GerryShedd
Super Moderator
They looked pretty good tonight. But tomorrow is another day!
Press release says:
"Warwickshire County Cricket Club is delighted to announce the appointment of Sophie Ball as its inaugural Head of Data and Intelligence, a pioneering role that reinforces the Club’s commitment to innovation and high-performance excellence."
It says of Sophie: "She began her career with the Rugby Football Union (RFU) as an analyst before spending the past six years at British Cycling as Lead Insights Analyst."
The old-fashioned part of me is slightly cynical about these kinds of roles. Did her six years at British Cycling lead to any insights other than "Pedal faster"?
We've drifted a long way from Bears v Sussex; and it looks as though the case against John Arlott is strong!
As for "loathsome Norcross", I have to confess that he's friends with my daughter. And though I've never met him, he did organise for all the TMS team to sign a copy of the book that my late colleague Dave Bullivant and I wrote - so he's not all bad.
ITE7376 wrote:
GerryShedd wrote:
paulbear wrote:
Never rated Mills, there are plenty of bowlers who are in the 8.50 per over bracket, he's just a name that got thrown about like Chris Jordan but they have not really won trophies with all the different franchise side they played for, Jordan was the reason England lost that T20 semi-final in about 2021 v New Zealand with a terrible last over and he definitely cost Sussex the T20 final when Worcestershire won it by spraying it everywhere in the 'Death' overs. Hard Hitters, Clive Lloyd was a real blaster, his 2 innings in the 1972 Gillette Cup Final (Damn Him) and the 1975 World Cup Final were full of shots where the ball hit the ropes before the bowler had finished following-through.
Agree about Clive Lloyd and those two innings - especially how he hit David Brown back to the pavilion fence in the 1972 innings. When he hit the ball into the crowd at mid-wicket in the 1975 match, John Arlott said it was effortless, "the stroke of a man knocking a thistle top off with a walking stick."
apparently Arlott pinched that phrase from a cricket book of the 1920s or something
I often wondered whether Arlott's 'bon mots' were spontaneous or rehearsed; but I've never read or heard that they may have been "borrowed" - though it could well be so.
paulbear wrote:
Never rated Mills, there are plenty of bowlers who are in the 8.50 per over bracket, he's just a name that got thrown about like Chris Jordan but they have not really won trophies with all the different franchise side they played for, Jordan was the reason England lost that T20 semi-final in about 2021 v New Zealand with a terrible last over and he definitely cost Sussex the T20 final when Worcestershire won it by spraying it everywhere in the 'Death' overs. Hard Hitters, Clive Lloyd was a real blaster, his 2 innings in the 1972 Gillette Cup Final (Damn Him) and the 1975 World Cup Final were full of shots where the ball hit the ropes before the bowler had finished following-through.
Agree about Clive Lloyd and those two innings - especially how he hit David Brown back to the pavilion fence in the 1972 innings. When he hit the ball into the crowd at mid-wicket in the 1975 match, John Arlott said it was effortless, "the stroke of a man knocking a thistle top off with a walking stick."
The Club says:
"We wanted to remind Members, during the gap between the Women's and Men's Vitality Blast games on Sunday 5 July we are hosting our Members Forum.
This will take place in our 501* Lounge with a Q&A with Warwickshire CEO Stuart Cain."
Hardest hitters - from a totally different era, (Lord) Ted Dexter.
Wormsley is a beautiful venue. Go there if you can!
Looks like a good win.
I see that Adam Hose has taken over the Worcestershire T20 captaincy - and led them to victory today.
ITE7376 wrote:
GerryShedd wrote:
No danger of confusing the average Bears fan with a ray of sunshine.
I think confusing online fans with the average bears fan would be the mistake. Online fans in general are whingers.
I've sat near to a fair few whingers over the years at Edgbaston. But maybe I should allow for the possibility that it was sitting near me that made them so miserable.
No danger of confusing the average Bears fan with a ray of sunshine.
Chris on Sky Sports Test coverage today.
Doing a very impressive masterclass.
I'm currently reading "Pack Your Bags, Brother", a biography of Mark Alleyne, which is a great read for anyone with an interest in cricket beyond just the Bears.
The book has insights into the early life of Keith Piper because, like Mark Alleyne, he was involved with the Haringey Cricket Academy. He was a troubled teenager, brought up by his grandparents. He would hang out with Mark Alleyne and his brother. Keith and Mark would go on bus journeys: "We sat at the back talking cricket. He'd be constantly looking for discarded cigarette butts, dust them down and smoke them. Even at fifteen he was disgustingly addicted."
Until he found cricket, Pipes was on a downward spiral. Within five years, he was keeping wicket for the Bears.
I had a look at the pitch at tea time and couldn’t see any evidence of wear outside the off stump at Ogborne’s end, which suggests the umpires are doing their job.
That's good news though, with so much at stake, disappointing that so few voted.
OH-D has signed until 2029. Almost due for his old age pension by then.
Article says 8 players are going to leave Sussex, though it's a bit vague as to who they are:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/c1eyn0l2wgdo
A (somewhat) honourable draw.