Johal and Garrett in the squad:
https://edgbaston.com/fixtures/first-xi/glamorgan-vs-warwickshire-10-august-2023/#match-match-previews

Yes, I had a dream that I was watching Andy blocking ball after ball against Lancashire, woke up and found that I was.

Spectator guide here:
https://wccc.co.uk/spectator-guide-worcestershire-vs-warwickshire-2/

Good to see that Andy has scored a hundred for Somerset today.

Andy wrote:

Hamza Shaikh 2006!
Now you're just trying to upset me!

Malc wrote:

Great day at Neath yesterday. I think I saw the future! Ben Kellaway of Glamorgan. He took Worcestershire apart last week and was stunning today with bat and ball. Very impressive for a young lad.

Looks a great prospect, though I can't get used to the idea of watching a cricketer who was born as recently as 2004.

Much to play for on Sunday:
https://www.ecb.co.uk/one-day-cup/tables/2023

mad wrote:

There's also the inbetween. His foot was next to the rope but not on it. The blurry footage makes it look like his white boot is touching the rope when his foot might be lifted above the rope at that point.

Seen far worse than that over the years, players a yard over claiming catches in front of the Hollies stand

Well, I think that is my option one. What I do think is that he will know whether or not his foot was on the rope - it's not like it was a white line when he wouldn't be aware of whether he was on or inside the line.

Regarding the Brookes catch, there are two possibilities. One is that it was a fair catch, he is a Bear through and through and would never cheat. The other is that his foot was on the rope, he cheated and we always knew that he was a Pear at heart.

A great advert for 50 over cricket and - dare I say it - out-ground cricket. A really good win, though I agree that the Brookes catch looked slightly doubtful.

Preview here from the Club - Danny Briggs not available:
https://edgbaston.com/fixtures/first-xi/glamorgan-vs-warwickshire-10-august-2023/#match-match-previews
Mark Robinson likes out grounds!
“I love playing at out grounds…these types of matches were far more common in my playing days. It helps you connect with communities, we’ll be close to the crowd, players can interact with them, and a crowd of 800 or so can feel like 10,000 as they’ll be on top of you!"

From the Glamorgan site re conditions at Neath:
TRAVEL - There is no public car parking available at the ground. There are independent carparks located throughout the town.
The closest car park to the ground is the NEATH MSCP located at Prince of Wales Dr, Neath SA11 3BY. NEATH TRAIN STATION is also just a 5-10 minute walk away from the ground.
SEATING - Seating for all our home fixtures is unallocated, so you can choose your view of the action! Glamorgan will provide a large amount of seating at the ground, however, you can bring your own seating should you wish.
FOOD AND DRINK - A number of catering options will be available at food units around the ground. There will also be bar facilities serving alcoholic and soft drinks. Food and drink will be provided in partnership with NEATH ROUNDTABLE.
PLEASE DRINK RESPONSIBLY - We will not admit those who are visibly drunk and we have breathalysers in place to check.

I like the last bit about being potentially breathalysed in order to get into the ground.

Graham Smith previews the match:
https://deepextracover.com/2023/08/metro-bank-one-day-cup-group-b-glamorgan-v-warwickshire/
He's not exactly unbiased because his son is in the Glamorgan squad.
With the discussion of outgrounds, it will be interesting to see what everyone makes of Neath.

I guess we won't know if he was offered another contract and turned it down or whether he wasn't offered one.

I would have liked to have seen him given a few more chances. I'm not so sure that there have been too many other home grown young players who have been wrongly released and have gone on to succeed elsewhere, though I'm happy to be put right on that.

Excellent all round bowling performance.

Preview from the Gloucestershire perspective:
https://www.gloscricket.co.uk/news/one-day-cup-preview-warwickshire-vs-gloucestershire/
When they say "Warwickshire last played Gloucestershire in List A cricket in August last year and were at the wrong end of an eight-wicket defeat," what they really should have said is that Gloucestershire were at the wrong end of a defeat because thanks to a Dom Sibley hundred, the Bears won by 8 wickets. It's either poor writing or wishful thinking.

I promise I won't do it again; but I watched a bit of the Hundred match tonight and Sam Hain scored a brilliant 63 off 39 balls for some team against some other team.

Exiled Bear wrote:

There’s also the question of whether the club exists solely to make a profit.

If there are any accountants on here, they have probably read this and fainted.

It's almost certainly right that the costs of staging a match at an outground would make it a poor option financially.
I guess that what you can't quantify is the benefit in the long term to the Club if, say, a young boy or girl goes along to a match at an outground because it's local to them, falls in love with cricket and with Warwickshire and supports the Club for the rest of their life. No accountant is going to be able to put that on their balance sheet.