His ability was evident from the start and only a niggling injury cast a cloud on an excellent debut season for the county. His forceful batting steadied a few listing innings and now he knows he can perform consistently at this level, I expect to see him progress still further.
We know he can bat, I suspect he can become even more valuable with the ball. He has a safe pair of hands anywhere, in the field and looks like a player who will become a focal point of the side in the years ahead. A batting average of just under fifty can improve, while a bowling one of just over fifty almost certainly will do.
He has committed the next three years to the county and I expect to see him thrive in the positive environment at the club. He is a player who can be at the heart of the side in all formats and likely will be.
Middlesex's loss is very much Derbyshire's gain.
Great to see a player come in and have a breakout season and then commit to us long term. Those niggling injuries slowed him up a bit but it was still a fine first season with the county.
ReplyDeleteGreat news. Useful in all formats. Grant from Telford
ReplyDeleteGreat news - a genuine talent.
ReplyDeleteA fantastic signing and good to see he’s obviously very happy at the club. I’ve also just been watching Mohammed abass get 5 for not many for Lahore Whites on a good batting wicket. He still looks a superb bowler. I’d be amazed if notts were to keen on him leaving
ReplyDeletePleasantly surprised by this. We could do with him working on his T20 bowling. If he & Montgomery can be the 5th bowler then we should have a strong team
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