Hello All
Hope you're wintering well. On my blog I have a review of the financial position of 17 of the 18 first class counties, which includes a financial stability league table. And Warwickshire are off the bottom. Link below.
https://sideoncricket.blogspot.com/2024/02/bentley-forbes-consulting-rankings-2022.html

The daffodils are pushing up, spring is almost here and my review of Warwickshire's 2022 annual report and financial statements is here if you are interested.
(https://sideoncricket.blogspot.com/2023/02/warwickshire-2022-annual-report-and.html)

If you're just a bit interested, it was a very good year.

RB

Good article in The Times about counties charging young players (or more accurately the parents of young players) to take part in training and development squads. I do love county cricket but have always felt part of its rationale is that it develops the next generation of cricketers. If young players are being charged rather than youth schemes being ability based it makes even me wonder whether the counties might have outlived their usefulness . One bit of good news is Warwickshire were named (alongside Somerset and Glamorgan) as a county that didn't charge young players (or only charged a "nominal" amount).

I'm trying to book member's tickets for the game against Durham (June 26). Ticket office (as ever) isn't picking up. I'd do online, but all I see is paid for tickets, I'm obviously doing something stupid, if anybody can point out what, I'd be very grateful.