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Post by davemorton on Nov 1, 2023 13:33:38 GMT
Except he [Fraine] did make that brilliant century against Surrey - Morne Morkel and all - at Scarborough, following which he got injured, and he never did the like again, or looked like doing it. But the fact that he did it once leaves you wondering...what if?
As for the bowlers, we have released many of them over recent years, but only Hannon-Dalby and Sanderson have carved out a career with anyone else. Wainwright had a season at Derbyshire, but no one wanted Rafiq or Thornicroft. Wainman had a contract (Warwickshire?), but I have not seen his name recently, likewise Warner and Shaw at Gloucs, who are still in the frame but rarely play, and Barnes at Derbyshire, I think.
Carver found no takers (if he was looking for them), Logan has had time at Kent, but played little, and no one seems to have wanted Sullivan, which surprises me. I think Shutt is the best of all these spinners, and his release is disappointing.
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Post by tykemania on Nov 1, 2023 14:05:01 GMT
As for the bowlers, we have released many of them over recent years, but only Hannon-Dalby and Sanderson have carved out a career with anyone else. Wainwright had a season at Derbyshire, but no one wanted Rafiq or Thornicroft. Wainman had a contract (Warwickshire?), but I have not seen his name recently, likewise Warner and Shaw at Gloucs, who are still in the frame but rarely play, and Barnes at Derbyshire, I think. Carver found no takers (if he was looking for them), Logan has had time at Kent, but played little, and no one seems to have wanted Sullivan, which surprises me. I think Shutt is the best of all these spinners, and his release is disappointing. And it is probably worth noting that Sanderson had three seasons in the Yorkshire Leagues between leaving us and joining Northants. To fill some of your gaps, Warner has just been released by Gloucestershire, as have James Logan by Kent and Ed Barnes by Leicestershire. The last one surprised me a little as he was a regular in their Championship team last season. OHD apart, you'd probably have to go back to Gareth Barry and Gary Keedy for the last time we massively missed out by releasing a bowler. I think the point of this is that we do tend to get most of these decisions correct - even the ones that look awful in hindsight, all batsmen, (Lees, Rhodes, TKC) have significant mitigating factors involved.
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Post by newby on Nov 1, 2023 21:22:32 GMT
Apart from that 100 against Surrey I have fond memories of Will Fraine, again playing against Surrey in the 2022 T20 quarter-final at the Oval. He scored 30 off 14 balls including 3 sixes, the first of which I still don't think I've seen bettered.
His fantastic catch of Sunil Narine on the boundary in Thommo's amazing final over silenced the crowd.
I've just watched the highlights again on YouTube. It never fails to cheer me up.
Good luck to them both in whatever they end up doing.
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Post by newby on Nov 30, 2023 11:36:56 GMT
A bit of re-jig of old news today with Nathan Lyon's signing for Lancashire, I think it was just the CC last time but now it seems to be for all cricket. Pity if his Test days are over but nothing lasts for ever.
In other news Tom Abell has stood down as Captain of Somerset, hard to believe it's been 7 years. I bring it up because some people, me included, have been advocating George Hill as vice captain/understudy to Shan Masood with a view to his taking over before too long.
Tom Abell took the job as a very young player, perhaps too young. He now seems to feel he has done all he can in the role, when it can be argued he is at the age and the stage in his career when taking up the captaincy would be most beneficial to both himself and club.
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Post by hawke on Dec 5, 2023 10:25:26 GMT
There is a report on The Mail Online that Shai Hope is a leading target for early season CC matches, having scored runs and been popular amongst the players last season. But his runs against England’s ‘attack’ may make his availability much less sure as both the WI and various franchises will be looking at him as a T20 candidate. As said The Mail is not a preferred reading matter but it’s sports section seem to have a link at YCCC.
The piece also queried whether Hope was needed since Joe Root stated he would be available early season…… rather than pursue a celebrity golf career in Scotland……..well the last phrase is mine
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Post by newby on Dec 5, 2023 11:14:31 GMT
I'd still take him even if we have Root, as long as he was available for a decent number of games, perhaps running into the start of the T20.
I would prefer the club to have a decent relationship with a player and bring him back when it suited both parties, much like we had with Williamson, rather than scouring the undergrowth to fill a gap with a player who didn't really care who he was playing for.
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Post by hawke on Dec 7, 2023 7:55:53 GMT
The club recently announced the 11 Academy names and their clubs for 2024 and also 20 at a level/age below, EPP which means Emerging Player Programme I imagine. A good geographical spread with 4 Academy players from the York area (seems to be a rising district) and 3 from the south of the county. 1 from East Yorks but none this time from Teesside. There is 1 Asian name. The 20 EPP players include 2 from Scarborough and there looks to be 7 Asian names there which is promising.
I cant attach a link for this from the YCCC website on our 'new' platform. Any ideas please?
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Post by newby on Dec 7, 2023 9:01:25 GMT
Yorkshire County Cricket Club (YCCC) is delighted to announce the players selected for the boys’ Academy squad and the Emerging Players’ Programme (EPP) for 2024. A total of 31 players will be involved across both groups, 11 on the Academy and 20 on the EPP. Both programmes have already started, with winter training taking place since early November.
