Australians in County Cricket 2018

[Carbine Chaos]

Magoffin was/is an excellent bowler and ought to have played for Australia.

 

[The Speaker]

Magoffin was/is an excellent bowler and ought to have played for Australia.

I was presuming/hoping that Yoda_ was referring to his longevity rather than his skill.

 

[wolmeister]

One is an international legend

The other barely scraped together three seasons of decent FC cricket in Australia


Poles apart

199 wickets @ 26 isn't quite barely scraping three seasons of decent FC cricket. The bloke was probably unlucky not be make the Australian test side.

 

[Hellgood]

Yorkshire skittled for 50 on the first morning, yet at the close of day one the game is evenly poised after they returned fire bowling Essex out for 150 and are now 2/161. Ducks for both Cook and Root in the first innings.

Funny game is cricket.

 

[Kyptastic]

Yorkshire skittled for 50 on the first morning, yet at the close of day one the game is evenly poised after they returned fire bowling Essex out for 150 and are now 2/161. Ducks for both Cook and Root in the first innings.

Funny game is cricket.

They got up in the end, won by 91 runs. Amazing effort given their start.

 

[Kyptastic]

So far for the Aussies:

Division 1:

Matt Renshaw (Somerset) - 4 matches, 305 runs at 50.83, 2 centuries
Travis Head (Worcestershire) - 5 matches, 291 runs at 36.37, 2 fifties
Peter Siddle (Essex) - 4 matches, 20 wickets at 16.10, 1 Five wicket haul
Joe Mennie (Lancashire) - 4 matches, 16 at 21.62

Division 2:

Mark Cosgrove (Leicestershire) - 4 matches, 207 runs at 34.50, 2 fifties
Shaun Marsh (Glamorgan) - 4 matches, 203 runs at 29, 1 hundred, 1 fifty
Michael Hogan (Glamorgan) - 4 matches, 18 wickets at 17.11, 2 Five wicket hauls
Dan Worrall (Gloucestershire) - 4 matches, 16 wickets at 21.75
Hilton Cartwright (Middlesex) - 5* matches, 78 runs at 9.75, 11 wickets at 17
Nathan Rimmington (Durham) - 3* matches, 6 wickets at 37

 

[The Speaker]

One would be forgiven for thinking that Cartwright is a bowling all-rounder out of form with the bat.

But he's meant to be a batsman who bowl a bit. Shows you how much different county cricket (esp second division) differs from Shield.

 

[ROOTA#6]

One would be forgiven for thinking that Cartwright is a bowling all-rounder out of form with the bat.

But he's meant to be a batsman who bowl a bit. Shows you how much different county cricket (esp second division) differs from Shield.

Those pitches do tend to suit medium pace trundlers!

 

[Phone]

A little disappointing that players like Labushagne or Jhye Richardson didn't pick up contracts, or are there rules in place for a certain amount of international games still Phone?

those rules are still in place. i don't think there's been any changes from how it used to be. To qualify for a permit you needed to have played:

1 test in the last two years or 5 tests in last 5 years

Now, there was a 'trigger' was for OD/T20 international appearances, but I don't recall that off the top of my head

So, in real terms, that meant Trent Copeland only got to have one kick arse season in England because his qualification expired thereafter, whereas Rensahw and Bancroft are covered for the next few years. Joe Mennie will be out next year, unless he has a EU visa hanging around somewhere

One is an international legend

The other barely scraped together three seasons of decent FC cricket in Australia


Poles apart

how dare you

First-class Bowling in Each Season by Steve Magoffin
Season Balls Mdns Runs Wkts BB Ave 5wI 10wM
2004-05 (Australia) 2205 85 1103 32 5-76 34.46 1 0
2005-06 (Australia) 1496 65 706 28 8-47 25.21 1 0
2006-07 (Australia) 1940 87 910 33 4-13 27.57 0 0
2007-08 (Australia) 2156 133 892 35 5-53 25.48 2 0
2008-09 (Australia) 1989 99 869 38 6-66 22.86 1 1
2009-10 (Australia) 2088 112 853 31 6-44 27.51 2 0
2010-11 (Australia) 34 2 12 2 2-12 6.00 0 0
2011-12 (Australia) 1195 69 382 23 6-44 16.60 1 0

 

[Phone]

I found a post I made somewhere that once said "15 ODIs or International T20s in past 24 months" qualifies someone, but I didn't source it. I've just now found this set of criteria in some document on the Ireland Cricket website which states these rules that appear to be the same for County:

Please indicate which of the following criteria are met: (all that are applicable)
- 1 Test match in past 24 months (please provide evidence of date and details of matches)
- 15 ODIs or International T20s in past 24 months (please provide evidence of date and
details of matches)
- Centrally contracted and member of most recent international squad (please provide
evidence through letter from Home Board confirming central contract and membership of
most recent international squad)
- 5 test matches in past 5 years and remain eligible for Home Country (please provide
evidence through dates and details of relevant matches and letter from Home Board
confirming continued eligibility)

Pages 6 and 7 of this document expand on those dot points: http://www.cricketireland.ie/images/uploads/site_images/Cricket_Ireland_-_GBE_-_2015_(1).pdf

So yeah, for an overseas player to be eligible to get a county deal, they need to meet one of those markings

 

[The Speaker]

Copeland should finagle a way in, he could probably run around in county cricket until he's 40.

