Highveld
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As I said, not working with some of our players.
No, that is someone claiming to be a specialist batsman with a white ball average of 3.5 this season.
No problem with any of that trio, but Davies, who is unselectable, is included.
What did Albert say about doing the same thing and expecting different results?
A higher level role and closer to home and family, seems a sensible move for him,
Also, looking at some of the batting performances and averages this season, his coaching isn't working with some of our players.
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Surely it is worth playing Garton as a specialist batsman, with a white ball average of just 3.5 Davies is unselectable at the moment.
From the BBC article
"He has so far scored 301 runs in eight first-class appearances, but the majority of his career has been spent playing 50-over List A matches - in which he has made almost 600 runs in 28 games."
The figures don't look good, and doon't really suggest he was worth a first team place.
Just announced he is to join Leics on loan for the rest of the season, before signing a 3 year contract with them from next season.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cn9nl5r95l0o
Probably the best option he has to have a chance of regular first team cricket, as based on his record with Warwicks he was unlikely to have secured a first team place.
Not sure playing two inexperienced spinners is the right move.
Sam Hain should be batting at 4, with Kai at 5 and keeping.
If Garton is going to give the club some value for the money spent, he can play as a batsman.
Not sure that any of Jani/Malik or Sheikh are really good enough to be a long term first team player, but Jani should be given the first chance.
I'd also be using Earl Bamber is some of the games, and possibly introduce Charlie Taylor for a game or two, provided we have several experienced bowlers in the team.
As I've said before, Davies is currently unselectable, his performances with the bat this year have been totally unacceptable for a specialist batsman, especially one with his experience.
Over the years there have been some good keepers, AC Smith was good enough to have played a full Ashes series in Australia, Geoff Humpage made an impact on the side, even with the ball in Sunday league games, Tony Frost and Geoff Tedstone both did a good job during their time with the club. There were also a number of keepers that were only with us a short time, for various reasons, Alex Mellor, Chris Maynard and Richard Johston.
Also don't forget the occasional keeping efforts of John Jamieson and Trevor Penney.
Wasn't Holloway the stepson of Bob Cottam?
I was been tounge in cheek and it was meant to be good natured.
Thanks for the reply
Not suggesting anything, just making an observation about the high occurance of elbow injuries in sportsmen who through a ball of a similar size.
Also, related to another thread, we want your remanicences of watching Tiger smith make his Warwickshire debut :-)
Final t20 averages
https://countycrickethub.net/team-averages.html?teamid=16&comp=3&year=2026
Makes for interesting reading and shows some of the selection errors?
Why was Tarriq missing yesterday? In baseball it's quite common for the pitchers to have elbow injuries from all the throwing.
Ed Barnard has been struggling with his back injury for several weeks, and did well to keep playing
Hopefully the absence of Yates does not lead to a recall for Davies who has done nothing to justify a place in the squad. You can not expect to win games if you are playing a specialist batsman with an average of just 3.5.
Averages after 11 games
https://countycrickethub.net/team-averages.html?teamid=16&comp=3&year=2026
Looking at the averages, you can immediately see some of the main reasons games were lost. Three specialist batsmen who were not contributing, one averaging 3.5, one averaging under 17 and another, who apart from one good innings, averages under 17.
Also the absence of Garton, does he actually exist? and Gleason, for most of the games.
If a player signs a contract to play for Warwickshire, it is not unreasonable he will be available for all Warwickshire games, and not sign a team to play in a different competition.
A lot of thought needs to be given to the composition of the side, which out of contract players are offered new contracts, and who is signed as overseas players.
I would use Kai Smith as wicket keeper, in all forms of the game, for the rest of the season, he needs to bbe given the chance to develop in the role and gain confiedence. Afterall the alternative is not, and has never been, a keeper of the highest quality, We have had a number of good keeprs at Warwickshire over the years and Davies would struggle to get into the top 10 of past Warwickshire keepers.
I'm sure "Gerry Shead" can tell us of his experiances of watching a young Tiger Smith make his debut :-)
Charlie has made his England U19 debut today against South Africa at Beckenham.
A fantastic achievement at just 16, and a positive step towards a successful career in cricket.
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At the moment Davies is unselectable, he has totally lost any batting form, and his consistant repeated failures puts pressure on the rest of the team.
Kai is still a young keeper, who will improve give the opportunity and being allowed to feel confident of his place in the team.
Allowing players to consistantly fail without consequence is not the way to build a winning culture in a team., sadly Warwickshire have done that too often with too many players over the years.