: Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:05 am  

John_D wrote:

Just the latest in a long line of good servants to the club treated like excrement. He's best of out of it.

You joining my Not The Colin Graves Fan Club?

What, how can you not be a fan of the self appointed saviour of Yorkshire cricket and owner of the 7th biggest supermarket chain in Harrogate?

The best you can say about the current Yorkshire board is that the likes of Graves and Regan deserve each other. I'd rather be back in the 70s with the bent committees of that era, at least then we were winning on the field even if we were stabbing each other in the back off it.

That they considered it appropriate use of resources to pay wedges of cash to crocks and pensioners like Kruis and Rana Naved but won't put their hands in their pockets for a 32 year old who finished as the county's leading wicket taker this year says it all.

: Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:33 am  

It sounds as bad as Lancashire's sorry excuse for a committee.

[John_D]

: Tue Oct 13, 2009 4:53 pm  

Andy Gilder wrote:

What, how can you not be a fan of the self appointed saviour of Yorkshire cricket and owner of the 7th biggest supermarket chain in Harrogate?

Because I've met him

: Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:13 am  

Hmmmmm......... It seems, despite his obvious qualities as a bowler, that Hoggy knows how to put people offside. There's never been an adequate explanation for his ejection from the England set-up, and England's subsequent refusals to pick him ever since. An old-style Yorkshire committee would have fired him years ago.

Hmmmmm......... It seems, despite his obvious qualities as a bowler, that Hoggy knows how to put people offside. There's never been an adequate explanation for his ejection from the England set-up, and England's subsequent refusals to pick him ever since. An old-style Yorkshire committee would have fired him years ago.

: Thu Oct 15, 2009 11:32 am  

And to replace Hoggard Yorkshire have signed....

Ryan Harris, 30 year old Australian quick with one solitary ODI appearance for his country and an injury record as long as your arm.

Do I smell another Rana Naved in the offing...?

: Thu Oct 15, 2009 11:33 am  

So anyone know anything about this Harris Dude Yorks have signed to replace Naved?

: Thu Oct 15, 2009 11:50 am  

The Nihilist wrote: So anyone know anything about this Harris Dude Yorks have signed to replace Naved? http://www.cricinfo.com/australia/conte ... /5779.html Up to two years ago he was barely good enough to play state cricket in Australia.

The Nihilist wrote: So anyone know anything about this Harris Dude Yorks have signed to replace Naved? http://www.cricinfo.com/australia/conte ... /5779.html Up to two years ago he was barely good enough to play state cricket in Australia.

: Thu Oct 15, 2009 12:31 pm  

The Nihilist wrote:

So anyone know anything about this Harris Dude Yorks have signed to replace Naved?

Seam bowler who can bat a bit. Failed to complete a short-term contract with Surrey last season after breaking down injured.

Looked ordinary on his Surrey debut away to Glamorgan, then in his second match at Northampton he broke down injured while bowling in the first innings before scoring a career best 94 at a run a ball (batting with a runner I believe - that was on the second day of four and I was only there for the following day) to help Surrey to an innings victory. He'd been due to play one more game for Surrey before joining an Australia 'A' tour, but I believe he was ruled out of that in the end.

: Thu Oct 15, 2009 2:07 pm  

Any other signings or rumoured signings yet for the coming season??

David Hussey has signed up for Notts again with Adam Voges covering the early part of the season.
Billy Godleman has gone to Essex from Middlesex.
Andrew MacDonald is Leciestershire's overseas player and they've also signed Will Jefferson.
Murali Kartik has gone from Middlesex to Somerset as overseas player.

Rumours abound about Monty leaving Northants due to financial issues - where would he end up if he did leave?

[John_D]

: Thu Oct 15, 2009 2:46 pm  

Re Harris, Martyn Moxon wrote:

I am delighted that Ryan is able to be with us for the whole season once his IPL commitments have been fulfilled.

So not the whole season then.