Australians in County Cricket

[The_Reaper]

Updated list

#  Player             County
1. Marcus North       Derbyshire
2. John Hastings      Durham
3. Jim Allenby        Glamorgan
4. Murray Goodwin-    Glamorgan
5. Michael Hogan      Glamorgan
6. Michael Klinger*   Gloucestershire
7. Glenn Maxwell      Hampshire
8. Doug Bollinger     Kent
9. Brendan Nash-      Kent
10.Angus Robson       Leicestershire
11.Sam Robson-        Middlesex
12.Chris Rogers*      Middlesex
13.Jackson Bird#      Northamptonshire
14.Phil Jaques        Nottinghamshire
15.Peter Siddle       Nottinghamshire
16.Steve Magoffin     Sussex
17.Aaron Finch        Yorkshire

*Captain
-Declared for other nation
#Withdrawn due to injury

 

[Aliago]

Siddle is playing for Nottinghamshire
Glenn Maxwell for Hampshire
Damien Mortimer, Cameron Valente, Ben McDermott, Nicholas Buchanan and Jaron Morgan are the Hampshire scholars.

 

[Phone]

Bollinger is at Kent

Annual reminder that Australians can't get past Home Office and sign a county deal unless they have a passport or if they've played some international cricket lately. It's 1 test in the last 2 years, or 5 tests in 5 years, or about 15 ODI/T20s in 2 (?) years.

 

[The_Reaper]

Bollinger is at Kent

Annual reminder that Australians can't get past Home Office and sign a county deal unless they have a passport or if they've played some international cricket lately. It's 1 test in the last 2 years, or 5 tests in 5 years, or about 15 ODI/T20s in 2 (?) years.

I'm still disappointed about the lack of Hughes, Khawaja and Burns.

 

[eth-dog]

I'm still disappointed about the lack of Hughes, Khawaja and Burns.

I'm also disappointed that Whiteman and Handscomb didn't pursue it on their passport

 

[The_Reaper]

We are of course assuming that our players will be in demand. Whiteman for instance is a keeper and most teams would already have a keeper.

 

[eth-dog]

We are of course assuming that our players will be in demand. Whiteman for instance is a keeper and most teams would already have a keeper.

He should have an opening at Notts next year, their keeper is 36 iirc.

 

[Doodlesweaver]

Hastings is contracted to Durham.

 

[Freo Big Fella]

Annual reminder that Australians can't get past Home Office and sign a county deal unless they have a passport or if they've played some international cricket lately. It's 1 test in the last 2 years, or 5 tests in 5 years, or about 15 ODI/T20s in 2 (?) years.

I'm still amazed by the parochial silliness of this ruling.

So they don't want a Hussey, Hayden, DiVenuto or Bevan equivalent to build up long, productive relationships with their Counties, but they're happy with journeymen South Africans and West Indians?

The latest goss I heard was that Mitch Marsh was still angling for a later-season contract with Durham or Somerset. He was originally meant to be heading to Durham before his late-season injury.

 

[Doodlesweaver]

I'm still amazed by the parochial silliness of this ruling.

So they don't want a Hussey, Hayden, DiVenuto or Bevan equivalent to build up long, productive relationships with their Counties, but they're happy with journeymen South Africans and West Indians?

The latest goss I heard was that Mitch Marsh was still angling for a later-season contract with Durham or Somerset. He was originally meant to be heading to Durham before his late-season injury.

Hastings went to Durham in Marsh's place. The Durham management specifically mentioned Marsh hadn't played enough international cricket as it sounded like they wanted him.

 

[eth-dog]

Fair FC attack Durham have now with Stokes, Onions, Hastings, Borthwick and even Collingwood if he's going around again. Hell, they could put Mustard down to 8 if they were so inclined. That being said, Stokes may be away from the team most of the summer so that'll probably not happen. I have a feeling the'll go back to back this season.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Fair FC attack Durham have now with Stokes, Onions, Hastings, Borthwick and even Collingwood if he's going around again. Hell, they could put Mustard down to 8 if they were so inclined. That being said, Stokes may be away from the team most of the summer so that'll probably not happen. I have a feeling the'll go back to back this season.

Sounds like an attack of 'third' seamers to me. Perhaps harsh on Onions, who is a bit of a County star.

 

[eth-dog]

Sounds like an attack of 'third' seamers to me. Perhaps harsh on Onions, who is a bit of a County star.

Rushworth is probably going to be another seamer. He's pretty handy at that level as well, Onions had 70 wickets in 12 games last season.

 

[The Speaker]

Sounds like an attack of 'third' seamers to me. Perhaps harsh on Onions, who is a bit of a County star.

Onions should've played in the Ashes.

 

[The_Reaper]

Marcus North will play for Derbyshire when Chanderpaul is unavailable due to international commitments.

 

[eth-dog]

Just as a recap, who's in Division 1 and who's in Division 2?

 

[The_Reaper]

Just as a recap, who's in Division 1 and who's in Division 2?

Division 1
1. Durham
2. Lancashire
3. Middlesex
4. Northamptonshire
5. Nottinghamshire
6. Somerset
7. Sussex
8. Warwickshire
9. Yorkshire

Division 2
1. Derbyshire
2. Essex
3. Glamorgan
4. Gloucestershire
5. Hampshire
6. Kent
7. Leicestershire
8. Surrey
9. Worcestershire

 

[eth-dog]

So Cowan, Dussey, Hastings, Siddle, Finch, Bucky, the Robson's are the Australian's in division 1. Siddle is an interesting choice for Notts, given the strength of their quicks. Lyon would have been a better choice for them I would have thought

 

[The_Reaper]

I don't see why they'd take up a valued overseas spot on a pretty standard finger spinner.

 

[eth-dog]

I don't see why they'd take up a valued overseas spot on a pretty standard finger spinner.

He'd be close to the best available, I think Pakistan are playing during this time, aren't they?

 

[The_Reaper]

He'd be close to the best available, I think Pakistan are playing during this time, aren't they?

But if you are going to take an overseas spot why do it on a pretty standard off spinner?

 

[eth-dog]

But if you are going to take an overseas spot why do it on a pretty standard off spinner?

When you sweet FA spin options already, why use an overseas spot on a quick of which you have plenty of options already? Their spin options currently are Swann, who we don't know will continue, Dussey, Patel, and their other options are a 20 year old who's played 3 FC games and a SLA who's FC average is 44.

 

[The_Reaper]

When you sweet FA spin options already, why use an overseas spot on a quick of which you have plenty of options already? Their spin options currently are Swann, who we don't know will continue, Dussey, Patel, and their other options are a 20 year old who's played 3 FC games and a SLA who's FC average is 44.

Lyon is bog standard as a finger spinner and his figures are nothing special- especially in first class (non tests).

Better to go for a batsman or a quick. Siddle is a better bowler than Lyon.

Plus I think teams often like a more high profile overseas player. Lyon is seen as pretty average in England.

 

[eth-dog]

Lyon is bog standard as a finger spinner and his figures are nothing special- especially in first class (non tests).

Better to go for a batsman or a quick. Siddle is a better bowler than Lyon.

Plus I think teams often like a more high profile overseas player. Lyon is seen as pretty average in England.

Lyon is a better option than Siddle for Notts. He'd be a good player at Trent Bridge as well.

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

Cricinfo has Phil Jacques in the Nottinghamshire squad, but not Cowan or Hussey as posted above.