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Nice obituary for Tom Flintoft.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obit ... 83281.html

westoelad wrote:Nice obituary for Tom Flintoft.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obit ... 83281.html

Excellent. Thanks for sharing.

Rimmington is the T20 captain!

https://www.durhamcricket.co.uk/news-an ... t-captain/

you know what that means.......... Poynter will be keeping wicket

Durhamfootman wrote:you know what that means.......... Poynter will be keeping wicket

Yes! That's what came to mind. I can't understand it - even if T20 is not Eckersley's speciality ( and we must assume that's the view of the coaches) he would surely be a better option given the alternative. I wonder if Coggers is vice-captain?

it'l be interesting to see if Rimmer, Matty Potts and Stainless Steel do as well as they did last year

Bunny retires
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/54026658

He was a very worthy player and a decent bloke. I wish him well in his retirement

Very unlucky not to have played more for England. His Lancashire end of career stint was impressive. 100 plus wickets at a fine average.

Well done to him. Excellent career. Shame about the injuries.

Some moments for England he won't forget.

I remember Lily Allen saying he was the most attractive in the England side. Don't know why that stayed with me.

"Careless hands" Mitch
https://www.crictracker.com/bob-willis- ... -the-ball/

Arthur Crabtree wrote:Well done to him. Excellent career. Shame about the injuries.

Some moments for England he won't forget.

I remember Lily Allen saying he was the most attractive in the England side. Don't know why that stayed with me.

I'd forgotten about that!
[quote="westoelad"]"Careless hands" Mitch
https://www.crictracker.com/bob-willis- ... -the-ball/[/quote
Oh dear! He'll be pleased to be described as an all-rounder! Although I seem to remember him surviving for an unlikely amount of time at number 11 a few years ago to help Kent draw a game against us they had seemed certain to lose.

Finally some good news. Borthwick is coming back next season according to the Evening Standard.
https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/cricke ... 42731.html

He's been offered a 5 year contract according to Martin Emmerson. It sounds as if it's a done deal but I'm not counting my chickens until he puts pen to paper. Fairly modest average for Surrey but I'm not too worried about that. Even a partial return to his old form will vastly improve the team.

Delightful news. Top guy is Badger. Reckon Sorry must have several new signings lined up.

westoelad wrote:Delightful news. Top guy is Badger. Reckon Sorry must have several new signings lined up.

Yes. I bet they will have.