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May 30, 2006
White to lead Somerset
Posted on 05/30/2006 in Somerset
Australian allrounder Cameron White has been named Somerset skipper in the absence of injured Ian Blackwell, who has been ruled out for up to four months with a shoulder injury.
May 25, 2006
Gloucestershire forced to move fixture
Posted on 05/25/2006 in Gloucestershire
Due to recent heavy rain Gloucestershire have been forced to relocate their fixture against Worcestershire at the King's School ground in Gloucester, starting on June 2nd, to Bristol. It is the first time the club has been forced into this position and Peter Lacey, the Headmaster, said: “It is particularly galling that this has happened this year when the fixture is against our nearest neighbour Worcestershire. It was all set to be a local derby and a great crowd puller.”
Tom Richardson, the Gloucestershire chief executive, said; "We are committed to taking the show on the road and whilst Archdeacon Meadow is a really good location, nevertheless it is an out ground and does not have the facilities of Bristol to cope with such extreme conditions. Given the amount of rain that is forecast and the current waterlogged state of ground, there is no alternative. This is a great shame for the school, the sponsors, the city council and all our members and fans in the area."
May 21, 2006
Ireland name squads
Posted on 05/21/2006 in Ireland
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Eion Morgan misses out on playing against his employers, Middlesex
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Ireland have named their squads for the forthcoming games in the C&G Trophy against Middlesex and Kent.
Andrew White is fit again following a wrist injury, and has been released by Northamptonshire for the two matches, and he replaces William Porterfield.
Paul Mooney is also back in the squad having proved his fitness in Ireland’s 5 wicket win over Namibia in the InterContinental Cup. He took 4 wickets in the game, bringing his International tally to exactly 100.
Eoin Morgan won’t be playing for Ireland against his employers, Middlesex, but joins the squad for the Bank Holiday Monday match away in Kent.
May 20, 2006
Glamorgan washout
Posted on 05/20/2006 in Glamorgan
For the second season running Glamorgan's first floodlit fixture of the season fell victim to the weather. No play was possible in the C&G clash against Middlesex at Sophia Gardens, with each side taking one point. Glamorgan will hope for better luck when they host their floodlit Twenty20 matches at the end of June.
Denly enjoys workout
Posted on 05/20/2006 in Kent
Joe Denly certainly made good use of Kent's fixture against Cambridge UCCE at Fenners, striking two centuries in the match. Denly, 26, who is not yet a regular in Kent's first team, reached his maiden first-class century in the first innings and followed that with an unbeaten 107 in his second knock. For good measure he also bagged three wickets in the match.
May 17, 2006
Pakistan XI to play charity game in Ireland
Posted on 05/17/2006 in Ireland
A charity game between a star studded Pakistan professional XI, and an Irish XI selected by Adrian Birrell, will take place on Wednesday, May 24 at The Hills Cricket Club. The game will begin at 1pm, and is to raise funds for the former Hills overseas player, Ijaz Farooqi, who now resides in Ireland, and is seriously ill.
The Pakistan XI contains Shahid Afridi, the most explosive player in International cricket, and his team mates include internationals Wajahatullah Wasti and Naved Latif. The Irish XI is expected to contain most of the players involved with the current Irish squad, with a few special guests from the professional ranks.
May 16, 2006
Magoffin given Leicestershire trial
Posted on 05/16/2006 in Leicestershire
Leicestershire are giving a trial to 26-year-old Australian pace bowler Steve Magoffin. he will play for the county's 2nd XI against Warwickshire later this week.
Walker works with Leicestershire
Posted on 05/16/2006 in Leicestershire
Alexia Walker, a former member of the England women's team, has taken on the job of video analyst for Leicestershire. The 23-year-old, a graduate of Loughborough University, will work with Tim Boon, the coach, who formerly held a similar role with the England's men's side
May 15, 2006
Fax and fitness
Posted on 05/15/2006 in Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire coach Kepler Wessels said he was not concerned that Usman Afzaal missed most of pre-season training and all friendlies. Afzaal has been the most consistent batsman in the past two years, averaging 52 in the Championship, but is a celebrity in India, being
engaged to the Bollywood actress Amrita Arora, and was commentating on England’s one-day series before arriving on April 12, a month after most of the squad.
Wessels, who commentates for South African TV, said: “We have been monitoring his fitness.” In other words Afzaal faxed over his results after taking the club’s fitness tests. With no practice in the middle he made 5 and 28 in the opening Championship draw with Essex.
Ashley Potter, The Wisden Cricketer
Young guns sent packing
Posted on 05/15/2006 in Hampshire
While on the field most county's have shown that they have an active youth policy, it seems that in Hampshire's case that doesn't extend beyond the boundary. When Vic Isaacs stood down as the county's scorer at the end of last season aged 61, young blood might have been expected to replace him. Instead, step up 81-year-old Tony Weld, a former newsagent.
