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Originally Posted by jbgb007uk
Chill Derbyshire. I want to know a little more about my counties team so can you enlighten me on our chances in all forms of the game and how you think the season will end up for the 'shire. I was wondering your opinions on who is likely to win what.
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Unlikely to win promotion in the LVC due to fact that we dont have the bowling attack to bowl teams out twice due to the fact our leading bowler has gone to Somerset. The rest of the bowlers are has beens or young. WE have BOyd Ranking (him of the CWC fame)Wayne White and also Simon Cusden but Ian Hunter is average at best, Kev Dean is a still a great swing bowler but is getting on in years and unable to bowl long spells. Tom Lungley has started the season well but he was picked to open as he had performed best in practice games, would love to see him back to the form of a few years ago but not sure, rest of bowling Wagg, Harvey and Botha is servicable but cant see us bowling many teams out twice
Batting is totally different. All power (apart from the openers Stubbings and Weston) Birt, Taylor, Katich, Harvey, Pipe and Wagg have the propensity to blow teams away, the thought of Harvey in the 20/20 with Birt and Katich is mind boggling, as we never really have had any power hitters before apart from Diva, also add big hitting
Dan Birch in and we have a one day batting line up which will be able to chase down any target they want in theory.
Best chance of silverware is one day games never mind what coach says