-10-june-2022/#match-match-previews
I note that, apart from the box with information about tickets, the word "Birmingham" seems to be expunged from the preview.
Looks like more of the same:
https://edgbaston.com/fixtures/first-xi/durham-vs-birmingham-bears-8-june-2022/#match-match-previews
Olly Stone back in the squad:
https://edgbaston.com/fixtures/first-xi/birmingham-bears-vs-nottinghamshire-5-june-2022/#match-match-previews
Having all week predicted terrible weather for today, the Met Office are not so sure now.
Preview here:
https://edgbaston.com/fixtures/first-xi/birmingham-bears-vs-leicestershire-2-june-2022/#match-match-previews
Good to note in the "On the brink" section that Alex Davies needs just 57 more for 2,000 T20 runs.
Maybe by the end of next season?
Has anyone noticed that, on the Club site, the Birmingham Bears seem to have morphed into (just) The Bears?
Sad to hear of the death of yet another Aussie legend - and this one was born in Birmingham:
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/andrew-symonds-former-australia-allrounder-dies-in-car-crash-aged-46-1315023
One change to the squad - McAndrew in for Norwell:
https://edgbaston.com/fixtures/first-xi/somerset-vs-warwickshire-28-april-2022/#match-match-previews
Might Craig Miles get into the team ahead of Henry Brookes?
The Club looking to fill a vacancy:
https://edgbaston.com/news/bears-begin-search-for-new-head-of-media-relations-external-affairs/
I'm really sorry to see Tom Rawlings go, though ten years in the same job is a long time these days.
Not only is Tom excellent at his job, he has also been a good friend to Bearsfans. He was very supportive of the new site being set up and was happy to publicise it on the Club site. He has also occasionally put me right if we have got our facts wrong.
Hopefully, his successor will be equally supportive.
....could be on his way to Warwickshire:
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/apr/20/warwickshire-lead-saqib-mahmood-chase-as-england-bowler-returns
I didn't know he was born in Birmingham. He would be a good acquisition, though he may spend most of his time with England.
I am trying very hard to be as excited about this as the Club appears to be:
https://edgbaston.com/news/edgbaston-stadium-unveils-new-plaza-one-of-the-largest-outdoor-community-spaces-in-birmingham/
Off to Derby on loan for a month and in the squad for tomorrow at Lord's:
https://derbyshirecricket.blogspot.com/2022/04/sidebottom-in-on-one-month-loan.html
It's got to be a good move for him because he is way down the pecking order at Edgbaston.
This looks like an interesting development.
Good to see the Bears getting away from Edgbaston and into the county.
https://edgbaston.com/news/bears-confirm-t20-roadshow-with-games-versus-representative-league-teams/
I note that it's not stated whether the Bears will be playing these matches as Warwickshire or Birmingham.
Shocking news:
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/shane-warne-australia-s-legendary-legspinner-dies-aged-52-1303593
And Rod Marsh too.
This brightens up what was a blank space and is a reason for using the stairs rather than the lift:
https://edgbaston.com/news/bears-in-colour-display-installed-at-edgbaston/
What do others think?