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Post by coverpoint on Oct 12, 2016 17:30:19 GMT
If Callum Jackson hasn't signed for Kent it would definately be worth offering him a contract. Whether he'll come back or not is another matter of course. He's a Sussex lad and should never have been released. I couldn't agree more. Releasing him in the first place was a ridiculously bad decision.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2016 17:36:09 GMT
You've rather missed the point. That story was dated two months ago. Jennings' agent (who I think may be his father Ray?) smartly wrote into his contract that if Durham found themslves in Div Two, he becomes a free agent. He is now a free agent and I suspect he will end up at Essex, Hants or Somerset for next season. Hales is also reported to have a relegation clause in his contract and so is a free agent.
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Post by coverpoint on Oct 12, 2016 17:41:37 GMT
You've rather missed the point. That story was dated two months ago. Jennings' agent (who I think may be his father Ray?) smartly wrote into his contract that if Durham found themslves in Div Two, he becomes a free agent. He is now a free agent and I suspect he will end up at Essex, Hants or Somerset for next season. Hales is also reported to have a relegation clause in his contract and so is a free agent. Jennings doesn't have an agent. Why would he join Essex? Cook, Browne and Chopra already competing for two position. Why would he join Hampshire? They have Carberry and Adams and will probably along with Essex be relegated. Somerset would probably end up batting at 3 as I can't Somerset splitting Trescothick and Abell. On paper the best option for him is Warwickshire where he would be guaranteed a starting slot as opener. What use is Hales to any county when he will miss most of the season because of England duty.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2016 17:56:24 GMT
You've rather missed the point. That story was dated two months ago. Jennings' agent (who I think may be his father Ray?) smartly wrote into his contract that if Durham found themslves in Div Two, he becomes a free agent. He is now a free agent and I suspect he will end up at Essex, Hants or Somerset for next season. Hales is also reported to have a relegation clause in his contract and so is a free agent. Jennings doesn't have an agent. Why would he join Essex? Cook, Browne and Chopra already competing for two position. Why would he join Hampshire? They have Carberry and Adams and will probably along with Essex be relegated. Somerset would probably end up batting at 3 as I can't Somerset splitting Trescothick and Abell. On paper the best option for him is Warwickshire where he would be guaranteed a starting slot as opener. What use is Hales to any county when he will miss most of the season because of England duty. Jennings doesn't have an agent? He must be the only player in f/c cricket who doesn't. But whether his father is registered as an officially recognised players' rep. r not, he has guided his son's every move and got him his contract at Durham in the first place, via the Albie Morkel connection. But agree that Warwicks are likely to join Essex, Hants and Somerset chasing his siganture. Probably Surrey, too. Hales' Test match career is almost certainly over, so he would only be missing for ODIs. That means he will be available for close to a full county season in 2017 and will be wanting to impress against top attacks in Div One, not seen as milking easy runs in Div Two.
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Post by coverpoint on Oct 12, 2016 18:13:15 GMT
Jennings doesn't have an agent. Why would he join Essex? Cook, Browne and Chopra already competing for two position. Why would he join Hampshire? They have Carberry and Adams and will probably along with Essex be relegated. Somerset would probably end up batting at 3 as I can't Somerset splitting Trescothick and Abell. On paper the best option for him is Warwickshire where he would be guaranteed a starting slot as opener. What use is Hales to any county when he will miss most of the season because of England duty. Jennings doesn't have an agent? He must be the only player in f/c cricket who doesn't. But whether his father is registered as an officially recognised players' rep. r not, he has guided his son's every move and got him his contract at Durham in the first place, via the Albie Morkel connection. But agree that Warwicks are likely to join Essex, Hants and Somerset chasing his siganture. Probably Surrey, too. Hales' Test match career is almost certainly over, so he would only be missing for ODIs. That means he will be available for close to a full county season in 2017 and will be wanting to impress against top attacks in Div One, not seen as milking easy runs in Div Two. Surrey don't need anymore batsmen as they already have Burns, Stoneman, Borthwick, Sanagkkara, Roy, Foakes and Ansari. Hales test career maybe over but there is so much one-day cricket next season that my point still applies.
