tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46846306391908034.post892257777025462669..comments2024-03-29T08:20:35.668+00:00Comments on Derbyshire Cricket - Peakfan's blog: Guest Blog: Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire preview by Rob EnderbyPeakfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328174919897893268noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46846306391908034.post-14061749354263159242017-06-01T20:41:24.803+01:002017-06-01T20:41:24.803+01:00Don't disagree with any of this other than Hos...Don't disagree with any of this other than Hosein for Wood and played as a Keeper<br />With only 1 team getting promoted and no relegation we should play our youngsters ( and we cannot get any worse)<br />Also frees up Smit to bowl <br />In 4 day cricket we have to back our youth but we can adapt for the 20 and 50 over format in terms of WK Batsmen and all rounders (Critchley Reece Hughes etc)<br />I am concerned about the output of the Academy in recent years (post Houghton) but also if we don't pick them then we could end up trading off other clubs second string/ over 30's aka why go to Derbyshire ?<br />Paul Fitzpatricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46846306391908034.post-77544884579842213862017-06-01T18:21:35.429+01:002017-06-01T18:21:35.429+01:00Notts may at one time have been accurately accused...Notts may at one time have been accurately accused as 'poachers' (between 2005 and 2013 for example) but no longer. Notts didn't sign anyone last winter, nor the winter before. Indeed, the last player Notts signed from another county was Greg Smith (hardly a Leicestershire regular) at the end of the 2014 season.<br /><br />In fact, the Notts team tomorrow is likely to contain only 3 or 4 players signed from other counties, about the same of Derbyshire, and fewer that most counties!<br /><br />I agree that the relegation last year was an embarrassment to all concerned, but part of the reason for the relegation was the small size of the squad, in my humble opinion:<br /><br />https://wordpress.com/post/justanothercricketblogsite.wordpress.com/1997<br /><br />As if to prove my point, the Notts squad for tomorrow contains two potential debutants. it's not just Derbyshire who can't compete with Surrey...:-(<br /><br />Rob Collins<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com