KingofSpain wrote:

No sign of Burgess or OHD so presume they are being rested. We are also lacking a quality overseas player, without one I cannot see us making waves in this competition.

If you add Burgess & OHD to the 13 in the squad for Wales, I think we'll have a decent 50 overs team, though not great. Hopefully, we might have a couple back later in the Tournament, with the new Undead rule, allowing non playing players to be released (with some conditions). It's likely Henry B and Bethell will be back, possibly Mousley and Benjamin.

Little chance of any play today, but the squad looks interesting.

I guess there will 7 or 8 of those, who will guarantee to be in the first Metro Bank game, but the remaining 3 or 4 will be difficult to predict. I'd like to see Michael Booth given a run out, a promising South African (English qualified) All Rounder who has played First Class cricket for KwaZulu / Natal and Durham UCCE.

BristolBear wrote:

I think the glaring issue is that we have only played one overseas at a time. And as much as I liked Ali, Maxwell and Hamza, and they did an ok job. None has blown sides away.
Surrey have played 3 at times this year (2 technically by the rules). But they’ve been able to play Worrall plus 2 of Abbot, Latham & Roach at various times this year.
Lancashire have been able to play 2 of Mitchell, Williams and Villas. Hampshire with Abbot and Abbas. Essex with Harmer and Bracewell. Even Kent have Singh and Stewart.

Even those that have only played 1, their contribution as a difference maker has been better, look at Henry for Somerset.

It’s definitely tougher to get a top batting overseas, but if other teams have been able to recruit a Latham or a Pujara, you’ve got to think we’d be able to get one too. But needs to be top quality, not another Pieter Malan.

Awkwardly though, if you were to bring in an overseas batsman, the person whose place would be most at risk is Will Rhodes.
But a team of say:
Yates
Davies
Latham/Pujara/A.N Other
Hain
Mousley
Barnard
Burgess
Briggs
Ali/A.N Other
Rushworth/Brookes
OHD/Norwell

Would be a real tough proposition for any side. Also don’t think we can underestimate how good Norwell is at this level, and we’ve recruited like he’s going to play. But I think we need to accept that’s not the case and perhaps take a similar approach as Surrey with our bowlers. Stockpile and rotate. As we’ve often been left with an attack that doesn’t have that real point of difference that Norwell offers.

Norwell played for the 2nds earlier in the week and will be available for the 50 Over games. PERHAPS he'll be back for the remaining CC matches.

Highveld wrote:

"Academy All Rounder, Isaac Mohammed, who scored a double century earlier in the week, for Warwickshire Under 18's, is in the SACA team."

That may not be the case as he bowled 6 overs for the U18's in Abergavenny this morning.

The County Under 18's game he got the double century was at the weekend.

An I Mohammed got 141 NO today for SACA against our 2nds. I assumed it was Isaac. Perhaps not.

Norwell back playing - for the 2nds today in a 50 Over game.

Toss uncontested, we're in the field and LN has opened the bowling, with a fit again Miles.

Team:-
Amir Khan
Ethan Brookes
Kai Smith
Chris Benjamin (Captain & Keeper)
Michael Booth
Jake Lintott
Craig Miles
Liam Norwell
Manraj Johal
Theo Wylie
Che Simmons

Academy All Rounder, Isaac Mohammed, who scored a double century earlier in the week, for Warwickshire Under 18's, is in the SACA team.

George isn't doing much better for Kent. 12 overs, 0 for 53, so far.

We bowled Northants out for 237. Yadvinder Singh (Moseley CC) took 4 for 40 (off 17.4), Johal, 3 for 46 (off 17) and a wicket apiece for Croom & Briggs (just in the bowling lineup).

Ethan Brookes & Lintott (not bowling) opening the batting. Remaining lineup:-
Kai Smith
Benjamin (Captain & Keeper)
Bethell
Daniyal Khan
Yusuf Khalil
Miles
Johal
Simmons
Josh Croom.

Ethan B on 48NO, when rain came (we're on 113 for 2). Jake and Kai both out in the 20's

And is MHN Saleem, the Afghan International Fast bowler?

Does anyone know if SJD Bell, is Solomon Bell, the ex-Durham batsman?

Those well known spin twins - Mousley & Moeen!!

Just as we were slagging off Moeen for his batting, his bowling turns the cards - 3 for 14 at the moment!

meashambear wrote:

I am pretty lost for words tbh

5 down and 9 overs to go and Benjamin tries to sweep for 6 and gets caught, a few balls after Mousley tries a ridiculous shot in front of his stumps.

We desperately need to drop Benjamin.

meashambear wrote:

meashambear wrote:

And now Davies out with a ridiculous shot

What the hell are these batsmen thinking?

You would think that Moeen & Maxwell have something to do with this.

Two of the most sought after T20 players on the planet and both have been completely abject

Yep, the consequences of being 'parachuted' into an English season so soon after the IPL - with no practice or acclimatision.

meashambear wrote:

Moeen poor again. Terrible choice of shot. He seems to think that he can just whack everything into the stands with little respect for the pace, line or length of the delivery, or the bowler.

That is 4 failures with the bat now at a strike rate of around 100. Anyone else would expect to be dropped.

Well, he won't be playing again in the T20 this season - sorted!

Exiled Bear wrote:

The_Lickey_Banker wrote:

Yates and Hasan are back in tonight - for Woakes and Brookes.

It’s Barnard who is in for one of them - Yates played the last match.

Oh yes, silly me!

We won the toss and elected to bat.

Yates and Hasan are back in tonight - for Woakes and Brookes. A spin heavy attack?!

We won the toss and put Glamorgan in. Had them in loads of trouble at 71 for 6, but a big 7th wicket stand of 95, helped them to 183 for 9.

Simmons got absolutely belted - 2 overs for 42 (!) and the Captain, while getting 2 wickets, also went for over 11 an over.

Good figures for Croom (3 for 29) and Garrett (2 for 28), off their 4 overs and young Ali did well (1 for 24 off his 4). Johal got the other wicket (for 26 off 3).

Mainly the normal 2nds team out today at Portland Road, for Glamorgan, but with a couple of interesting (new and fairly new) additions:-
Rhodes
Ethan B
Shaikh
Zen Malik
Theo Wylie
Maddy
Simmons
Josh Croom
Johal
Garrett
Ali

Zen Malik is a batsman (and part time leggie) from Stoke, who has turned out for Staffs, Worcester 2nds (last season) and Leicester 2nds, this. No big scores in either Seconds team, but considered to be a good prospect.

Josh Croom, I've talked about before. A genuine all rounder / spinner, with good figures with bat and ball at Minor Counties level for Wiltshire and Hampshire 2nds. He's in the Brum League this season for Berkswell.

Theo Wylie, I've also mentioned before. Very young, but another good all round prospect.

Exiled Bear wrote:

14 man squad:

Davies (c)
Benjamin
Briggs
Ali
Brookes
Bethell
Barnard
Hain
Lintott
Miles
Mousley
Woakes
Yates
Stirling

Brookes, Bethell and Mousley to miss out? Or do we Brookes to be a fifth seamer, or the fourth in place of Miles?

Given the performances in the 3 Seconds T20 games this week, I think Briggs, Brookes & Benjamin will miss out.

We'll go with one frontline spinner (Lintott), with backup from Mousley (who has been used as the first change bowler) - Briggs did nothing in his two 2nds games. Bethell has done more than Benjamin in all the 2nds games this season (red & white ball). Brookes will only come in when Woakes goes off to England.