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Post by Balladeer on Mar 1, 2018 21:19:15 GMT
If they got Afridi in to play First Class cricket I’d support Hampshire in the First Division this season.
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Post by Humair on Mar 7, 2018 10:55:27 GMT
Afghanistan star Mohammad Nabi has joined Leicestershire Foxes for the Vitality Blast, nice to see another afghan player coming to play county cricket.
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Post by nemouk on Mar 7, 2018 17:10:53 GMT
Northants have signed South Africa U20 keeper Ricardo Vasconcelos - good name, doesn't look like he's been on the Northants diet yet but I suppose there's a month or so before the start of the season to get eating.
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Post by Balladeer on Mar 7, 2018 17:16:05 GMT
I’m sure fellow countryman Rory Kleinveldt can give him some pointers.
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Post by pierredelafranchesca on Mar 7, 2018 19:53:10 GMT
Qualifies on a Portuguese passport I believe.....wonder if he's a Duckett replacement?
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Post by nemouk on Mar 8, 2018 6:57:42 GMT
Heino Kuhn to Kent on a kolpak deal. An unsurprising kolpak, but a bit of a departure from Kent's fairly successful youth policy of recent seasons.
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Post by pierredelafranchesca on Mar 8, 2018 8:53:43 GMT
Is he the opener who couldn't buy a run last year when they toured?
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Post by nemouk on Mar 8, 2018 9:44:45 GMT
Yes. Very strong record in SA domestic cricket but fair to say that he'll be glad not to face Jimmy Anderson in D2. Although if he has a problem with the swinging ball generally then England in April is not going to go well for him.
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Post by nemouk on Mar 8, 2018 12:45:14 GMT
Ross Taylor to Notts.
Seems to have snuck up without much fanfare, but it's a very impressive list of overseas this season - think we're benefiting from the informal split between Test and T20 players around the world - the best test players now aren't getting IPL contracts, which means more chance for the relatively cash-strapped counties.
Still a lot of unheralded Aussies around mind.
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Post by nemouk on Mar 19, 2018 15:55:21 GMT
Middlesex announcing a new signing tomorrow at 10am, which is interesting as Gus was on the radio yesterday saying there was no budget for an early season overseas player as Morgan missed out on the IPL. Could be a T20 only option?
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Post by pierredelafranchesca on Mar 19, 2018 19:14:51 GMT
Don't England pay Morgan's wages? Or is he not on a white ball only contract for middx? If he's got an all forms contract he's had their pants down massively
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Post by nemouk on Mar 20, 2018 10:14:22 GMT
I think the county get some compensation based on a % of the IPL sale price, certainly used to be the case.
That signing turned out to the Ashton Agar for T20. Obviously a few people were hoping for Morne Morkel and are now disappointed...
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Post by Srihari on Mar 24, 2018 11:36:32 GMT
Surrey get Virat Kohli. So he goes from one road to another.
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Post by pierredelafranchesca on Mar 24, 2018 13:45:36 GMT
Kohli at the Roadval......fantasy cricket price of infinity.
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Post by nemouk on Mar 24, 2018 15:43:05 GMT
Yeah that's going to break the pricing structure
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