English Domestic Season 2024

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Josh Baker: Worcestershire spin bowler dies, aged 20

Worcestershire announce the death of left-arm spin bowler Josh Baker at the age of 20.

www.bbc.co.uk

Worcestershire have announced the death of spin bowler Josh Baker at the age of 20.

Baker made two County Championship appearances this season, last playing against Durham at Kidderminster in April.

The left-armer made his first-class debut in 2021 and played 47 games in all formats, taking 70 wickets.

"The news of Josh’s passing has left us all devastated," said Worcestershire chief executive Ashley Giles



bloody hell, tragic.

 

[Chin Music]

Josh Baker: Worcestershire spin bowler dies, aged 20

Worcestershire announce the death of left-arm spin bowler Josh Baker at the age of 20.

www.bbc.co.uk

Worcestershire have announced the death of spin bowler Josh Baker at the age of 20.

Baker made two County Championship appearances this season, last playing against Durham at Kidderminster in April.

The left-armer made his first-class debut in 2021 and played 47 games in all formats, taking 70 wickets.

"The news of Josh’s passing has left us all devastated," said Worcestershire chief executive Ashley Giles



bloody hell, tragic.

Read this in the media. Really sad.

 

[Yeoman]

Truly shocking news. Saw him play several times. A most promising cricketer for his age, with bat as well as ball.

 

[Aidan11]

Very sad. He was the bowler when Ben Stokes almost hit six sixes off an over, the last ball falling just short of the boundary for 4.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Awful news. RIP

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Tragic. So young. RIP

 

[chris.hinton]

Shocking news. Don’t believe it really. RIP JOSH

 

[kevinw]

Josh Baker: Worcestershire spin bowler dies, aged 20

Worcestershire announce the death of left-arm spin bowler Josh Baker at the age of 20.

www.bbc.co.uk

Worcestershire have announced the death of spin bowler Josh Baker at the age of 20.

Baker made two County Championship appearances this season, last playing against Durham at Kidderminster in April.

The left-armer made his first-class debut in 2021 and played 47 games in all formats, taking 70 wickets.

"The news of Josh’s passing has left us all devastated," said Worcestershire chief executive Ashley Giles



bloody hell, tragic.

Incredibly sad, his poor family

 

[honestbharani]

Tragic RIP. No words.

 

[Burgey]

What horrendous news. No words.

 

[chris.hinton]

Was playing yesterday. Reports saying he was found dead in his flat by a friend

utterly tragic.

 

[Chubb]

That's just tragic. RIP Josh.

 

[Third_Man]

That's just tragic. RIP Josh.

Agreed, absolutely tragic.

 

[Molehill]

Desperate news.

RIP Josh

 

[Third_Man]

You say 'huge hole', I think that only really applies to Lancs who admittedly lose 4 players who were in the majority of their games last season. But then 2 of those were nicked from other Counties so not much sympathy.

Only Lancashire? Yorkshire, for example, stand at 3. Surrey 4 admittedly they are well prepared for that. Notwithstanding that it is still 15 players overseas during a premier first class counties' competition.
But think your sympathies are misplaced.
How many counties can you name who have 15 current players (ignoring the women for this purpose) in their squad of professional players, who came through their age groups/academy? 18 last year. And, at the same time for good measure could arrange a Past v Present game and invite 11 players from the actual first teams of other first class counties who also came through Lancashire's age groups/academy.
You should just be pleased the club manage to waste what produce and continually under achieve at first team level.

 

[Molehill]

Only Lancashire? Yorkshire, for example, stand at 3. Surrey 4 admittedly they are well prepared for that. Notwithstanding that it is still 15 players overseas during a premier first class counties' competition.
But think your sympathies are misplaced.
How many counties can you name who have 15 current players (ignoring the women for this purpose) in their squad of professional players, who came through their age groups/academy? 18 last year. And, at the same time for good measure could arrange a Past v Present game and invite 11 players from the actual first teams of other first class counties who also came through Lancashire's age groups/academy.
You should just be pleased the club manage to waste what produce and continually under achieve at first team level.

I did look at Yorkshire, but seeing as Brook, Rashid and Bairstow played a combined total of 1 game for them last season, I'm not sure how they're really being impacted by the World T20 this year.

To be fair, thanks for Danny Lamb, has been superb since arriving in Sussex.

 

[Third_Man]

To be fair, thanks for Danny Lamb, has been superb since arriving in Sussex.

Once the biographies are written they might give an indication as to what's wrong in the Lancashire dressing room. Plenty of rumours last year.

 

[wpdavid]

Two-day match in the offing at Taunton.

 

[The Brian Hardie Stance]

Dukes ball back by any chance?

Cook and Porter is like a cheat code in CC

 

[Yeoman]

Dukes ball and cloudy conditions make for lots of wickets around the country. Also interesting to see the lesser-spotted Dom Bess playing for Yorkshire.