Shaun Udal - Hampshire and Ireland?
Posted on 05/15/2006 in Hampshire
Shaun Udal has revealed that he almost swapped allegiances to Ireland
before he got a belated chance to resume his international career with England. Udal thought his England days were over so last summer sent an email to the Irish to see if he could play for them in the 2007 World Cup. Udal’s mother Mary is from near Dublin, so qualification would not have been a problem. But the Irish did not respond and then came the call to go to Pakistan with England. Talk about luck of the Irish.
The Wisden Cricketer
May 12, 2006
Sheriyar set for Leicestershire first XI
Posted on 05/12/2006 in Leicestershire
Alamgir Sheriyar could play for his old county Leicestershire this Sunday against Worcestershire, another of his previous sides. With Stuart Broad rested and other seamers unavailable, Leicestershire have included Sheriyar in their squad.
Sheriyar, the left-arm fast bowler, has been playing for Leicestershire seconds and his coach and former team-mate Tim Boon has made him an offer to stay at Grace Road for the rest of the season in a bid to shore up the seam attack.
Kids fun day at Bristol
Posted on 05/12/2006 in Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire are organising a special "Kids Fun Day" Sunday May 21 to encourage the next generation of cricket fans.
The day will support Gloucestershire’s match versus Kent in the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy. Play starts at 10.45am but the special activities will be available all day. GCCC are offering free entry to the match for all under-16s (when accompanied by a full-paying adult).
There will be special fielding and batting activities throughout the day for under-16s to have a go in the club’s inflatable nets. These supervised children’s nets will enable under-16s to pick up some individual top tips from a qualified coach. During the interval you can win prizes by taking part in fun and games on the pitch.
Time for a tune
Posted on 05/12/2006 in Kent
What do you need when you’re languishing mid-table in the Championship? Well, if you’re Kent, a rousing tune wouldn’t go amiss. Handy, then, that they’ve just come up with their own song - This is Our Time. ( more details here) Other cricketers may fancy themselves as singers – Mark Butcher, Andrew Flintoff and Darren Gough for example – but Kent is the first club to release its very own club song.
David Fulton, Martin Saggers, Niall O’Brien, Simon Cusden, Matt Dennington and Neil Dexter have all been roped into, er, lent their vocal talents to the production. But only time will tell if it really is Kent’s time…
May 11, 2006
Marshall arrives at Gloucestershire
Posted on 05/11/2006 in Gloucestershire
Hamish Marshall has arrived at Gloucestershire and is hopeful of playing his first match for the county on the 21st May against Kent in the C&G Trophy at the County Ground. However, Gloucestershire have admitted that his debut for the County may need to be delayed as he continues to recover from a rib injury.
May 9, 2006
Franklin pulls out of deal
Posted on 05/09/2006 in Glamorgan
Glamorgan have had a nightmare as far as overseas players goes this season and it continues to get worse. James Franklin, the New Zealand left-arm seamer, has pulled out of his deal after injuring his knee on the recent tour of South Africa.
They lost Matthew Elliott (knee) and Michael Kasprowicz (Australia recall) just before the season started and signed Mark Cosgrove as one replacment. Franklin would have bolstered the attack but a scan confirming a cartilage tear. He hadn't signed his contract with Glamorgan so the club are free to look for a replacement.
Patel out for a fortnight
Posted on 05/09/2006 in Kent
Min Patel will be out of action for two weeks after aggravating a groin injury in last week's Championship game against Lancashire.
"Groins, I'm told, are notoriously bad for never going away," Patel said. "It's something I've had for a couple of years. It disappears for months on end and reappears out of nowhere."
May 8, 2006
Reddish and Ealham leads the way
Posted on 05/08/2006 in Universities
Sam Reddish, the 18-year-old Bradford/Leeds UCCE opening batsman heads the leader board for the new Walter Lawrence Trophy award, made to the highest-scoring batsman from the six MCC Universities.
Reddish, who hails from Solihull, scored 148, including 28 fours and 2 sixes, in his side’s second innings against Worcestershire at Harrogate on May 5, to record the highest score in an innings, played against one of the other five University Centres of Cricketing Excellence or against one of the first-class counties, so far this season. The winner will receive a silver medallion and prize of £1,000 at the end-of-season dinner when the main trophy, for the fastest first-class hundred in terms of balls faced, is presented.
Nottinghamshire all-rounder, Mark Ealham, still leads the way in the Walter Lawrence Trophy with his virtually unassailable 45-ball hundred made against MCC at Lord’s on April 16.
