**Official** County Cricket 2018

[Shri]

Varun Aaron has signed for Leicestershire and will play county cricket.

 

[SeamUp]

MCC side taking on Essex tomorrow

 

[superkingdave]

No coverage on Cricinfo, nothing on the ECB website. Quiet start to the season.

 

[S.Kennedy]

There is a stream here,

Essex Cricket TV - Live Cricket Streaming in UK

You can ''watch again'' also.

 

[SeamUp]

@S.Kennedy - you weren't wrong : Paul Coughlin: Nottinghamshire all-rounder out for 'at least four months' - BBC Sport

Still don't think Notts have done enough adding Nash and Taylor only besides Coughlin. Certainly won't be an easy season.


Agar joins Middlesex for the Blast : Ashton Agar: Middlesex sign Australia all-rounder for T20 Blast - BBC Sport

Callum Ferguson & Martin Guptill join Worcs for the Blast & County Championship : Worcestershire: Martin Guptill & Callum Ferguson sign for T20 Blast - BBC Sport

 

[SeamUp]

I see Richard Gleeson took a hattrick for MCC

 

[FBU]

What are the chances of TRJ getting his test spot back ?

Maybe theegyptian can help but I am struggling to see what other options there are for him.

Think he should be ahead of Woakes. First Test at Lords. Fraser still a selector should help.

 

[SeamUp]

Think he should be ahead of Woakes. First Test at Lords. Fraser still a selector should help.

Think England have a big summer ahead with decisions.

How long can Anderson/Broad go on.

Who are their replacements from TRJ, Woakes, COverton, Porter, T.Curran. In English conditions 2 of these type of bowlers may be fine.

 

[SeamUp]

Sam Hain has followed his big Lions 100 in limited overs cricket with a 50 for the MCC team. He may be a player to watch for the season but will be playing div 2.

 

[FBU]

Think England have a big summer ahead with decisions.

How long can Anderson/Broad go on.

Who are their replacements from TRJ, Woakes, COverton, Porter, T.Curran. In English conditions 2 of these type of bowlers may be fine.

Hopefully till the next summer. Wouldn't mind Tongue 6'4 90mph, Sam Curran left arm or Tom Helm to replace them.

I like Dom Bess as well, MCC game 2 wickets and 107

 

[Gnske]

About time Sam Hain got back on the saddle in FC cricket

 

[SeamUp]

Hopefully till the next summer. Wouldn't mind Tongue 6'4 90mph, Sam Curran left arm or Tom Helm to replace them.

I like Dom Bess as well, MCC game 2 wickets and 107

Until Mason Crane puts up the numbers I think it is definitely time to get on the Somerset spin train. Leach and Bess.

 

[S.Kennedy]

Kohli to Surrey

three four day matches scheduled between 9-28 June — against Hampshire, Somerset and Yorkshire.

https://circleofcricket.com/categor...leaves-vvs-laxman-and-harsha-bhogle-impressed

 

[FBU]

Until Mason Crane puts up the numbers I think it is definitely time to get on the Somerset spin train. Leach and Bess.

I don't think Hants will even pick Crane.

Bess 13 f/c games 22.57 s/r 43.8 - 6 5fers 1 10fer, figures to die for when you are 20 and just starting your career.

 

[Bijed]

I like Dom Bess as well, MCC game 2 wickets and 107

107 off 106 at that - and now 6-51 in the second innings!

 

[SeamUp]

Some Warm-up FC games starting tomorrow
I read that Peter Moores says they on the look out for signings but only the right one (s)
Think it will be a tough season. But's it's time such a big club like Notts start producing players. Two young players in keeper Tom Keast & Chris Gibson in the squad to play Cambridge.

https://www.trentbridge.co.uk/news/2018/march/keast-to-make-first-class-debut-at-cambridge.html


The buzz at Notts though is about Joey Evison

https://www.trentbridge.co.uk/news/2018/march/academy-feature-part-one-joey-evison.html

https://www.trentbridge.co.uk/news/2018/march/academy-feature-part-two-joey-evison.html

 

[Stefan9]

Dale says he is playing for Hampshire in June.

 

[S.Kennedy]

It is a powerful looking championship, 2018, pertaining to overseas signings,

Steyn and Amla at Hants. Rumours of Kohli (and Morkel on a Kolpak) at Surrey. Markram at Durham. Siddle and Wagner at Essex. Ross Taylor Notts. Ishant Sharma at Sussex. Jeets at Warks. Pujara then Kane Williamson Yorks.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

What are the chances of TRJ getting his test spot back ?

Maybe theegyptian can help but I am struggling to see what other options there are for him.

TRJ walks back into the side assuming his back is fixed. Massive reservations about him away from home and I think it depends if this winter becomes a watershed moment for what we're looking for in quicks.

 

[SeamUp]

Hilton Cartwright signs for Middlesex. Quite a few Australians playing in England in the Winter : Hilton Cartwright signs on with Middlesex - ESPNcricinfo

So to sum up for Overseas players

DIVISION 1
Lancashire : Joe Mennie
Yorkshire : Kane Williamson/Cheteshwar Pujara
Notts : Ross Taylor
Worcs : Travis Head/Martin Guptill
Essex : Peter Siddle/Neil Wagner
Surrey : Mitchell Marsh/Virat Kohli
Hampshire : Hashim Amla/Dale Steyn
Somerset :

DIVISION 2
Durham : Aiden Markram/Tom Latham
Warwickshire : Jeetan Patel
Derbyshire : Duanne Olivier
Leicestershire : Varun Aaron/Mohammed Abbas
Northants : Doug Bracewell/Rory Kleinveldt
Glamorgan : Shaun Marsh
Gloucestershire : Daniel Worrall
Middlesex : Hilton Cartwright
Kent : Matt Henry
Sussex : Ishant Sharma

Just for the Blast :
Essex : Adam Zampa
Gloucestershire : Andrew Tye
Kent : Marcus Stoinis/Adam Milne
Leicestershire : Mohammed Nabi
Middlesex : Ashton Agar
Northants : Seekkuge Prasanna
Notts : Dan Christian/Ish Sodhi
Somerset : Corey Anderson
Surrey : Aaron Finch
Sussex : Rashid Khan
Warwickshire : Colin de Grandhomme
Yorkshire : Billy Stanlake
Lancashire : James Faulkner
Worcestershire : Callum Ferguson