The Academy squad is as follows:
Jawad Akhtar (Wakefield Thornes)
Will Bennison (Sheriff Hutton Bridge)
Matthew Firbank (Clifton Alliance)
Tom Fraine (York)
Josh Hoyle (Almondbury Wesleyan)
Noah Kelly (Driffield Town)
Louie Owens (Sheffield Collegiate)
Harvey Round (Barnsley Woolley Miners)
Owen Smith (Barnsley Woolley Miners)
Joe Thompson (Clifton Alliance)
Alex Wade (Olicanian)
Five of the Academy squad – Bennison, Hoyle, Kelly, Round and Wade – were in the squad in 2023, while Akhtar, Firbank, Fraine, Owens, Smith, and Thompson have all moved up from the EPP.
James Martin, Head of the Yorkshire Performance Pathway, said: “In terms of the Academy, the programme is very much one-to-one this side of Christmas. The players will come in twice a week, midweek, for one-to-ones and then for a team session on a Saturday.
“The Academy lads can get around 12-14 hours of contact time, more than likely, on a week-by-week basis.”
“The EPP will get a one-to-one in the week, along with their strength and conditioning, and then they’ll get a team session as well. They’ll get around 6-8 hours a week.”
The young cricketers selected for the EPP are:
Muhammad Safiullah Abrar (Wakefield Thornes)
Ibrahim Ahmed (Cleckheaton)
Musa Altaf (Sheffield United)
Tom Bradley (Sheffield Collegiate)
Ed Burch (Hallam)
Noah Chapman (Birstall)
Monty Dodsworth (Acomb)
Peter Greenfield (Harrogate)
Josh Hen-Boisen (Wakefield Thornes)
Rizwan Ishfaq (Sheffield Collegiate)
Harry Pearson (Anston)
Aaron Ratnalingam (New Rover)
Jack Redshaw (Scarborough)
Aarush Shinde (Elsecar)
Jay Singh (Hallam)
Ben Squires (Scarborough)
Alex Strain (York)
Bradley Sylvester (Cleckheaton)
Charlie Taylor (Honley)
Louie Wilson (Studley Royal)
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Post by newby on Dec 7, 2023 9:08:44 GMT
I just did the old cut and paste job.
Another list, unfortunately with no Yorkshire names on it. England squad for the U19 World Cup which is coming up soon.
England squad: Ben McKinney, Luc Benkenstein, Farhan Ahmed, Tazeem Ali, Charlie Allison, Charlie Barnard, Jack Carney, Jaydn Denly, Eddie Jack, Dominic Kelly, Sebastian Morgan, Haydon Mustard, Hamza Shaikh, Noah Thain, Theo Wylie.
It may show how small the talent pool actually is that Farham Ahmed, Charlie Allison, Jaydn Denly, Haydon Mustard and Luc Benkenstein are either the off spring or related to current and former players of the same name.
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Post by karma on Dec 7, 2023 9:45:56 GMT
It would be mean of me to take back my 'like' knowing susequently that you cut and pasted the list. At least you know how to do that.
Noah Kelly is a name that I well recognise, fine prospect .
As for names of famous cricketer's , 'following on', as it were, the Bairstow genes didn't do YJB any harm. Or Arnie Sidebottom's for jnr.
I wonder though is it genes or say 90% opportunity and growing up in a 'cricket environment', parental coaching, connections, going to the right cricket-centred school. YJB went to St Peters in York, I realise there were special circumstances in this but I also realise he is a very talented all-round sportsman who might have chosen Hockey or Rugby over cricket. I understand Boycs is alleged to have some responsibility for persuading him along the cricket path.
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Post by donnylad on Dec 7, 2023 9:49:14 GMT
Use the Reply button rather than the Quick Reply. There is a host of buttons to assist in making a post with posting and link9th from the end is 'insert user link'. Includes inserting a table and a list Row 1 column 1 | Row 1 column 2 | Row 2 column 1 | Row 2 column 2 |
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email, image insertion, video insertion and attachments can be added. Hours of entertainment for this dark, wet, gloomy December day!
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Post by karma on Dec 7, 2023 10:03:49 GMT
Yes but I always operated using the nmemonic
KISS.
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Post by kennyshovel on Dec 7, 2023 10:55:46 GMT
The club recently announced the 11 Academy names and their clubs for 2024 ... There is 1 Asian name. Sometimes names can be misleading as (based on footage I've seen) I believe Alexander Wade has Asian heritage. He also looks a very promising opening bowler - having missed most of 2022 (presumably through injury?) he was still selected for last season's Academy intake which suggests the club have taken a similar view.
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Post by karma on Dec 18, 2023 15:36:29 GMT
Will Young at Trent Bridge!
No not the 'singer' but New Zealand opener returning for white ball cricket and up to 7 Championship games.
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Post by davemorton on Dec 18, 2023 16:54:49 GMT
He played against us for Northants a couple of years ago, the game when we batted about half a day too long before declaring. I have never heard of a singer of that name. Good value for money, Kiwis, generally.
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