Yorkshire cut OAP admission prices
Posted on 05/08/2006 in Yorkshire
Yorkshire have announced that they are dropping admission prices for senior citizens from £15 to £10 per day with effect from the next home game, Yorkshire v Lancashire in the County Championship.
The decision was taken following a series of complaints from pensioners who have attended matches at Headingley in recent weeks. Last season, pensioners paid just £6 on the gate to watch the county. However, because the club do not currently offer any concession to retired supporters who become full members of the club, it was decided to also scrap the reduction on the gate for pensioners resulting in an increase from £6 to £15 per game.
“I have acknowledged that the club were wrong to levy such a large increase on such an important group of supporters at a time when we are keen to attract more people into our stadium,” Stewart Regan, the county’s CEO. “In my experience, both in business and in sport, pensioners are always given a concession and as such, we must come into line. Given our current financial position, however, we cannot hold the prices at last year’s level. I have therefore agreed with the board that we will reduce prices to £10 per day for pensioners paying on the gate.”
May 6, 2006
Reddish goes downing fighting
Posted on 05/06/2006 in Universities
Even though Bradford/Leeds UCCE fell to another heavy defeat - 250 runs against Worcestershire - Sam Reddish, an 18-year-old batsman from Solihull, will remember the final day. He smashed 148 off 178 balls with 28 fours and two sixes against an attacking including the England internationals Kabir Ali and Gareth Batty. Sadly for Reddish the game wasn't a first-class fixture, but although the records won't show his innings he'll certainly not forget it.
The oldest man in Britain visits the Oval
Posted on 05/06/2006 in Surrey
Some may have thought there were three centurions at The Oval for Surrey’s rout of Gloucestershire. There were actually four. Alongside Phil Weston, Mark Ramprakash and James Benning was Henry Allingham who, at 109 years of age, is the oldest man in Britain. And, fittingly, it is exactly 100 years since Mr Allingham last visited the ground – and watched WG Grace play for the Gentlemen against the Players.
May 4, 2006
Australia A calls to hit counties
Posted on 05/04/2006 in Miscellaneous
Five counties are going to be hit by the withdrawal of players who have been selected in the Australia A squad for the Top End series, in Darwin and Cairns, against New Zealand, Pakistan and India. Travis Birt (Derbyshire), Mark Cosgrove (Glamorgan), Dan Cullen (Somerset), Brad Hodge (Lancashire) and Chris Rogers (Northants) have been named in the 14-man party. The matches take place during July.
May 2, 2006
Knight to join Sky commentary team
Posted on 05/02/2006 in Warwickshire
Sky Sports have announced that Nick Knight will join their commentary team this summer. Knight, 37, who retires at the end of the season, has worked for Sky in the past and will become a full-time member of their set-up.
“I’m coming to the end of my career and though my commitment and desire to Warwickshire remains as strong as ever this summer,” Knight said. “I can’t wait to get working with Sky.”
Barney Francis, executive producer for Sky Sports said: “As soon as we heard that Nick was retiring we wanted him in our team. Anyone that has followed his television work for Sky Sports will have witnessed how he has matured into an eloquent and insightful expert. I’m sure will grow ever popular with our viewers.”
May 1, 2006
Keedy dislocates finger
Posted on 05/01/2006 in Lancashire
Gary Keedy, Lancashire's left-arm spinner, dislocated a finger towards the end of the C&G match against Worcestershire. He tried to stop a powerful straight drive during the final-wicket stand between Zaheer Khan and Ray Price and immediately left the field for treatment.
However Mark Chilton, Lancashire's captain, is hopeful that he will be fit for the next Championship match, starting on Wednesday, against Kent at Old Trafford.
Minor hamstring injury for Gough
Posted on 05/01/2006 in Essex
Darren Gough picked up a hamstring injury during Monday's C & G Trophy match against Hampshire at the Rose Bowl after running into the umpire's arm. He had begun the game in impressive style but was forced to leave the field after recording figures of 2.2-1-4-2.
The Essex physio, Mark Thomas, issued said: "Gough has a very mild grade 1 strain of his right femoris [one of his hamstrings]. He sustained the injury during his third over when the umpire put his arm up to halt his run-up, causing Darren to run into the umpire's arm - throwing him off balance in the process.
"We will not be taking any chances with the injury so it is likely - as a precaution - that he will not be playing in our next Championship match against Leicestershire."
Tremlett doubt
Posted on 05/01/2006 in Hampshire
Chris Tremlett is a doubt for the England A match against Sri Lanka, at Worcester, after injuring his ankle during Hampshire's Championship match against Sussex at The Rose Bowl. He bowled only three balls on the third day before limping out to bat as Hampshire slid to defeat.
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