County Ins and outs

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I have created this thread, in case of transfers between the different counties..If you hear of a deal being made, we can write it here, and see how activity there is between now and the start of the season

wonder how many no balls he will bowl there

lol he aint really, but i wish he was

CF - a fevered imagination..... Talking of which - presumably the news you imparted some weeks ago that Tim Phillips was emptying his locker was no more than his annual end of season clear out of old apple cores and lost smelly socks

nope he has gone.

Presumably the item on the Essex website below is a hoax....

Essex’s slow left-arm bowler, Tim Phillips, has signed a one-year extension to his contract that will keep him at The Ford County Ground until the 2012 season. Phillips, 30, has been a key player in Essex’s one-day campaign taking 26 and 17 wickets in the 2011 Friends Life t20 and Clydesdale Bank 40 competitions respectively.

Phillips said, “I’m very excited to have signed the new contract with Essex. Next season is going to be a big year for Essex and I want to be part of it. We had an indifferent season in 2011 but hopefully we can show the Essex crowd what we are capable of and perform to our ability.

“Personally, I had strong campaign in one-day cricket especially in the Twenty20. I will take this into 2012 to help the team improve the consistency and I’m sure we can go further in all formats of the game to improve how we did this season.”

Essex Head Coach Paul Grayson said, “Tim has had a very successful one day season and he now needs to push on with his four day cricket.

“He made a massive contribution to the one day squad which was very good to see and we are delighted he has signed a further one-year extension to his contract”

Gregers wrote:

Fists of Fury wrote:Great news for Surrey fans - Kevin Pietersen extends his contract 'until the end of his international career'

Next year then :P

gregers be honest.....you are jealous that he isnt at sussex :P

Australian batsman David Hussey has claimed on his Twitter account he is set to return to Nottinghamshire from June 2012.

The 34-year-old said on the social networking site: "I'll be back to Notts from June onwards & can't wait."

Notts are yet to confirm the news, but any decision would depend on Hussey's commitments with the Australian side.

Gregers is just a sad WUM when it comes to KP.

thats a bit harsh i think shanks..

Corporalhumblebucket wrote:Presumably the item on the Essex website below is a hoax....

Essex’s slow left-arm bowler, Tim Phillips, has signed a one-year extension to his contract that will keep him at The Ford County Ground until the 2012 season. Phillips, 30, has been a key player in Essex’s one-day campaign taking 26 and 17 wickets in the 2011 Friends Life t20 and Clydesdale Bank 40 competitions respectively.

Phillips said, “I’m very excited to have signed the new contract with Essex. Next season is going to be a big year for Essex and I want to be part of it. We had an indifferent season in 2011 but hopefully we can show the Essex crowd what we are capable of and perform to our ability.

“Personally, I had strong campaign in one-day cricket especially in the Twenty20. I will take this into 2012 to help the team improve the consistency and I’m sure we can go further in all formats of the game to improve how we did this season.”

Essex Head Coach Paul Grayson said, “Tim has had a very successful one day season and he now needs to push on with his four day cricket.

“He made a massive contribution to the one day squad which was very good to see and we are delighted he has signed a further one-year extension to his contract”

this means the chances of signing ojha are gone

I'm a bit surprised he wasn't in the Indian team. On the face of it picking two spinners not a brilliant idea - but he was very much an in form bowler....

i agree corporal

Kent have appointed former West Indies captain Jimmy Adams as the county's new head coach for this season.

very suprised by the news, however i think its a very good move for kent.

Apparently Kent had 49 applicants from 6 different countries. This financial crisis thing is everywhere...

More seriously, good luck to Jimmy A, he's done reasonable things with the young West Indians, and Kent have a few players coming through their academy (guys like Northeast, a couple of other highly rated young batsmen). They've really struggled the last few years, so hopefully will be on their way back up again soon.

Best of luck to Farbie with yorkshire's 2nds as well.

i hope jimmy does well....Farbrace done ok but they had nothing to spend, and had tiny squad..

shankythebiggestengfan wrote:Gregers is just a sad WUM when it comes to KP.

i still think that was a bit harsh lol.

