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[tailender]

Absolutely agree Stuey,

Club cricket is very rarely considered by countys unless their players need some match time, they then charge out their players are silly rates!

wonder how mnay lads get their foot in the door through "club form"

[Manormanic]

Still at Leicestershire?

Was just thinking - if the other counties stopped poaching them, Leicestershire would have a pretty decent if seamer heavy side at the moment:

Josh Cobb
Ned Eckersley
James Taylor
Darren Stevens
Luke Wright
Shiv Thakor
Jim Allenby
Stuart Broad
Nathan Buck
Harry Gurney
David Masters

[Twelfth Man]

Absolutely agree Stuey,

Club cricket is very rarely considered by countys unless their players need some match time, they then charge out their players are silly rates!

wonder how mnay lads get their foot in the door through "club form"

I reckon Australia's state sides will pick more players through their respective Premier Leagues than the English counties have ever done!

[Twelfth Man]

Was just thinking - if the other counties stopped poaching them, Leicestershire would have a pretty decent if seamer heavy side at the moment:

Josh Cobb
Ned Eckersley
James Taylor
Darren Stevens
Luke Wright
Shiv Thakor
Jim Allenby
Stuart Broad
Nathan Buck
Harry Gurney
David Masters

I wonder which county would actually have the best home grown side, what do people reckon? Try and name a team if you can

[Stuey]

I reckon Australia's state sides will pick more players through their respective Premier Leagues than the English counties have ever done!

Different structure but you are right. When I was there back 01/02, the test players turned out for their club sides and that was an ashes summer! Brett lee played for Mosman, imagine rocking up on a Saturday to play him in his prime!

[Alvaro]

I wonder which county would actually have the best home grown side, what do people reckon? Try and name a team if you can

YARKKKKKshire

They basically won the championship with homegrown players. Swap in Pyrah for Brooks and job done.

Lyth
Lees
Root
Gale
Bairstow
Leaning
Rashid
Breslad
Pyrah
Patterson
Sidebottom

Done.

 

[Twelfth Man]

Different structure but you are right. When I was there back 01/02, the test players turned out for their club sides and that was an ashes summer! Brett lee played for Mosman, imagine rocking up on a Saturday to play him in his prime!

The guys still player for their club sides, maybe not all test players. O'Keefe who's going to the UAE with the Australian test squad's playing the first round of club cricket this week for Manly is just one example. Siddle's played a fair bit and so has James Pattinson. I'm not sure on the guys who're up in the QLD area mind.

[Twelfth Man]

YARKKKKKshire

They basically won the championship with homegrown players. Swap in Pyrah for Brooks and job done.

Lyth
Lees
Root
Gale
Bairstow
Leaning
Rashid
Breslad
Pyrah
Patterson
Sidebottom

Done.

 

I should have seen this coming, there's a few of you about just waiting for somebody like me to ask such a question!  So we've got a Leicestershire & Yorkshire side.. Who else?

[arsenal123]

Varun Chopra
Alastair Cook
Ravi Bopara
Adam Wheater
Tom Westley
Ben Foakes
James Foster
Graham Napier
Reece Topley
Ant Palladino


Can't think of a good 11th man for the side! 

[Stuey]

Varun Chopra
Alastair Cook
Ravi Bopara
Adam Wheater
Tom Westley
Ben Foakes
James Foster
Graham Napier
Reece Topley
Ant Palladino


Can't think of a good 11th man for the side! 

I'll fill in 

[Alvaro]

I should have seen this coming, there's a few of you about just waiting for somebody like me to ask such a question!  So we've got a Leicestershire & Yorkshire side.. Who else?

I'm a Gloucestershite boy... We'll literally take anyone.

[ajmw89]

Surrey's would be:
Carberry
Ansari
Burns
Sibley
Roy
Evans
Wilson
Curran
Meaker
Dunn
Dernbach

[Neon Cricket]

Varun Chopra
Alastair Cook
Ravi Bopara
Adam Wheater
Tom Westley
Ben Foakes
James Foster
Graham Napier
Reece Topley
Ant Palladino


Can't think of a good 11th man for the side! 

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

[Twelfth Man]

I'm a Gloucestershite boy... We'll literally take anyone.

Vikram Banerjee - First class batting average of 9.73, bowling average of 46.29 from 43 matches. The longer format clearly not his favoured game!

[Twelfth Man]

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

I'd agree with chucking Mills in there if you're struggling for an 11th...

How about Somerset? They'd be pretty handy in the batting department