The_Lickey_Banker
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They've actually made a start this morning (at both grounds) ! Seconds team:-
Hamza Shaikh
Amir Khan
Chris Benjamin (Keeper - one of 3 in the team !)
Nikhil Gorantla (RB - played a few 2nds games for us last year, from Essex 2nds & Cambridgeshire)
Kai Smith
Theo Wylie
George Maddy
Jake Lintott (Captain)
Che Simmons
Jacob Garlick (RB, RM - from the Academy)
Tom Davis (RB, RM - from Kent 2nds)
Matt Burton (LB, RM - from Worcester, Hampshire 2nds & Wiltshire)
Essex won the toss, choes to bat and are currently 69 for 3 (a wicket apiece for Burton, Simmons and Davis - all clean bowled)
Match reports of the 2 x 90 over red ball game with Yorkshire in Abu Dhabi.
We (sort of) lost, but some good performances - batting yesterday particularly - but OHD and Norwell bowling well today.
https://edgbaston.com/news/warwickshire-confirm-pre-season-match-schedule/
Middle East Tour schedule and other pre-season games.
https://edgbaston.com/news/bears-prepare-for-campaign-in-middle-east/
21 man squad - all you'd expect, with Hassan Ali & Dan Mousley in the PSL and Moeen Ali & Chris W training at Edgbaston.
https://www.thenational.scot/sport/24154457.andy-umeed-back-scotland-rediscovering-love-cricket/
Great article on Andy's 'comeback',, with Somerset and now with Scotland. Obviously, he's no longer the player we released.
https://edgbaston.com/news/hain-ready-to-embrace-hobart-opportunity/
Sam is joining Hobart in the T20.
https://edgbaston.com/news/simon-kerrigan-joins-warwickshires-pathway-coaching-team/
Kerrigan is the new High Performance (Academy) Coach - and will also work as the First team Spin bowling Coach.
No huge surprise as regards a contract with us, but Michael Booth has signed for 3 years:-
https://edgbaston.com/news/booth-buzzing-to-be-a-bear-after-signing-first-pro-deal/
He has been playing a fair bit this year - for the Seconds and in the 50 over team - and done OK (probably no more than that at the moment).
Kai has signed a 2 year contract. Great news - he is a big prospect:-
https://edgbaston.com/news/teen-prospect-kai-smith-signs-bears-contract/
Interesting team out today:-
Amir Khan
Isaac Mohammed
Chris Benjamin (Keeper)
Jakob Bhula
Danyal Khan
Kai Smith
George Maddy
Jake Lintott (Captain)
Henry Brookes
Che Simmons
Sam Atkinson
Yadvinder Singh (Bowling)
Possibly one indication of a new Summer contract (depending on Overseas status / visa permits) - Wellington (NZ) batsman Jakob Bhula - who's done really well since he came in. Nikhil Gorantla has also done well in a couple of 2nds game recently, I thought he might be worth another look, but he's not playing today.
Moseley's Yadvinder Singh might also get a Development contract.
No Johal or Garrett (again) says to me that they'll be on their way soon.
With no recent 2nds appearances for Johal and Garrett, I would guess they'll be announced as being released soon. I thought Simmons might also go, but he's a bit younger and playing in the current 2nds game.
Opening the batting for the Seconds today. Has he been released by Derbyshire?
I see Billy Godleman is opening the batting for the Seconds. Has he been released by Derbyshire?
Our Theo Wylie opened the batting for the Lions and made 150 off 118 balls (21x4's, 2x6's).
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.
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
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.
A complete change of lineup for rhe second game today - and very likely to be our regular 2nds T20 team. Probably 9 of the 11 won't get near the Blast team for a while:-
Ethan B
Bethell
Benjamin
Rhodes
Shaikh
A Khan
Miles
Simmons
Johal
OHD
Theo Wylie (all rounder at Shrewsbury School, who plays for Shifnal and has turned out for Shropshire Students in the Bunbury Festival).
Of those, I would imagine only Bethell and Miles have much chance of an early appearance in the Blast. Perhaps Benjamin and Rhodes might later on, if batsmen get injured or don't show any form.
We lost the toss and were put in the field.
Team for the first T20 this morning:-
Stirling
Yates
Davies
Hain
Mousley
Barnard
Henry Brookes
Ali
Briggs
Garrett
Lintott
Pretty much a first team out there today - in preparation for the first Blast game on Saturday:-
Yates
Davies (Captain & Keeper!)
Mousley
Benjamin
Bethell
Burgess
Woakes
Barnard
Ali
Lintott
Miles