It's history now; but looking again at that lbw decision Martin Saggers gave against Mousley, I would say that the ball would have struggled to hit another three stumps. Delivered from round the wicket and pitching at best on leg stump, it was going way down the leg side.

Attendance for this game was a record for Rugby of 2,179.
That would be like a drop in the ocean at Edgbaston but a good crowd for an out ground.

Highveld wrote:

Theo Wylie scored 65, on debut, which gives him a higher average any Malik & Davies combined or Jani.

We should remember that Shaikh chose to leave Warwickshire, he had obviously talking to other counties for several weeks before his loan move was agreed.

Shaikh reportedly left because he thought he would get more first team opportunities at Leicestershire - maybe we should have been giving him those chances. Whilst Wylie has a higher average (after just one innings), Shaikh has scored over 400 runs. The Bears' top run scorer is Jani with 276.

Maybe this appointment fills some of the gaps mentioned in George's article:
https://www.edgbaston.com/media-article/jonathan-finch-appointed-general-manager-player-pathways-and-recruitment-at-warwickshire-county-cricket-club
Let's hope that he is effective - he won't have come to the Club cheaply.

Meanwhile, Hamza Shaikh is averaging 81 after seven games for Leicestershire.

Have I missed those updates on injuries that the Chief Executive promised us a couple of weeks ago?

Not much at stake now; but could be a good match against an interesting Lancashire side. Preview from the Lancashire perspective here:
https://cricket.lancashirecricket.co.uk/news/2026-news/match-preview-warwickshire-v-lancashire-metro-bank-one-day-cup/

Andy wrote:

GerryShedd wrote:

I don't think that George likes putting the boot in to the Bears. He is, as well as a professional journalist, a Warwickshire fan; and like many on here, he gets frustrated if things don't go well and he can see how they need to change.

Somerset fan.

Yes, I've heard him say that; but having sat with him in the press box in 2021 when Warwickshire beat Somerset to win the Championship, I am pretty clear where his chief loyalties lie.

I don't think that George likes putting the boot in to the Bears. He is, as well as a professional journalist, a Warwickshire fan; and like many on here, he gets frustrated if things don't go well and he can see how they need to change.

Behind The Cricketer paywall, George Dobell has written a pretty savage article about the cricket management team at Edgbaston.
He is talking about all the Edgbaston based teams - Warwickshire men and women and Phoenix men and women. He points out that both the Phoenix teams are at the bottom of their respective tables. He also says that an opportunity has been missed to create a link between the Warwickshire and Phoenix teams by giving the Phoenix a core of Warwickshire players like Sam Hain, Dan Mousley, Chris Woakes and Issy Wong. He also slates the Warwickshire women's team management for losing so many top players - most recently Georgia Davis and Em Arlott.
Especially in George's sights is Performance Director James Thomas with his lack of cricketing credentials; and he suggests that cricket knowledge/experience is lacking on the Club Board.
Most disappointing is the fact that George gave the Club the opportunity to comment on his views/defend their position; and the supposedly media-friendly Club declined.
If you are subscribed to The Cricketer,the article is well worth a read. If not, I hope I've given you the gist of it here.

Jacob is ruled out of the Pakistan Tests because of his knee injury.

Partnership with Rugby School has been extended:
https://www.edgbaston.com/warwickshire-ccc/media-article/bears-extend-rugby-school-partnership-through-to-2028?_gl=1*1mrwoq1*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTc2OTA4NjkyNy4xNzg1ODcyMTk5*_ga_NE7BBXK3VR*czE3ODU4NzIxOTgkbzEkZzAkdDE3ODU4NzIxOTgkajYwJGwwJGgw*_ga_ZHXWMN2QK2*czE3ODU4NzIxOTgkbzEkZzAkdDE3ODU4NzIxOTgkajYwJGwwJGgw

I didn't know that Will Rhodes had a major health scare. An interview in The Cricketer says: _"He missed the first month of the campaign for "some personal health" reasons related to his heart, which were flagged during pre-season testing and led to an anxious wait.
What the future holds is not yet certain, but he is hopeful that when tests are done at the end of the year, everything "ultimately comes back positive".

I'm sure that all us Bears wish him well.

It's not that difficult to do an update - the Pears can do it. The update includes news of two ex-Bears, so we know more about the fitness of players who no longer play for us than we do about the fitness of our own players.
https://wccc.co.uk/news/squad-update-1st-august/

Andy wrote:

Yeah read it, interesting. He's the most 'Alan Partridge' bloke ive ever come across. I don't really feel as though he 'gets' county cricket. I appreciate the effort from him though.

Alan Partridge says he's deeply offended to be compared with Stuart Cain.

The Chief Executive, in his latest letter to members, says:
"We’ve also listened to Member feedback around player injuries and will try to provide more online information when we can."
Of course, he could then have given an update but didn't; but at least the message has got through.

Am I right in thinking that FIFA's much derided plans to sell shares in the World Cup are similar to what the ECB has done with The Hundred?

Interesting that he only played in six of Durham's T20 games this year, achieved little with the bat and didn't bowl. So if his main reason for leaving really was because we wouldn't pick him for the T20 team, it hasn't worked out too well for him.

This shows some ambition on the part of the Club to go for the Championship.

I await comments from Highveld, our resident umpire.