Come on chaps - give us a derby classic!
Ashley Giles says Warwickshire must "take the initiative and attack" against Worcestershire starting tomorrow. Ant Botha is still in discomfort from his hip injury but will play if the pitch encourages two spinners. Neil Carter is also in the squad. Jimmy Anyon still injured. Shame the Bears can't call upon great fast-bowler Frank Field (born right on the Warwickshire/Worcestershire border) who dismantled the Worcestershire batting with 8.4-7-2-6 at Dudley in 1914.
Darren Maddy will no doubt be full of nostalgia tomorrow when he sees Steve Rhodes. It was Rhodes who supplied Maddy with his first championship catch, off David Millns, when Maddy made his championship debut for Leicestershire against Worcestershire at Grace Road in 1994.
Warwickshire's fielding throughtout the 1962 season was "slipshod".
Aye - Glenn Turner. Class. Anyone remember his 100th 100? Against the Bears at New Road in 1982. 128 not out at lunch. Ends up 311 not out. 39 fours and two sixes. It wasn't too shabby a bowling attack he was facing either, including Willis 12-0-76-0. Small 7-0-54-0 and Cumbes 9-0-58-0. What an exhibition of strokeplay. Ormrod scored just 79 in an opening stand of 291. And Lloyd Budd umpired it all in his inimitable style.
Darren Gough's first victim in Test cricket, caught off the glove in the slips by Graeme Hick, was....Mark Greatbatch. Wonder what happened to him.
Ah well, let's see what this week will bring. Four days at New Road is always a pleasure. Now, please, can we have a cracker of a cricket match. It has been thin fare for the most part this season hasn't it? Yet another stale mate against Derbyshire last week. Personally, I must say, it's been a tough summer what with bereavement and redundancy and, last night, a king-size telling off for leaving gunge round the top of the tomato-sauce bottle. Come on Worcestershire and Warwickshire - serve us up a classic!
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Willis's figures the day of Glenn Turner's innings just about sum up his Warwickshire career. He was also captain that day of course.
It's all very well Ashley saying let's be positive but I don't think they have the tools to do the job. Until Warwichhire's much-trumpeted academy starts producing a bowler or two they will struggle and rely on imports. Woakes is a real gem but that everyone is so thrilled and surprised that the youth system has actually produced a bowler says it all.
We shall be there hope to catch up. We have all done our best by emailing the Editor. Good luck.
I'm going to miss it again as I'm still up in Yorkshire. But in a shocking bit of planning I'm back in Birmingham next week, when the bears are up here for the Pro-40! Ah well, maybe I'll get to Glamorgan at the end of the month.
Jane, is there a campaign or anything we can do to register our disgust about the threats of redundancy to Brian and George? Wish I'd known sooner. You mentioned emailing the editor, is there a petition too?