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Post by simonr448 on Feb 5, 2018 22:02:33 GMT
It appears we will be told tomorrow who our T20 and maybe even our RLC O/S player will be this season? Some are suggesting instead that Sam Northeast has signed to Sussex. Ummm.... Sussex CCC Twitter#SharkAttack incoming...My money is on an overseas player.
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Feb 5, 2018 23:06:10 GMT
I tend to agree.
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Feb 6, 2018 9:53:48 GMT
I have much sympathy for Tymal Mills. To go from hero to zero in one year must be a horrible feeling. Then to have a county team-mate go from zero to hero alongside you... just to add salt to the wound. Cricket Feeds Twitter Tymal Mills dropped by England for his own good after run of poor form, reveals captain Eoin Morgan #cricket @independent: Fast bowler had conceded the most runs in the Big Bash and has been dropped by the Hobart Hurricanes dlvr.it/QFCtCG
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Post by philh on Feb 6, 2018 11:50:13 GMT
I have much sympathy for Tymal Mills. To go from hero to zero in one year must be a horrible feeling. Then to have a county team-mate go from zero to hero alongside you... just to add salt to the wound. I guess adding salt to the wound would be if he comes back to Hove and Phil Salt knocks him out the nets for what would have been six sixes from his first six deliveries.
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Post by jonboy on Feb 6, 2018 11:53:52 GMT
Rashid Khan would be an exciting T20 overseas signing It would give us a white ball attack with plenty of options What’s really needed though, is a batsman or two, to add some oomph to our batting Last season, only really Nash gave us that in this competition, and he’s gone now We are allowed 2 overseas in this competition, although last season, we were one of the only counties not to utilise that option
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Feb 8, 2018 8:41:52 GMT
jb,
I agree with your view and I am sure a new batsman or two are in the pipeline. Those like Salt, Rawlins and Finch are not ready yet to take on the mantle of Nash or Joyce, so with Rob Andrew at the helm and Gillespie as Coach, there must be plans afoot for signing an O/S batsman and one other before the season begins.
In March, Gillespie will have his first look at the team batting line-up when the squad go out to South Africa. This may help JG to decide.
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Feb 9, 2018 13:49:26 GMT
I enjoy reading Charles Sale and his 'Sports Agenda' diary in the Daily Mail as he consistently offers interesting news story where he covers cricket as much as football. His latest gems include the ECB and BT Sport. Charles SaleFirst, the ECB continue to have egg on their face as they are unable to find a major sponsor for England's home Test series this year against Pakistan and India. I find this bizarre given the Asian interest in cricket. The printing of the tickets have been delayed because of this sponsorship void. In the past, the ECB enjoyed such heavyweights as 'Cornhill' (1978-2001) and since 'Npower' and 'Investec'. Sale comments, "The ECB have only themselves to blame for losing 'Investec' halfway through a 10 year deal when they made financial sector rivals 'NatWest' the England team sponsors." It is unclear what will happen if no sponsor is found and critics may point out that this is another sign that the popularity of Test cricket is declining. For the ECB had no problem finding a sponsor to replace 'NatWest' for the home T20 series this year as the insurance company, 'Vitality', grabbed at the opportunity. Another sign that Test cricket's popularity is falling comes from BT Sport. Their recent viewing figures show that more people watched the Aussie T20 'Big Bash' than the actual Ashes. I find this again bizarre. Admittedly, England were embarrassing and many switched off when it became obvious early on that the team were going to lose the Ashes heavily; then couple this with the unearthly unsociable viewing hours; but the Big Bash is an Australian tournament with only a smattering of English players involved. The critics once more may offer this as another sign of the increasing popularity of T20 and ODI and the decline of Test cricket.