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Post by leedsgull on Oct 12, 2016 18:55:25 GMT
Surrey also have Harinath, who surprisingly recently signed a new deal as I do not see where he fits in. Also Sibley who was opening at the end of the season and is highly regarded. Agree that Essex would not be interested in Jennings. It is bowlers that they are desperate for. Actually would not be surprised if Jennings ended up at Yorkshire as Moxon has said they are looking to sign a home grown player rather than an overseas for next season.
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Post by jonboy on Oct 13, 2016 9:00:05 GMT
If Callum Jackson hasn't signed for Kent it would definately be worth offering him a contract. Whether he'll come back or not is another matter of course. He's a Sussex lad and should never have been released. This is interesting, there's been no talk of bringing in another keeper, just a couple of new batsmen (who may have already signed) an all rounder, and bizarrely, an overseas bowler. Does this mean that Ben will keep in all formats? I suppose we could continue to use young Billings, and assorted trialists in the seconds, but it isn't ideal. Maybe we have plans to bring in an overseas wicketkeeper batsman for the T20, with Ben keeping in the 50 overs. I've stated, I'd like to see us replace Joyce, if he leaves, with Tom Latham of NZ. Decent like for like replacement for Joyce, but able to play in red ball, and white ball cricket. The fact that he can keep as well, would mean that we wouldn't necessarily need to employ a reserve wicketkeeper
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Post by coverpoint on Oct 13, 2016 11:23:38 GMT
If Callum Jackson hasn't signed for Kent it would definately be worth offering him a contract. Whether he'll come back or not is another matter of course. He's a Sussex lad and should never have been released. This is interesting, there's been no talk of bringing in another keeper, just a couple of new batsmen (who may have already signed) an all rounder, and bizarrely, an overseas bowler. Does this mean that Ben will keep in all formats? I suppose we could continue to use young Billings, and assorted trialists in the seconds, but it isn't ideal. Maybe we have plans to bring in an overseas wicketkeeper batsman for the T20, with Ben keeping in the 50 overs. I've stated, I'd like to see us replace Joyce, if he leaves, with Tom Latham of NZ. Decent like for like replacement for Joyce, but able to play in red ball, and white ball cricket. The fact that he can keep as well, would mean that we wouldn't necessarily need to employ a reserve wicketkeeper Keeping is a specialist position. You would not put a striker in goal in football.
Good news about Rawlins and Salt both signing one-year contracts.
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Post by jonboy on Oct 13, 2016 12:41:04 GMT
This is interesting, there's been no talk of bringing in another keeper, just a couple of new batsmen (who may have already signed) an all rounder, and bizarrely, an overseas bowler. Does this mean that Ben will keep in all formats? I suppose we could continue to use young Billings, and assorted trialists in the seconds, but it isn't ideal. Maybe we have plans to bring in an overseas wicketkeeper batsman for the T20, with Ben keeping in the 50 overs. I've stated, I'd like to see us replace Joyce, if he leaves, with Tom Latham of NZ. Decent like for like replacement for Joyce, but able to play in red ball, and white ball cricket. The fact that he can keep as well, would mean that we wouldn't necessarily need to employ a reserve wicketkeeper Keeping is a specialist position. You would not put a striker in goal in football.
Good news about Rawlins and Salt both signing one-year contracts.
Latham is a decent enough keeper, and has kept for NZ. He'd be more than adequate keeping for us in the the T20, I would have thought
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Post by coverpoint on Oct 21, 2016 11:06:32 GMT
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Post by hhsussex on Oct 21, 2016 12:02:17 GMT
"Harmer to Essex.
www.espncricinfo.com/county-cric ... MP=OTC-RSS
I expect a lot of white saffers will be available, on Kolpak terms, with the quota system in South Africa."Quote from the message board of another county, indicating that they still haven't come to terms with life after the end of apartheid, although interestingly enough they can't quite balance that bit of nasty vestigial racism with the more modern variant that has the by-product of ending the precedent of the Kolpak judgment.
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Post by leedsmartlet on Oct 21, 2016 12:31:15 GMT
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Post by leedsgull on Oct 21, 2016 15:26:41 GMT
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Post by joe on Oct 24, 2016 7:49:32 GMT
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Post by hhsussex on Oct 24, 2016 8:15:14 GMT
I doubt we'll find anyone who has already played for 5 English counties (and Staffordshire), 3 South African sides and 21 Pakistani teams, as well as the Delhi Daredevils and South Africa internationally. What a kitbag that man must have,to bear so many airport ident stickers!
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