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John Rigg
Sep 26, 04 - 10:20 AM |
YORKSHIRE CRICKET QUESTION
The 2004 cricket season has just ended. Another season of solid under achievement for Yorkshire; we finished fourth out of nine in the Second Division of the One Day League, and embarrassing seventh out of nine in the Second Division of the County Championship. On the bright side, Lancashire were relegated, and we gave First Team debuts to young, home-grown cricketers, Mark Lawson, Andrew Gale, Tim Bressnan and Ishmail Dawood. On the dark side, only one Yorkshire player came anywhere near the top of the National Averages, batting or bowling, and that was Darren Lehman, one of this season’s three Australians. Australians? Yes, that’s right. Yorkshire County Cricket Club abandoned the proud tradition of Yorkshire birthright in 1992. Prior to that, regardless of colour, creed, wealth or status, only those actually born within the Broad Acres would be selected to represent the County at cricket. Over the years there were a few exceptions of course; Lord Hawk himself was not born in Yorkshire, but the tradition held firm, and some very fine cricketers were turned away. However, in the early nineties Phil Carrick, the captain, supported by the senior professionals, persuaded the committee that we could no longer compete effectively with Yorkshire born players only, and recommended that we follow the example of the other counties, and hire a match winning Test player, from overseas, to augment the local talent. In 1992 a young Indian prodigy, Sachin Tendulkar, became the first overseas player to represent Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Sachin is now a deity on the Sub-Continent, and Yorkshire, whilst still concentrating on locals, now employ cricketers born in other counties, in addition to the overseas players. Which brings me to The Question. Please consider the alternatives listed below: Alternative A) Yorkshire compete in the First Division of The County Championship, and the First Division of The One Day League, with Yorkshire born players only. Alternative B) Yorkshire compete in the First Division Of The Championship, and the First Division of the One Day League, with a mixture of Yorkshire born players, overseas players, and players born in other counties Alternative C) Yorkshire compete in Division Two of the Championship, and Division Two of the One Day, with Yorkshire born players only. Alternative D) Yorkshire compete in Division Two of both major competitions, with a mixture overseas players, Yorkshire born players, and players born in other counties. QUESTION - which of the four alternatives listed above do you LEAST prefer? QUESTION - what have you got now? |
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Timothy Barton
Oct 8th, 2004 - 6:18 PM |
Re: YORKSHIRE CRICKET QUESTION
Isn't all this insistance on someone being born in Yorkshire a bit petty. I was not born in Yorkshire. But I AM YORKSHIRE. And very proud to be. I moved there when I was two. I now very proudly wear my Yorkshire cricket top here in Barcelona where I'm now living. If I had been a decent cricketer, I'd have been told "no, sorry you can't play for the county you were brought up in, the county where your father's from, the county of which you have the accent", and I'd have had to have gone to somewhere like Essex, or worse, Lanc****** to play the sport. I prefer someone who was not born in Yorkshire to play for us (no doubt some people will make out I shouldn't say "us") who is proud to represent Yorkshire than someone born there who doesn't seem to care much about representing his county and then goes and plays for a team in the South of England (i.e. Darren Gough). Or someone who announces there retirement, then goes and plays for Lanc******. Long live Yorkshire, God's own country. |
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Peter Moore
Oct 15th, 2004 - 8:47 PM |
Re: Re: YORKSHIRE CRICKET QUESTION
I couldn't agree more, I am Yorkshire born and bred, but the days of only people born in their county being allowed to play is well past its sell by date, in to-days climate success is everything in sport, and i say do whatever it takes to gain it, as long as one keeps within the laws of the game and the land., i am 70 years of age and no way would i support anybody or any team cheating in any shape or form, but love to see any team or individual from Yorkshire succeeding in any sport |
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Rob Murray
Mar 3rd, 2005 - 2:38 PM |
Re: YORKSHIRE CRICKET QUESTION
In an ideal world, I fully support the point to which your question raises. However, I also am a realist and in todays game the need for this influx of "foreigners" is necessary (if local talent is not of the adequate standard). Mr Lehman has been a fantastic addition to the team albeit when not on international duty, Sachin Tendulkar was just a teenager when he played for the white rose county and not the finished article that he is today. The point I would like to raise is that if we do require the services of "non-yorkshire men" or overseas players we should be looking to those that can devote a full season to team and one who is tried, tested and expeienced so as they benefit not only the 1st team but can help develop our younger home grown talent. Long live the republic. Rob |
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