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Gloucestershire have signed young Yorkshire bowler Josh Shaw on a season long loan

http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/s ... long_loan/

Northants re-sign Willey and Brooks.

braveneutral wrote:Northants re-sign Willey and Brooks.

Plus Monty Panesar and Trent Copeland

braveneutral wrote:Northants re-sign Willey and Brooks.

That's Peter Willey and Dennis Brookes

westoelad wrote:

braveneutral wrote:Northants re-sign Willey and Brooks.

That's Peter Willey and Dennis Brookes

Yorkshire sign Travis Head for the 2nd half of the 2016 season, available as of 18th July.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/35606187

Can't say i'm enthusiastic about the signing, mostly down to the period of availability. Don't see the point in signing a white ball specialist who is available for 7 CC games but only two T20 Blast and five RLODC group stage matches.

Alviro Patterson wrote:Yorkshire sign Travis Head for the 2nd half of the 2016 season, available as of 18th July.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/35606187

Can't say i'm enthusiastic about the signing, mostly down to the period of availability. Don't see the point in signing a white ball specialist who is available for 7 CC games but only two T20 Blast and five RLODC group stage matches.

Yes, a 1st class average of 30 says he's nothing more than a journeyman.Yorkshire already have several with averages better than that not counting centrally contracted players . If there's nothing better than that available than I'd hope Durham don't bother.

westoelad wrote:

Alviro Patterson wrote:Yorkshire sign Travis Head for the 2nd half of the 2016 season, available as of 18th July.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/35606187

Can't say i'm enthusiastic about the signing, mostly down to the period of availability. Don't see the point in signing a white ball specialist who is available for 7 CC games but only two T20 Blast and five RLODC group stage matches.

Yes, a 1st class average of 30 says he's nothing more than a journeyman.Yorkshire already have several with averages better than that not counting centrally contracted players . If there's nothing better than that available than I'd hope Durham don't bother.

Depending on what Durham want, there are some decent overseas players available even with the advent of Franchise T20. For example the nearest equivalent for John Hastings is New Zealand's Jimmy Neesham, don't think he's signed up for any T20 tournament this year.

I'm not sure how Travis Head can improve the County Championship side. Even with Root and Bairstow England bound for most of the season, Yorkshire's top six is still going to consist of Lees, Lyth, Leaning, Gale, Ballance and Hodd.

Alviro Patterson wrote:

westoelad wrote:

Alviro Patterson wrote:Yorkshire sign Travis Head for the 2nd half of the 2016 season, available as of 18th July.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/35606187

Can't say i'm enthusiastic about the signing, mostly down to the period of availability. Don't see the point in signing a white ball specialist who is available for 7 CC games but only two T20 Blast and five RLODC group stage matches.

Yes, a 1st class average of 30 says he's nothing more than a journeyman.Yorkshire already have several with averages better than that not counting centrally contracted players . If there's nothing better than that available than I'd hope Durham don't bother.

Depending on what Durham want, there are some decent overseas players available even with the advent of Franchise T20. For example the nearest equivalent for John Hastings is New Zealand's Jimmy Neesham, don't think he's signed up for any T20 tournament this year.

I'm not sure how Travis Head can improve the County Championship side. Even with Root and Bairstow England bound for most of the season, Yorkshire's top six is still going to consist of Lees, Lyth, Leaning, Gale, Ballance and Hodd.

Thanks for that A.P. Good stats for Otago this season but seems more of a bat than bowler. Downside is he's been hampered by recurring stress fractures of the back-should fit in well at Durham then

Needham signs for Derbyshire for T20.

westoelad wrote:Needham signs for Derbyshire for T20.

So there's another name to cross off the Durham shortlist!

captaincolly wrote:

westoelad wrote:Needham signs for Derbyshire for T20.

So there's another name to cross off the Durham shortlist!

And then there were none

westoelad wrote:

captaincolly wrote:

westoelad wrote:Needham signs for Derbyshire for T20.

So there's another name to cross off the Durham shortlist!

And then there were none

Perhaps the tactic is to not actually approach anyone and then they can say no one turned them down so lack of money wasn't a factor.

Excellent coup by Derbyshire to get Jimmy Neesham on board for the entire T20 campaign.

Derbyshire's batting line up looks decent, probably a pace bowler short for a decent chance of reaching Finals Day.

I don't even know who Jimmy Neesham is. If I had to guess I'd probably have a stab at NZ, but with no real certainty