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[Twelfth Man]

Nick Browne and Jamie Porter.

Surely just a wind up! Browne averages 37, he'd only be put in ahead of Wheater possibly but he averages 39. Porter's played two games

[Twelfth Man]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/396249.html

Joe Gatting - some may say feeding off his uncles success?

Not a bad shout! Only 27's as a batsman

[Bats_Entertainment]

Surely just a wind up! Browne averages 37, he'd only be put in ahead of Wheater possibly but he averages 39. Porter's played two games

Are we talking all-time greatest Essex XIs, or bemoaning lack of home-grown players?

Porter is in the current Essex side ahead of Mills.

[Bats_Entertainment]

I think being a county cricketer is probably a much tougher gig if you are not performing well than if you are. There are actually very few 'robbing' a living.

[Twelfth Man]

Are we talking all-time greatest Essex XIs, or bemoaning lack of home-grown players?

Porter is in the current Essex side ahead of Mills.

Not an all-time greatest. But players currently still in the game who have gone through the academy. That's what I was going on anyway!

Porter's ahead because Tymal Mills is injured!

[Twelfth Man]

I think being a county cricketer is probably a much tougher gig if you are not performing well than if you are. There are actually very few 'robbing' a living.

Pro athletes have to have some kind of luck, as ultimately form controls your career.

[uknsaunders]

Harsh but if County Cricket is a breeding ground for England then 50% of them are failing. Excluding the guys breaking through, how many could step up and play for England? They have all the technology and coaches in the world to help them as well as fitness programmes to keep them in peak physical shape. In some respects our professionals should be the best cricketers in the world given the facilities and full time contracts.

[T-Rapta]

Chuck Tymal Mills in there and you're onto a winner!

Mills is leaving Essex.

[Alvaro]

Interesting. Sussex?

[Bats_Entertainment]

I heard Worcester.

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[ProCricketer1982]

I think being a county cricketer is probably a much tougher gig if you are not performing well than if you are. There are actually very few 'robbing' a living.

There seem to be a lot of very avg cricketers making a living. That should not happen. Sack them and bring on youth. A agent cricket is meaningless, sooner people realise it and start making it about enjoyment again the better. Too much like football currently.

[Bats_Entertainment]

I think county cricket is currently very strong.

The main problem is the amount of 20/20.

[Bulldog Cricket]

I have never played country cricket so cant comment from experience but my brother in law played for Somerset and I would say that playing on the country circuit and trying to make a living is anything but easy. The wages that your average player earns is anything but robbery particularly if you are a fast bowler. I would be interested to hear what Paul Aldred thinks of this thread having slogged the county circuit for a number of years.

[Bulldog Cricket]

There seem to be a lot of very avg cricketers making a living. That should not happen. Sack them and bring on youth. A agent cricket is meaningless, sooner people realise it and start making it about enjoyment again the better. Too much like football currently.

Why not ? What about an average accountant making a living ? and average project manager ? , an average bin man ? not everyone can be at the top of their profession so why can't an average cricketer earn a wage from playing cricket ?

[Sam]

For sportsmen nowadays county cricket wages are stunning.