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[Buzz]

FYI I have changed the title of this thread to be something a little less controversial.

[Manormanic]

FYI I have changed the title of this thread to be something a little less controversial.

you could be a politician! 

[Seniorplayer]

Not so sure many contracted county players need to earn in the winter or a second job anymore as the contracts are usually all year round.

[Bats_Entertainment]

It should have been 'stealing' not 'robbing', in any case.

[Bats_Entertainment]

Agree with that.  You have to take into account how many of their runs were made in divisions one and two respectively, whether they had the option of a boost from time in Zimbabwe (Ballance and Horton both have) and numerous other factors...

It's probably the same people that get obsessed with how much bats weigh?

[ProCricketer1982]

Almost everyone could point to people in their work place who are not upto it or are nothing special that others could do (with traini. Etc), however, the difference is most work is boring.. Cricket isn't, it's great fun and earning 40k a year just to play cricket (given you get free kit, accompanied, food etc) is a bloody huge wage

[skip1973]

Almost everyone could point to people in their work place who are not upto it or are nothing special that others could do (with traini. Etc), however, the difference is most work is boring.. Cricket isn't, it's great fun and earning 40k a year just to play cricket (given you get free kit, accompanied, food etc) is a bloody huge wage

Considering they may get to do it for 10 years out of a 40 year working life it's not huge.

[lazza32]

What's the average wage in Britain?

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[ProCricketer1982]

Considering they may get to do it for 10 years out of a 40 year working life it's not huge.

They are allowed to retrain or do different roles, like coaching etc, it's not hit 35 and then retire. Afraid only bankers and MPs get to do that

[jrb1984]

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

I may be a biased Sussex fan but surely Jordan would be in ahead of any of those seamers?

[Manormanic]

I may be a biased Sussex fan but surely Jordan would be in ahead of any of those seamers?

not home grown though, is he?  Nor for that matter is Dernbach.  Or Curran.  Or Roy. Or Meaker.  South Africa ceased to be a dominion of Surrey some 140 years ago old chap!

[jrb1984]

not home grown though, is he?  Nor for that matter is Dernbach.  Or Curran.  Or Roy. Or Meaker.  South Africa ceased to be a dominion of Surrey some 140 years ago old chap!

I don't know much about the others but Roy was brought through system at Reigate Priory and regardless of where he was born he plays for England. Matt Prior was born in Jo'burg but is as Sussex as they come. Where do you draw the line?

[Manormanic]

I don't know much about the others but Roy was brought through system at Reigate Priory and regardless of where he was born he plays for England. Matt Prior was born in Jo'burg but is as Sussex as they come. Where do you draw the line?

For the purposes of this discussion I think it needs to be born and bred in the county.

[TangoWhiskey]

For the purposes of this discussion I think it needs to be born and bred in the county.

I disagree. You're practically saying that anyone not born in one of the 18 counties are not allowed to play pro cricket. Surely it would just be home grown as in brought up through the youth system?

[Manormanic]

I disagree. You're practically saying that anyone not born in one of the 18 counties are not allowed to play pro cricket. Surely it would just be home grown as in brought up through the youth system?

No, I'm just saying that for the purposes of discussing who has the best home grown side, I want them to be home grown, not imported from Yarpieland.