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Feb 9, 2018 16:12:53 GMT
The Cricket Paper in today's edition has eyes on Sussex CCC, where there's nothing like some good ol' back-slapping from one Club player to another - occasionally, this can be political, occasionally it can be down to beefing up a team-mate's luck-lustre form - but in this case not only is the back-slapping completely founded, there is so much going on, this particular lauded cricketer may end up with a very sore and bruised back. Of course, it is Jofra Archer and now the turn of Luke Wright to offer the congratulatory hand and go on record by stating our 22 year-old Barbadian is all set "to become a superstar." Although, after the Big Bash and the IPL auction, some might suggest he already is? Wright says, “We’ve seen at Sussex for a while he was always going to be a superstar. It was a matter of when everyone else found out. He is destined to be one of the top, top players. Not just in T20 cricket but, if he got to play Test cricket as well, he would be the same." As for Archer's decision to turn down the West Indies and become an England player instead, Wright continues, “It’s a shame for England’s case that he is going to be such a long time away. I think he could go in straight away – tomorrow – and do really well. He is a fast learner, who loves the pressure moments. And he can bat and field as well – one hell of a cricketer to have in your team.” All good stuff then for Sussex, as between, no doubt, the growing number of T20 franchises, we have him all to ourselves until 2022. Yet, what is interesting about this article is not what we learn about Archer but about Wright. His recent overseas injuries include concussion, a hip flexor problem, a bruised lung and various back problems. Yet, at 33 years-old, this worryingly sounds like someone reaching the end of their career. Wright comments, “I have been doing summer-winters now for nine years, so to have a bit of a break before the summer will be important. I have had these ongoing niggles that don’t go away. It was affecting my batting slightly in terms of power." Therefore, it is no surprise he has called time with the Melbourne Stars (or is it the other way around?) after 7 years of loyal service. He continues, "It has been an unbelievable run and I’ve luckily done really well for them." Adding, "Everyone wants to play in the Big Bash. It is not an easy gig to get and keep hold of, which is why... I am extremely proud. If the right opportunity came about then, sure, I’d consider it again but at the moment my focus is getting ready for Sussex.” Meanwhile, Luke doesn't hold back on the Club's recent problems. He comments, “It’s tough when we had Mark Robinson here for such a long time, and then we had Mark Davis who was his No.2." Adding, "They both did fantastically well in their own time. But we have been crying out for someone to come in with new ideas and it is great to see someone like Dizzy (Gillespie)." Like everyone else Wright is very excited about JG coming to Hove. “It gives everyone a lift and makes them get that spark to go again. He is a huge name with a great record behind him. The challenge for us is that we have got a young group." He continues, “Looking back, in white-ball we should have gone further last year which was disappointing. But that squad is ready to go deep into the competitions. Obviously missing Jof will be huge but if we can get the other guys fit and firing then we could have a really good chance of going up as well.” Journalist, Charlie Talbot-Smith, asks would he be tempted to take on the captaincy again if it came around? “It was more the off-field stuff – I just seemed to be sitting in a lot of meetings,” Wright says. “It had got to the point where I had stopped enjoying cricket. When you are captain, you want to feel like you are making the decisions yourself. And I didn’t particularly feel I was getting all my say. But I really enjoyed the on-field bit so whether anything comes around again in terms of captaining a team I don’t know.” www.thecricketpaper.com/featured/4113/luke-wright-backs-sussex-team-mate-jofra-to-become-superstar/
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2018 17:09:49 GMT
Thanks for that link (I was going to say S& F, but do I now need to say WC!). I thought the most interesting part was Luke referring to his frustration as captain not getting his way enough, and constant meetings. Seems to support some rumours of discord between Luke and MD.
Do you know what has happened to MD? I found him a delightful person to talk to. I understood why he was sacked, but was sad for him personally.
I spent 30 minutes using your link to explore the Cricket Paper website. Three years ago, or so, I subscribed to the Cricket Paper online, but gave up as I found the newspaper online difficult to navigate. The website seems to offer, say five articles a week currently. Is it still published as a newspaper?
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Feb 10, 2018 14:25:17 GMT
fred, WC or S&F? WC is just fine. I reckon this one has somewhat passed into the history book of toilet acronyms. Here is the list of the many varied WC abbreviations. Wicked Cricket resides alongside good company. www.acronymfinder.com/WC.htmlYep, The Cricket Paper is still published every Friday. It has been a success story which is great to see. I am told sales vary from 5,000 to 10,000 a week depending on the time of year. It is always up to date which is where the monthly cricket magazines fail as competing with the online publications is nigh on impossible.
