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Sehwag signs for Northants to play t20!

Tino Best having a spell as Yorkshires overseas player though would consider becoming a Kolpak if the right offer came along.

This illustrates perfectly how difficult finding suitable overseas players is. Mind the windows Tino.

Tino isnt much cop though, is he - dont think he even does much in WI domestic cricket - perhaps TC can tell us

Looked up Tino on cricinfo. As he played for WI 3rd team( top players were on strike) v Bangladesh last July, those 2 Tests plus 3 back in June 2005 means he has 5 Tests in last 5 years so can play as an OS or Kolpak this season . He would only be available in 2011 if he played 3 Tests in the next 12 months or married a Uk passport holder.

If Yorks have signed him , and like Sami to somerset I have not seen anything, then CC
really is reaching the bottom of the barrel with OS players.

If Sussex were signing him I would be very unhappy. Surely you only sign OS players if they are better than what you have .

If you discount the two young ones, maybe Anyon could be the surprise package. For me it is Liddle who has all the attributes but it really is make or break time for him.

Is Best going to be much of an improvement on Patterson / Lee / Hannon-Dalby I suspect not?

Chadwick is only on trial. Young is only on an Academy plus  contract.

In the event we had the six contracted seamers SPSL has listed I would go with Collymore, Anyon and Martin-Jenkins and two spinners. It seems to have gone very quiet on Rana.

Can we afford Brett Lee though TC? If we could I suspect we would have looked at him  already?

We need Anyon and Panesar to perform. While Rayner, Martin-Jenkins and Collymore are steady performers they are not likely to take  50 wickets next season.

As for Sami I doubt this will happen as Somerset are broke.  So much so they cannot even afford to sign a reserve keeper and will be relying on Jos Buttler, who primarily is regarded as a batsmen but has kept wicket for Somerset at Junior level!

Would you have been happy if Sussex had signed him? He may have taken 221 wickets @ 27 however that will count for very little if he bowls a heap or tripe for Yorkshire! I doubt they will be shy in expressing their views towards him if he isn't producing the goods!   

Last edited by Sharkey (27-03-2010 20:59:43)

Tino Best played in the Staffordshire League last year for Leek and eventually banned from the league for the season for bowling beamers and abusing umpires. Its also worth adding he didnt take many wickets. (Mushtaq the season he signed for Sussex played in the league and took 100+ in the second tier) Other notable players who have played are both Morkels, Alfonso Thomas played in the league for years before Warwickshire kolpakked him. Justin Kemp, Dinesh Mongia all of whom had success whereas Tino was ordinary and his attitude was dreadful!

to answer myself Collins has signed as aKolpak and Surrey meerly released him last year .
As he has played 5 tests since 31 March 2005 he should be a kolpak for this year only.

cricinfo confirms the Tino Best to Yorks . Harris has not been picked for Australia's 2020
so Best may only play in April whilst Harris is playing IPL

At present only 3 counties will not have an OS at the start Kent , Northants and us although Kent are about to sign someone. So why are we being left behind ????

With odi in Zimbo and Asia cup he is going to be unavailable for Northants just like Dilshan wont be available for us .

Oh yes India are getting their revenge for the raj , the destruction of our game .