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andy wrote:I know Clarke will retire soon and they will lose Curran, but even then wouldn't pick him...very average cricketer, and he's too young for Surrey

Yes! They've slipped up there!

Blessing Muzabarani the 22 year old Zim quick has given up international cricket and signed for Northants

Jake Ball out for the rest of the season

Jack Brooks leaving Yorkshire at the end of the season and has signed a 3 year deal with Somerset. Probably a good signing but he's 34 so there's an element of risk in a 3 year deal. Has he not had injury problems recently?

Lancs have signed South African spinner Keshav Maharaj for the end of the season

captaincolly wrote:Jack Brooks leaving Yorkshire at the end of the season and has signed a 3 year deal with Somerset. Probably a good signing but he's 34 so there's an element of risk in a 3 year deal. Has he not had injury problems recently?

Played a good portion of last season with a niggle, hence not being as effective as in the County Championship winning seasons. Though pace not down, as Brooks has cranked it up during the Twenty20 Blast, vaguely remember fastest delivery touching 90mph in one of the televised games.

Brooks being a late developer into the County Cricket circuit may well have persuaded Somerset such a contract, quite a bold move considering the uncertainties surrounding The Hundred competition.

Alviro Patterson wrote:

captaincolly wrote:Jack Brooks leaving Yorkshire at the end of the season and has signed a 3 year deal with Somerset. Probably a good signing but he's 34 so there's an element of risk in a 3 year deal. Has he not had injury problems recently?

Played a good portion of last season with a niggle, hence not being as effective as in the County Championship winning seasons. Though pace not down, as Brooks has cranked it up during the Twenty20 Blast, vaguely remember fastest delivery touching 90mph in one of the televised games.

Brooks being a late developer into the County Cricket circuit may well have persuaded Somerset such a contract, quite a bold move considering the uncertainties surrounding The Hundred competition.

Good point. He hasn't fkogged himself into the ground unlike a lot of bowlers his age.

and presumably not been the beneficiary of some Kevin Shine remedial work either.

Durhamfootman wrote:and presumably not been the beneficiary of some Kevin Shine remedial work either.

seemingly, today is the 50th anniversary of Sir Garfield's six sixes in an over

Notts -v- Glamorgan

Durham have signed Ben Raine from Lecistershire, from next season

Also seems that Mark Ramprakash is inching ever closer to leaving the position of England batting coach.....we could do with new batsmen, let alone a coach...

andy wrote:Durham have signed Ben Raine from Lecistershire, from next season

A very good signing. Or re-signing!

andy wrote:Also seems that Mark Ramprakash is inching ever closer to leaving the position of England batting coach.....we could do with new batsmen, let alone a coach...

well, Hallelujah

I joked when he was appointed that he hoped to bring the averages of all the England batsmen down to his own average of 36

far exceeded his own target by bringing them down to about 12

Is this where Colly gets his leg up?

Ramps' Test average was 27.3.

I saw one of his Test centuries, which feels a bit like being struck by lightning.