Neil Mckenzie returning to Hampshire

no real suprise there, as i think he is a kolpak now anyway, not an overseas.

Somerset miss out on Kieron Pollard for the T20 as he is going to be in the Windies squad for the tour of England...








However, as a replacement, they sign the King of Calypso CHRIS GAYLE!

Gayle
Trescothick
Kieswetter
Van de Merwe
Hildreth
Trego
Buttler

Wow. That is pretty fearsome.

JDizzle wrote:
However, as a replacement, they sign the King of Calypso CHRIS GAYLE!

Gayle
Trescothick
Kieswetter
Van de Merwe
Hildreth
Trego
Buttler

Wow. That is pretty fearsome.

With that line up no need for anyone to try and bribe opposition bowlers to concede 12 an over - it will probably happen whether or not the bowler is trying.....

12 an over? That's only two sixes an over! A bit conservative don't you think Corporal?! People could spot fix for 24 an over and you wouldn't be suspicious against that line up!

And I think we at Somerset are very close to completing probably at least the most destructive batting line from any English side. Maybe just one JJ Roy sized piece away?

JDizzle wrote:And I think we at Somerset are very close to completing probably at least the most destructive batting line from any English side. Maybe just one JJ Roy sized piece away?

JD - I saw him first!

T20 glory is already ours, well played Somerset

HERSH wrote:T20 glory is already ours, well played Somerset

no it isnt...last 2 years they had pollard instead of gayle, and in t20 isnt much difference between the two, and they bottled it both years.

Pollard got injured for one of them, and Gayle is better.

Somerset 2012 T20 champions has a nice ring to it.

hmmm they will bottle it again :P

What is Division 2 of the CC like CF? We at Somerset wouldn't know!

And at least we have got to the finals to bottle them, haha!

JD i dont care cos we dont bottle every comp every year

To misquote someone famous, " tis better to get there and bottle, than to never get there at all ".

hmmmm bottling it every year builds up quite a reputation, and can mentally unnerve players

Win or lose Finals day is a great day, but I guess you'll have to take my world for that.

Gayle has been there and done it though, he will help. He has greater experience than Pollard had. Tres has experience aswell and then with young guns like Buttler and the quality Somerset have it is only a matter of time before they win something.

Somehow i don't think players like Gayle, Kieswetter, Buttler or Trescothick would be unnerved by whats happend last 2 years. And by law of averages Hildreth is due one of his outstanding years again now

Somerset have enough experience of bottling to run a cider factory...

Corporal - fair point although you and your troops are needed for another miltary manoeuvre on the Hall of Fame.

Robbie Joseph, formely of Kent, has joined Leicestershire on a short-term deal initially until the end of May. Could be a good move for him as he looked a good talent before getting beset by injuries and struggling to make the side.

I saw Robbie Joseph in what I think was his final CC game for Kent against Surrey at the Oval last season. He had a torrid time. Felt sorry for him.

Sadly, he now seems to have reached the end of the road as a short-term move to abysmal Leics surely signifies.

sadly for joseph, everytime he hit form he got injured, hopefully for him, a fresh start is what he needs.

Jimmy Adams signs new Hants deal

very good news for hampshire, he is also their new skipper i believe...

Correct, although he was for the end of last season when Corky couldnt play in the county champs games

Van de Merwe is unlikely to gain a work permit to play for Somerset next season, so they just sign Albie Morkel as a replacement for the T20. No issues then.

Tres - Gayle - Kies - Trego - Hildreth - Morkel - Buttler.

That's verging on cheating tbh

Ex-Middlesex batsman Dan Housego has signed a three-year contract with Gloucestershire.
23year old Housego left the metropolitan county last year in search of more first team opportunities, and returns to the county where he was previously part of The Academy.

Surrey have brought back Nannes for the T20. He did well last time....

Corporalhumblebucket wrote:Surrey have brought back Nannes for the T20. He did well last time....

Thanks, Corporal. Hadn't spotted coverage of that yet but not surprised. I think I saw a couple of T20 games at the Oval last year. Nannes seemed very well regarded by his fellow players.