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Match abandoned. Dobell calling out Gloucestershire- I’m not sure why, shit covers?
 
North Shropshire Lad said:
With some terrible weather and even worse batting/scores in the Championship games I fear some crazy declarations and single innings 20 over shootouts could help decide promotion and relegation. Who'd have thought playing the final two championship deciders the last two weeks in September could be ruined by the weather...
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Worcestershire now promoted.
 
Cannon fodder I fear next year, but a great achievement this time around. Was hoping Dolly might get the runs to secure it but he fell one shy. I don't suppose he's too worried.
 
North Shropshire Lad said:
Cannon fodder I fear next year, but a great achievement this time around. Was hoping Dolly might get the runs to secure it but he fell one shy. I don't suppose he's too worried.
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I read yesterday that 4 Worcestershire players have already signed for other counties for next year. A couple don't seem to have played much anyway this season but it must be disheartening that your better players go elsewhere each season.
 
Sniffer said:
I read yesterday that 4 Worcestershire players have already signed for other counties for next year. A couple don't seem to have played much anyway this season but it must be disheartening that your better players go elsewhere each season.
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It's fine they've got Ethan Brookes signing.
Being serious, it's why Essex fighting for the title year in year out is such a great achievement and Test / 100 Ground teams going down an exercise in mismanagement.
 
Kraigg Brathwaite has been a superb oversea's pro signing for Warwickshire.

45 runs in 6 innings.
 
Sniffer said:
I read yesterday that 4 Worcestershire players have already signed for other counties for next year. A couple don't seem to have played much anyway this season but it must be disheartening that your better players go elsewhere each season.
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Four fast bowlers already (2 x Notts, Derbys and Lancs) leaves a big hole is the squad but a bit like Wolves departures over the summer, only Pennington actually seems to be available for much 1st team cricket so it's not as big an issue as the headlines suggest.
Tongue is clearly a loss but only played 5 CC games this year, Brown is almost exclusively white ball only and has been on loan at Derbyshire already for a season anyway and Mitchell Stanley has played one limited overs game only this season. Not quite sure with Stanley whether he's fit or not as he never plays [he certainly has had fitness issues since joining the academy set up from Shifnal as a youth] but Manchester Originals and now Lancashire seem to like him.
Incomings are needed clearly though as although Wolves fan Joe Leach is a great bloke, has a big heart and has got wickets year on year, he'll get pulverised by Div 1 attacks if he's asked to bowl the same amount of overs again next season.
 
Could see you signing Jake Ball who is leaving Notts.
 
I guess he'd be relatively cheap. What can't happen [and I doubt it will as money is clearly an issue at Worcs] is that players like Ball get long contracts and rarely play because of injury/fitness issues. They would have to come in on pay as you play deals that reward them if they are on the pitch and not in the treatment room.
Batting has been Worcester's issue though this season and our bowling has been really good. Getting promoted with 18 batting points (plus 3 more today) from 14 games is some achievement
 
North Shropshire Lad said:
Four fast bowlers already (2 x Notts, Derbys and Lancs) leaves a big hole is the squad but a bit like Wolves departures over the summer, only Pennington actually seems to be available for much 1st team cricket so it's not as big an issue as the headlines suggest.
Tongue is clearly a loss but only played 5 CC games this year, Brown is almost exclusively white ball only and has been on loan at Derbyshire already for a season anyway and Mitchell Stanley has played one limited overs game only this season. Not quite sure with Stanley whether he's fit or not as he never plays [he certainly has had fitness issues since joining the academy set up from Shifnal as a youth] but Manchester Originals and now Lancashire seem to like him.
Incomings are needed clearly though as although Wolves fan Joe Leach is a great bloke, has a big heart and has got wickets year on year, he'll get pulverised by Div 1 attacks if he's asked to bowl the same amount of overs again next season.
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Haynes is going to Notts too isn't he?
 
He is. One of our underperforming batsmen this season who hasn't really kicked on from what seemed like a breakthrough 2022.
Azhar Ali has been a big disappointment this season as well - shame as he's clearly been a brilliant player in the past. Libby and to a lesser degree Roderick have done well at the top of the order and Waite in the all rounder role, but not much else.
 
I’ve just seen that scorecard. Crazy stats!
200 (ish) partnership off 11 overs in the middle of their innings.
And just when you break that partnership, 65 off the last 11 balls
 
Looks pretty likely it'll be Middlesex dropping (definitely deserved over the course of the whole season)
 
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