*Official* English Domestic Season (2004)

[chris.hinton]

With the cricket season only 83 days away i think we should have a thread about everything buliding up to the start like players moves, pre-season tours or just general chat.


can any of you wait for it

 

[chris.hinton]

I am not sure if Worcestershire could stop in division for this season, We got Hall and Hayward but we need a good Bowler and a good Batsman to replace Singh, lets get Kevin Pietersen

Line up

Peters/Kadeer Ali
Solanki
Pietersen
Hick
Smith
Hall
Rhodes/Pipe
Batty
Kabir Ali
Hayward
New Bowler

Backup

Nadeem Malik, Leatherdale, Davies, Khalid

We need two batsman then


Warwickshire are after Gough but what about the so called promising bowlers they have spend a lot of time on
Warren (23), Mees (22), Tahir (20) and Wagg(20) need to get games next year

Warwick Xi could be this

Knight
Wagh
Bell
Troughton
Trott
Brown
Giles
Piper
Hogg
Carter
Gough

Its a weak fast bowling line up even with Darren Gough

 

[Salamuddin]

I heard Middlesex tried to hire both Kumble and Ashley Noffke.

But Noffke pulled out citing injury and Kumble looks unlikely to play.
So have they made offers to a couple of new players ?

 

[chris.hinton]

Warwickshire after Caddick Now according to the Sunday Mercury in Birmingham

 

[marc71178]

That seems a very strange one to me - wouldn't expect it to be true.

Mind you Gough and Caddick with the new ball wouldn't be too bad a pairing!

 

[PY]

Mind you Gough and Caddick with the new ball wouldn't be too bad a pairing!

Could and should have been the new ball pairing for England this coming tour of West Indies.

 

[Richard]

Goughie certainly (I don't doubt that he would be had he been brought back 2 Tests later than he was) but I wouldn't want to see Caddick risked if he wasn't fully fit - a recurrance now and that could be the end of his career.
If he just gets himself right he could have 2 years at least left as a top-level cricketer.

 

[Pratters]

Who is the oldest player in the County circuit right now?

 

[bugssy]

wheres the best website other than cw to get english county results week after week guys

 

[Neil Pickup]

Cricinfo

 

[chris.hinton]

Gough has Signed for Essex... Becasue it is closer to his home which is a Good Decision

Warwickshire have dismissed caddick rumours but are interested in Allan Donald

 

[Neil Pickup]

Allan Donald would be a foolish signing.

 

[marc71178]

I rate it as even less likely than the Caddick story.

 

[Tom Halsey]

All you better cry...we have Gough!!!

 

[marc71178]

He'll be useful until he breaks down with injury.

Also, if he regains his England ODI spot (as hinted in the press) he'll be available for about half the season.

 

[Langeveldt]

I think the great one is still playing for Free State... but I dont think he would be much use at Warwickshire, only medium fast nowadays i guess..

 

[Langeveldt]

All you better cry...we have Gough!!!

Nah, you can keep him, off cutters at best these days

 

[Rich2001]

Kent are (and as normal :P) looking strong on paper and with transfers at Kent happening late on we could still be in for some late movments

Kent (As Currently Stands) For 2004 - Read it and weep lads

1. Alamgir Sheriyar
2. Alex Loudon
3. Amjad Khan
4. Andrew Symonds
5. Ben Trott
6. David Fulton (c)
7. David Stiff
8. Ed Smith
9. Geraint Jones
10. James Tredwell
11. Martin Saggers
12. Matthew Dennington
13. Matthew Walker
14. Michael Carberry
15. Min Patel
16. Mohammad Sami
17. Niall OBrien
18. Robert Ferley
19. Robert Key

I think that any 11 from that 19 would give you a damn good beatting so it's just a case of who the captain likes I guess

Possible County Champ' Line Up?

1. Robert Key
2. David Fulton (c)
3. Ed Smith
4. Andrew Symonds
5. Matthew Walker
6. Geraint Jones / Niall Obrien
7. Amjad Khan
8. James Tredwell
9. David Stiff
10. Martin Saggers
11. Mohammad Sami

Iam still not convinced that Khan/Treadwell are really up to the All Rounders spots alone, they are both certianly handy with a bat but with Ealham @ 6 you was asured of 800/1000 runs a season and the batting just looked strong. Mind you on the plus side it will allow us to field one bowler as a AR and that would mean we have 5 front-line bowlers as we have always seemed to have problems bowling sides tails out.

We have Matthew Dennington who looks to be Ealham's replacment but he is certainly more a OD player IMO and I think he will find it very tough to get in ahead of Khan/Treaders/Stiff/Saggers/Sami in the four day game.

During the off season we have signed alot of bowlers (about 10 in the squads now) but batting seems to have been left a little thin on the ground, with just Michael Carberry, Alex Loudon and Niall OBrien as backup. ALL quality players mind, but just lack that experiance. With Key, Smith, Jones all going to be picked for England we could be in trouble come mid summer

 

[Rich2001]

He'll be useful until he breaks down with injury.

Also, if he regains his England ODI spot (as hinted in the press) he'll be available for about half the season.

LOL you've changed your tune :P - You was raving about the guy when Warwicks stood a chance of getting him

But I actually agree with the most part of what people are saying, he certianly isn't as good as he was and he was getting pasted in the domestic game last season (when he actually made it onto a field), but at the end of the day the guy is a fantastic bowler on his day and if he does find some form he will be a great addition to the Essex line up, I mean afterall they haven't got anyone as it is so it wont be hard to shine :P (Sorry halsey but it was to tempting)

One good thing for Essex though is that Gough will bring alot to the younger players, as Essex like alot have devloped very heavly in youth and Gough will be a great help to them.

 

[Richard]

Robert Key
David Fulton (c)

Have they ever batted that way around?