Category: County Cricket

Not so Fantastic Mr. Fox

The news that Sussex have taken drastic measures to deal with an invading fox has met with dismay amongst animal lovers everywhere.

More media county grumbles

Michael Vaughan’s recent comments on the state of the County game have stirred up the debate. Here are some ideas for an organised protest movement.

Chawla signs for Surrey

Piyush Chawla will be Surrey’s overseas player for 2010, as they continue to try and hoover up the better county performers from last season.

Where will Hoggard go?

With Hoggy being released by Yorkshire, there will be a queue of counties all jostling each other to sign him up for 2010. Leicestershire have declared their interest, and now Kent have followed suit. In truth, there are probably 14 others who would love to have an experienced former England seamer on their books, especially one who is only 32.

Key shuts the door on Surrey

Rob Key has signed a new contract and will continue as Kent captain, despite rumours that he was to up for Surrey’s cricketer relocation project. This is good news.

Mark Robinson wastes his breath

Sussex coach Mark Robinson knows a few things about getting the best out of players. Sussex won the Twenty20 Cup and the Pro40 this season, and were runners-up in the FP Trophy. So when he publicly states that his team are having to play so much cricket during the summer that they can’t train properly, you would think that the ECB would pay attention. They won’t.

Yorkshire give Hoggy the boot

Matthew Hoggard has been released by Yorkshire without so much as an “ay-oop lad”. It would seem that Hoggy is among the first victims of the ECB’s new age-related incentive payments, as Yorkshire naturally resent having to actually pay his salary themselves. So much for 15 years of loyal service.

Why English cricket needs a transfer system

The ECB are considering whether county cricket needs a transfer system. The move of Steven Davies from Worcestershire to Surrey highlights the problems for smaller counties who develop talented young players from an early age. This is one area where cricket could learn a valuable lesson from football.

One to watch: James Taylor

You may, or may not, have noticed the identity of the Young Wisden Schools Cricketer of the Year for 2009. For scoring 898 runs in 11 innings with 4 centuries, the award was given to James Taylor.

This summer, Taylor has been appearing in the middle order for Leicestershire, and he has been doing rather well.

Dominic Cork just keeps on going

It’s hard to keep Dominic Cork down for long. And today he did for Sussex in the final of the FP Trophy with 4/41, including the first 3 wickets in his opening spell.