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I'd have Lamb in the side, so Miles and Mousley are the ones to miss out.

Official statement from the club

https://edgbaston.com/news/pieter-malan-update/

If we can't have a full season replacement we might be better off staying with an al English squad. I don't think a series of short term replacements is good for the team or gives the club value for the costs incurred.

Good question, I know that spectators are allowed on club grounds from the start of the local county league seasons, in groups of 6 and socially distanced etc, so I'd think it may be possible at the club grounds that are in use. Not sure what the situation would be for Portland road or New Road etc as they are not actual club grounds.

Probably best to check with the home club a few days before a game.

There will, of course, be lots of good quality club cricket played at many grounds throughout the area each weekend.

Full Fixture list for the second eleven games

Mon
12 Apr
11:00 am

Edgbaston Community Sports Ground, Birmingham

Second XI Championship -  4 Day
Warwickshire 2nd XI
Somerset 2nd XI
Mon
26 Apr
11:00 am

Edgbaston Community Sports Ground, Birmingham

Second XI Championship -  4 Day
Warwickshire 2nd XI
Nottinghamshire 2nd XI
Mon
3 May
11:00 am

Incora County Ground, Derby

Second XI Championship -  4 Day
Derbyshire 2nd XI
Warwickshire 2nd XI
Mon
17 May
11:00 am

Edgbaston Community Sports Ground, Birmingham

Second XI Championship -  4 Day
Warwickshire 2nd XI
Northamptonshire 2nd XI
Mon
24 May
11:00 am

Newport CC, Newport

Second XI Championship -  4 Day
Glamorgan 2nd XI
Warwickshire 2nd XI
Mon
31 May
1:00 pm

Edgbaston Community Sports Ground, Birmingham

Second XI T20 - Central Group -  Twenty20
Warwickshire 2nd XI
Glamorgan 2nd XI
Thu
3 Jun
12:00 pm

Barnt Green CC, Birmingham

Second XI T20 - Central Group -  Twenty20
Worcestershire 2nd XI
Warwickshire 2nd XI
3:30 pm

Barnt Green CC, Birmingham

Second XI T20 - Central Group -  Twenty20
Worcestershire 2nd XI
Warwickshire 2nd XI
Fri
4 Jun
11:00 am

Taunton Vale Sports Club, Taunton

Second XI T20 - Central Group -  Twenty20
Somerset 2nd XI
Warwickshire 2nd XI
Mon
7 Jun
11:30 am

Edgbaston Community Sports Ground, Birmingham

Second XI T20 - Central Group -  Twenty20
Warwickshire 2nd XI
Northamptonshire 2nd XI
Tue
8 Jun
11:30 am

Desborough Town CC, Kettering

Second XI T20 - Central Group -  Twenty20
Northamptonshire 2nd XI
Warwickshire 2nd XI
Wed
9 Jun
11:30 am

Edgbaston Community Sports Ground, Birmingham

Second XI T20 - Central Group -  Twenty20
Warwickshire 2nd XI
Gloucestershire 2nd XI
Tue
15 Jun
2:00 pm

Moseley CC, Birmingham

Second XI T20 - Central Group -  Twenty20
Warwickshire 2nd XI
Somerset 2nd XI
Thu
17 Jun
11:00 am

Rockhampton CC, Rockhampton

Second XI T20 - Central Group -  Twenty20
Gloucestershire 2nd XI
Warwickshire 2nd XI
Fri
18 Jun
11:30 am

Newport CC, Newport

Second XI T20 - Central Group -  Twenty20
Glamorgan 2nd XI
Warwickshire 2nd XI
Mon
28 Jun
11:00 am

Weetwood Sports Ground, Leeds

Second XI Championship -  4 Day
Yorkshire 2nd XI
Warwickshire 2nd XI
Mon
5 Jul
11:00 am

Edgbaston Community Sports Ground, Birmingham

Second XI Championship -  4 Day
Warwickshire 2nd XI
Lancashire 2nd XI
Mon
23 Aug
11:00 am

New Road, Worcester

Second XI Championship -  4 Day
Worcestershire 2nd XI
Warwickshire 2nd XI
Tue
7 Sep
10:30 am

The Ageas Bowl, Southampton

Second XI Championship -  4 Day
Hampshire 2nd XI
Warwickshire 2nd XI
Mon
13 Sep
10:30 am

Rockhampton CC, Rockhampton

Second XI Championship -  4 Day
Gloucestershire 2nd XI
Warwickshire 2nd XI

The club have just posted a video of the "New Spin King" Matt Lamb.

He was a decent medium pace bowler, so would have found the conversion to leg spin a lot easier than a very occasional bowler.

The more chances Matt has to be in the side, and invoved in the game the better.

This might be a useful link to save

https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/#

It's the index page for live county scores.

I'd sugest they are trying to keep Stone & Norwell fit for the first championship game.

Squad & preview from the club
https://edgbaston.com/fixtures/first-xi/leeds-bradford-ucce-v-warwickshire-3-april/?fbclid=IwAR09nJhg3PpcP-n6AcpiWJHv8WqYhVHuouDy2ctAFAW1rRhPX1byDZJhV8s#match-match-previews

I stuck by the rules that the club used for the side they had chosen, ie only including players you had seen.
Which excludes anyone before the Kanhai/Kalli era.
I was aware that Rohan started as a keeper, but he wasn't to the standard of Derryck or Kumar.

Having seen the sides selected by various current and past players over the winter, I thought about the best xi made up of the overseas players we've had at Warwickshire over the years.

I came up with this side.

A decent pair of wicket keepers and a very strong bowling attack.

1 Kumar S
2 Derryck Murray
3 Lara
4 Kanhai
5 Kalli
6 Moody/McMillan
7 Polly
8 Streak
9 AD
10 Jeets
11 Gibbs

I'd be interested to hear the views of others.

Youtube link for the livestream
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXrOwUCGcu4

Unlikely to be today, currently precipitating precipitously.

With thanks to "Parkfield Bear" the SEC fixtures for this season.

Second eleven championship
Home games at Portland Rd
12/4 Somerset
26/4 Notts
17/5 Northants
5/7 Lancs
also
23/8 Worcs at New Road

When Lamb and Hain were batting together it was a good Barnt Green combination, just need to get Ed Pollock in the team too.

I was thinking it could be Matt Lamb. He has a decent action when bowling seam, so could be able to convert to bowling leg spin.