theegyptian
International Vice-Captain
As an aside looking at the youngsters doing well at clubs around and under the first xi I would say Surrey and Middlesex look particularly strong right now, with Yorkshire, Worcestershire and Somerset following closely behind.
Surrey had Patel, Curran, Pope and Virdi all play a championship game this year- first time four teenagers have played in same championship team in the post war era. Will Jacks with England u19s another very talented cricketer and obviously Woods can’t even get a contract seemingly because of the strength. Bowling wise Mckerr and Pillans spent time away on loan and looked good, and are ready to challenge the established group.
Middlesex have a lot in the current England u19s (perera, hollman, bamber, davies), none of whom have broken through to the first team, and a lot of second team players (Scott, anderson, rath, white, lace) who have done very well at that standard and looking to make the breakthrough. There’s almost a logjam there with all the people under the first team. Makes it very competitive. Holden who is very highly rated had to go out on loan to Northants (and did well) but still couldn’t get in the team ahead of other strong top order options like Compton, Eskinazi, Robson, Gubbins. Higgins who is a promising white ball batsman left to Gloucestershire because he wasn’t getting many chances in first class cricket. Anshy Rath(hong kong) came through their youth setup but couldn’t get a work permit when they tried to sign him at start of 2017, but they may try again. Beneath the first team they have a **** ton of players who would possibly be getting chances at other counties.
Somerset with some good young cricketers. Green, Bess, Bartlett, Banton, Louie Shaw, Trenouth, lammonby who’ve all played England u19s in recent years.
Yorkshire have had to push a few through to the first team but guys like Fisher and Brook may be stars in the future. Coad already doing well. Still plenty of pace bowlers hanging around the 2s. Jared Warner has some serious pace. Plenty of other good cricketers that would maybe getting a chance elsewhere – Waite, Wainman, Shaw, Kohler-Cadmore. Players really need to grab their chance now because the first team players are struggling or getting old. Rhodes went to Warwickshire because he wasn’t getting the chances he wanted.
Worcestershire continue to have lots of players with England u19s and have a good success record in bringing youngsters into the first team. Tongue, Clarke, Kohler-Cadmore, Brown, Fell, Barnard all young and progressed to first team. Dell, Westbury, Scrimshaw, Twohig, Finch, Pennington, Malik all being around the England youth setup and still to progress to first team. Just a shame that Rhodes who has done so much to improve the likes of Cox and Barnard is gone. Very important they get the right coach to continue their youth policy.
Surrey had Patel, Curran, Pope and Virdi all play a championship game this year- first time four teenagers have played in same championship team in the post war era. Will Jacks with England u19s another very talented cricketer and obviously Woods can’t even get a contract seemingly because of the strength. Bowling wise Mckerr and Pillans spent time away on loan and looked good, and are ready to challenge the established group.
Middlesex have a lot in the current England u19s (perera, hollman, bamber, davies), none of whom have broken through to the first team, and a lot of second team players (Scott, anderson, rath, white, lace) who have done very well at that standard and looking to make the breakthrough. There’s almost a logjam there with all the people under the first team. Makes it very competitive. Holden who is very highly rated had to go out on loan to Northants (and did well) but still couldn’t get in the team ahead of other strong top order options like Compton, Eskinazi, Robson, Gubbins. Higgins who is a promising white ball batsman left to Gloucestershire because he wasn’t getting many chances in first class cricket. Anshy Rath(hong kong) came through their youth setup but couldn’t get a work permit when they tried to sign him at start of 2017, but they may try again. Beneath the first team they have a **** ton of players who would possibly be getting chances at other counties.
Somerset with some good young cricketers. Green, Bess, Bartlett, Banton, Louie Shaw, Trenouth, lammonby who’ve all played England u19s in recent years.
Yorkshire have had to push a few through to the first team but guys like Fisher and Brook may be stars in the future. Coad already doing well. Still plenty of pace bowlers hanging around the 2s. Jared Warner has some serious pace. Plenty of other good cricketers that would maybe getting a chance elsewhere – Waite, Wainman, Shaw, Kohler-Cadmore. Players really need to grab their chance now because the first team players are struggling or getting old. Rhodes went to Warwickshire because he wasn’t getting the chances he wanted.
Worcestershire continue to have lots of players with England u19s and have a good success record in bringing youngsters into the first team. Tongue, Clarke, Kohler-Cadmore, Brown, Fell, Barnard all young and progressed to first team. Dell, Westbury, Scrimshaw, Twohig, Finch, Pennington, Malik all being around the England youth setup and still to progress to first team. Just a shame that Rhodes who has done so much to improve the likes of Cox and Barnard is gone. Very important they get the right coach to continue their youth policy.
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