A week or so back I suggested that we needed to bring in a young seamer from somewhere to augment that area of the attack for next season. Today I read that the bowler who could potentially do that was released by Lancashire.
Steven Cheetham is the bowler, a player with minimal first-class cricket yet a decent record in the few one-day games he has played. He took nearly 50 wickets for their Second XI this summer but was well back in the pecking order at the club.
At 6'5" he gets plenty of bounce with his fast-medium bowling and as a northerner will be used to the the wickets. Chris Adams thought enough of him to take him on loan at Surrey in 2010 where he did OK with limited opportunities. At 24 he has a lot of cricket in him and is probably the best released young seamer of the winter. Yes, his inexperience would be a gamble, but he might just be one of those players who needs and would thrive on opportunity.
With money tight, I could see merit in such a move, that's for sure.
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