GerryShedd
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I presume that the assumption is that he won't be part of the Ashes squad - unless he is only going to play early season, which would be a nice acclimatisation for him.
ITE7376 wrote:
GerryShedd wrote:
> I'm sure that we will want to tell Daniel Norcross how much we enjoy his commentaries;
i'm glad I'm not the only one
To be fair (and I think I've said this before), he is friends with my daughter; and he got the whole of the Test Match Special team to sign a copy of the book that I wrote with my late friend and colleague Dave Bullivant. So his commentaries may be an acquired taste but I do have cause to be grateful to him.
Let's hope that the Championship Trophy is prominently on display when Craig Overton speaks.
Yes, a nice write-up:
https://www.cricinfo.com/story/rothesay-county-championship-warwickshire-savour-the-unexpected-as-squad-effort-pays-dividends-1555855
Especially:
"Perhaps it is how Warwickshire won this title - with a sprint finish from behind the pack of leaders, with a group of players fighting for one another, in a season where nothing was promised - that made this extra special. And, dare it be said, proper."
On the Hain debate, I get that he hasn’t always done full justice to his talents; but I still think he’s been unlucky.
A decade ago, I thought that the future of England’s batting lay with the (almost biblical) pairing of Hain and Abell. I was wrong in both respects (though I’m told that Abell has knocked up a decent score this weekend).
No more matches at Edgbaston; but still some events.
The Cricket Society offers to members and non-members in the Dollery later this year are (all three at 2.00 pm)
6 October: Daniel Norcross
10 November: Craig Overton
8 December: Graham Gooch
I'm sure that we will want to tell Daniel Norcross how much we enjoy his commentaries; and how could we miss the opportunity to commiserate with the sweet-natured Craig Overton on the unfortunate failure of Somerset to win the Championship (again)?
Yes, a nice piece in the Guardian.
To be fair, if the media were a bit negative, it may have been because they were reading this forum. We were hardly praising the team and the overall set-up just a few weeks ago.
As Ali Martin's Guardian article concludes:
"They tend not to talk themselves up in this part of the world, but they really should."
Ed Barnard said (in an interview with The Cricketer)
"To be the best red-ball cricket team in the country, without doubt, this year, I think we've been underrated around the country, and we've gone about our business very quietly, but also in a really efficient way. We've got some very special players in this team, so I think they can be very proud of what they've done this year."
Congratulations!🥳
And, for Surrey, Rahul Chahar has dropped out of the game with a back injury to be replaced by Ralphie Albert
Dan Lawrence has been withdrawn from Surrey's match with Somerset to join the England squad. Nikhil Gorantla (who he?) has replaced him.
What a wonderful player Sam has been for the Bears!
England selectors over the years, hold your heads in shame!😳
Wonderful from Sam.
Someone has pointed out that Manav Suthar is playing his first home game for the Bears having previously played five away games. They want to know if this is a record.
Somerset don't look like a team that think they can win. They even gave an over to Tom Kohler-Cadmore who has played almost 450 games in all formats without ever (until today) bowling a ball in anger.
Leicestershire have now appealed against their points deduction and have appointed a sports barrister to advise/represent them.
Dom Sibley settling in to bat for 2 days at Taunton?
With Chris Woakes’s bearing and attitude and Andy Caddick’s ears, he really can’t go wrong.
KNOWLE & DORRIDGE APPOINT DARREN MADDY AS DIRECTOR OF CRICKET
Knowle & Dorridge Cricket Club is delighted to announce that former England international Darren Maddy will become Director of Cricket ahead of the 2027 season.