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Feb 13, 2018 10:47:53 GMT
I am pleased to announce that the popular Chris Adams book, 'Grizzly: My Life and Times in Cricket' is to be turned into a paperback version by local publishing company 'Pitch'. The co-author of the book, Bruce Talbot, tweeted yesterday: You lucky people. The book I wrote with @grizz598 is coming out in paperback this summer thanks to the wonderful @pitchpublishing. And even better, we’ve done a new chapter!I wonder what the new chapter will be about?
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Feb 13, 2018 12:31:25 GMT
I carried out my regular recce to The Brighton General Auctions in Warren Road, Woodingdean this morning and discovered they have a Sussex CCC bat with team signatures from 1993 up for grabs. The auction is on February 23rd. What makes this a little special is that it's been signed by the side who played Australia in the touring match that year. At first glance, all the well-known County names of the day are here from the Wells' to Ian Salisbury, Martin Speight, Ed Giddins and David Smith. The Australian match was a three day game played between May 13th and 15th. Sussex first innings were all out for 353 with Alan Wells top scorer with 93 and Ian Salisbury 59. Australia then put on an invincible 490 for 5d with Damian Martyn scoring 136 and Steve Waugh 124. No surprise the game ended up as a draw. www.espncricinfo.com/series/16430/scorecard/488030/sussex-vs-australians-tour-match/
Meanwhile, the Brighton auction house has been attracting fantastic free publicity recently concerning a collection of 10 original 1st world-war recruitment posters. Andy Potter, the auction house owner, explained that these items were found during a house clearance in a small cupboard under the stairs. Not only did local TV pick up on this story but also the UK tabloid and quality press. On the big day (January 12th), the poster collection sold for a staggering £10,000, ten times the expected price, with the majority going to a collector in Singapore. The Lord Kitchener one alone went under the hammer for £1,800. "It's been a very busy and breathtaking period for us," commented Andy. "We were overwhelmed by interest from collectors all over the world. The media coverage we generated was amazing. It's felt like a dream." Next auction here is on February 23rd followed by March 9th. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5243593/Morale-boosting-WWI-propaganda-posters-sale.html
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Feb 13, 2018 13:09:12 GMT
Chris Jordan has taken some breathtaking catches in the slips and off his own bowling over the years, but the one he took on the boundary during today's T20 against New Zealand is up there with the best of them. Have a look at this Twitter account and the video showing the feat. I am amazed that Jordan didn't touch the rope but somehow he planted his foot back on the ground just an inch inside it. twitter.com/hashtag/NZvENG?src=hash
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Feb 13, 2018 17:01:24 GMT
Isn't a conflict of interest such a pain in the bottom. And when it comes to Yorkshire CCC and the ECB Chairman even more of a slap. For, those who have read this Forum's State of the Nation thread over the years, knows that Colin Graves has stopped Yorkshire from going bankrupt by loaning them more and more money over the last 10 years from his personal fortune (rumoured to be over £50m) after selling his supermarket Costcutter shares to other business interests. So, here's the dilemma. How does Graves recoup these substantial loans to Yorkshire (Charles Sale in a Daily Mail column this week suggests around £22m) unless Headingley becomes a regular International venue. And what is the biggest money-maker? An Ashes Test. Over the next 7 days, the ECB will decide who shall be coveted with the Holy Grail of cricket for the home 2023 Ashes series and, no surprise, Headingley is in the mix, along with eight other international grounds. Yet, whatever way you look at this, if Headingley is awarded a Test match, the cries of 'it's a fix!' 'foul play', 'conflict of interest' and the like will echo around our green and pleasant land with other county Chairmans screaming, "Bring me my spear; O clouds, unfold! Bring me my chariot of fire!" For, their desperation to gain such an Ashes Test when such counties collapse under the weight of debt, is so fierce that if Yorkshire are awarded a 5 day game, a form of constitutional crisis may occur within county cricket. The simple answer is for Headingley to wait until Graves has stepped down from his ECB Chairmanship; which means the outstanding Club loans will continue to pay him around an annual 5% interest return, while Yorkshire's debts grow. Isn't life just so complicated!
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Feb 14, 2018 8:57:21 GMT
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