 

[Phone]

I think Copeland threw away his only shot by marrying a local girl. Magoffin gets in (and, I believe, plays as a local) because his wife is English. If you're not an international player, you're relying on some sort of family connection to England/the EU.

 

[Aussie_boy]

Cal Ferguson with 192 in a 50 over match overnight. Great knock, he'd probably be somewhat disappointed though as 200 was there for the taking.

 

[Kyptastic]

Renshaw finishes his stint with Somerset with a century and 60 odd to push Somerset to the top of the Division One table. Scored more runs than anyone in first class cricket this calender year.

 

[eth-dog]

Renshaw finishes his stint with Somerset with a century and 60 odd to push Somerset to the top of the Division One table. Scored more runs than anyone in first class cricket this calender year.

He could well finish on top of it by the end of the year.

 

[Kyptastic]

He could well finish on top of it by the end of the year.

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...st_runs_career.html?class=4;id=2018;type=year

Big chance.

 

[corbies]

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...st_runs_career.html?class=4;id=2018;type=year

Big chance.

Impressive strike rate too!

 

[Kyptastic]

Impressive strike rate too!

Given that that was the biggest knock on him during his first run as a test player, it's pleasing that he's worked on being a quicker starter and creating more scoring opportunities early on in his innings. He could always turn it on when well set though.

 

[thejockey]

Given that that was the biggest knock on him during his first run as a test player, it's pleasing that he's worked on being a quicker starter and creating more scoring opportunities early on in his innings. He could always turn it on when well set though.

Great to see isn’t it , think in stew years we will look back and getting dropped last summer may be the best thing that happened to him.

 

[Kyptastic]

Usman Khawaja with a third century in 3 games for Glamorgan. Division 2, but still a great effort.

 

[Ishikawa]

Can anyone think of a better trio to dismiss for a hat-trick?

 

[eth-dog]

That is amazing. Two of the top 10 bats in the world and the best keeper/bat!

 

[The Speaker]

Thought I'd go back and look at the records of those who played last season.

AC Agar (Middlesex, Div 2)
T20: 40 runs @ 20.00, 9 wickets @ 23.11

HWR Cartwright (Middlesex, Div 2)
FC: 204 runs @ 17.00, 19 wickets @ 21.57
OD: 189 runs @ 27.00, 1 wicket @ 124.00
T20: 89 runs @ 44.50

DT Christian, (Nottinghamshire, Div 1)
T20: 415 runs @ 41.50, 10 wickets @ 35.40

MJ Cosgrove (Leicestershire, Div 2)
FC: 440 runs @ 18.33
OD: 317 runs @ 45.29
T20: 234 runs @ 18.00

JP Faulkner (Lancashire, Div 1)
T20: 86 runs @ 14.33, 20 wickets @ 17.60

CJ Ferguson (Worcestershire, Div 1)
OD: 377 runs @ 94.25
T20: 390 runs @ 48.75

AJ Finch (Surrey, Div 1)
T20: 589 runs @ 147.25

TM Head (Worcestershire, Div 1)
OD: 127 runs @ 31.75, 2 wickets @ 37.00

MG Hogan (Glamorgan, Div 2)
FC: 45 wickets @ 22.53
T20: 13 wickets @ 32.00

UT Khawaja (Glamorgan, Div 2)
FC: 420 runs @ 52.50
T20: 168 runs @ 24.00

M Klinger (Gloucestershire, Div 2)
T20: 431 runs @ 35.91

NJ Maddison (Surrey, Div 1)
T20: 245 runs @ 35.00

SJ Magoffin (Sussex, Div 1)
FC: 16 wickets @ 37.06

SE Marsh (Glamorgan, Div 2)
FC: 203 runs @ 29.00
OD: 143 runs @ 35.75
T20: 25 runs @ 12.50

JM Mennie (Lancashire, Div 1)
FC: 232 runs @ 33.14, 28 wickets @ 21.46
OD: 8 wickets @ 31.37

MT Renshaw (Somerset, Div 1)
FC: 513 runs @ 51.30
OD: 180 runs @ 30.00

NJ Rimmington (Durham, Div 2)
FC: 255 runs @ 21.25, 11 wickets @ 55.09
OD: 72 runs @ 24.00, 9 wickets @ 32.77
T20: 22 wickets @ 18.54

PM Siddle (Essex, Div 1)
FC: 37 wickets @ 16.40

MP Stoinis (Kent, Div 2)
T20: 80 runs @ 20.00, 4 wickets @ 29.50

AJ Tye (Gloucestershire, Div 2)
T20: 13 wickets @ 23.61
T van der Gugten (Glamorgan, Div 2)

FC: 217 runs @ 16.69, 43 wickets @ 21.76
OD: 6 wickets @ 52.66
T20: 19 wickets @ 22.47

DJ Worrall (Gloucestershire, Div 2)
FC: 16 wickets @ 21.75
OD: 3 wickets @ 31.33

A Zampa (Essex, Div 1)
T20: 12 wickets @ 20.75

 

[Aussie_boy]

It seems like there aren't too many over there this season, but good to see Marnus Labuschagne tonning up. Pitch must have been a road though going by the score at stumps.

 

[Phone]

I suspect this the most Australians who are also in international contention we've had in County since the 2000s though

The county rules I posted above are still in place. Interestingly, the ECB have (imo, belatedly) started trying to change these laws, for the purpose of The Hundred: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket...ract-worlds-greatest-t20-players-changing-uk/

Whether these rules affect County remain to be seen