It would almost certainly be cheaper to play the game behind closed doors, the stewarding, and catering staff costs will far exceed any income from spectators.

The Derbyshire option, of fortitting games would be even cheaper!

The club played the strongest available side yesterday, remember there are players missing due to injuries, England call ups and the un wanted competition.
Unlike Derbyshire, we have fullfilled all our fixtures.

It is technically a first team game, and the club needs all the gate income it can get right now, we are still in a global pandemic, if you hadn't noticed!

I'd say it's unlikely, as Jordan is from Staffordshire, and Neville was from Coventry.
Perhaps you should email Tom Rawlins and ask the question.

For some players it's about being in the right place, and getting the right opportunity.
Which makes it even more annoying when talented players who have been given the opportunity, not only waste their talent, and the resources that have been invested in them, fail to make the most of the chances they are given and fail to perform at their best consistantly.

Official preview from the club https://edgbaston.com/news/preview-glamorgan-v-warwickshire-royal-london-cup/?fbclid=IwAR3E_RSEOPmTwmCQTtWSqp762oiQ3ZN3HxlLjpMLfkgeaVda4udkE3UvH9M

A very young squad with only 4 players having had much first team experience.

Three short term signings for the RL Cup
https://edgbaston.com/news/bears-secure-trio-for-royal-london-cup/?fbclid=IwAR0hIdnTSk9FNFoJBojWlMdqQIYyyH5UhF0jRP2sPVmvz3doddk8JVnRLm8

Good luck to all three, hopefully they have a chance to show they deserve longer contracts and more opportunities in future.

Live stream of the game here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C45K82k5g74

Vihari scored a painfully slow 24, and looked totally out of touch.

It seems from his instagram post he's due to have surgery today on his back.
Good luck to him on his recovery and rehab,

https://edgbaston.com/news/wicket-keeper-batter-davies-signs-for-warwickshire/?fbclid=IwAR1UEfF6VqsJJ44QFh2xZ7w8kbrPZQWIxB1sZK8JdeT5nl9eD2BJVrd8xLQ the full release from the club.

Definately not good news for Kelley or Benjamin.

The laws of the game state the umpires should call dead ball when the see a potentially serious injury, so no need for a gesture from yorkshire.
Although, the law does mean that unsporting teams &/or players could manipulate a situation for their benefit.

All down to the final group game, a win gives a chance of reaching the quarter finals, subjet to other results.

Excellent from Sam & Carlos, their partnership has given us a chance.

Preview from the club https://edgbaston.com/fixtures/first-xi/birmingham-bears-v-worcestershire-16-july-2021/?fbclid=IwAR1II1BvhW7n3HFxshNcg8yHHl-OJJfElWUg7CdpvCiBpFv2RGXl30Vo21w#match-match-previews

very strong article on cricinfo today
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/the-hundred-2021-with-friends-like-these-a-hundred-reasons-why-the-ecb-has-failed-the-game-1269911

It's good that there is one professional media outlet standing up for the county game.

Warwickshire currently have a ppg of 0.92

Two wins would raise that to 1.07 (15 points from 14 games)

Sides are awarded 1 point from an abandoned game.

The full regulations can be downloaded from the ecb website.

Hi

Not south African, but an admirer of South African cricketers all my life.

From what I've seen on various news outlets, and from talking to South Africans, including those running businesses. The situation is political, and regardless of what CSa do, while quota systems are in place the situation won't improve. Like most places though, the majority of the population just want a safe and stable life, however political extremists make that impossible.

We actually agree on Kolpak's, fortunately Warwickshire only had one Kolpak (Heath Streak), as far as I can remember, and he'd originally been signed as an overseas player. Some counties had several at the same time.

Fortunately Warwickshire are now giving home produced young players a good chance to play, just look at the young players given a chance this season Henry & Ethan Brookes, Dan Mousley, Rob Yates, Matt Lamb & Ed Pollock at first team level, while the second team has given several academy players a chance, including Roshan Balaji, the young leg spinner from Attock (Ali Tanvir) and the batsman who got the hundred last week.Injuries, COVID and England call ups mean that all counties are having to look outside their contracted staffs to raise teams, so it seems sensible that the club takes a look at players who may be able to fill a need, eg Chris Benjamin took advantage of the opportunity to fill the role for a back up keeper.

In an ideal world we'd have a side full of locally born and developed all england qualified players, sadly the world isn't ideal.
What the coaching staff have to consider though is if Malan isn't available for the end of the championship season, what is better, giving our own players a chance, or spending a fortune on a short term overseas player with no commitment and who fails to deliver.

To follow that line of thinking, were we wrong to have given opportunities to, amongst others Dougie Brown, Trevor Penney, Neil Carter, Sam Hain, Roger Twose, Jonathan Trott and Jacob Bethel?

Surely Kolpak players were denying English players employment and opportunities, are you opposed to them? How about overseas players?
Who are all British, but did not come through the clubs academy.

If a player qualifies for a British passport they are British, regardless of where they lived as a child.

For someone who has only been bowling leg spin for a few months Matt Lamb has done a superb job with the ball today. Rob Yates has also done well in his longest ever bowl in first class cricket.