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by ljriley90
Fri May 05, 2017 9:06 am
Forum: Zimbabwe Cricket Forum
Topic: Zimbabweans in the UK (2017 Thread)
Replies: 27
Views: 11338

Re: Zimbabweans in the UK (2017 Thread)

Hi All, You can keep an eye out on the Zim Academy team in their T25 Wednesday league here - https://www.crichq.com/clubs/198952/matches/results Bit of background to the league.... It's 100% made up of Asian players. The standard is not very good at all - a lot of the players work Saturdays (taxis /...
by ljriley90
Thu Dec 08, 2016 4:10 pm
Forum: Zimbabwe Cricket Forum
Topic: Zimbabwe announce bumper domestic season
Replies: 104
Views: 29525

Re: Zimbabwe announce bumper domestic season

You don't think by increasing the number of teams you're actually diluting the talent pool? With 8 teams you're just giving more opportunities to more mediocre talents. To put it another way, why don't you think we should have 16 First Class teams? Why stop at an arbitrary number like 8? Are you a ...
by ljriley90
Fri Oct 28, 2016 7:40 am
Forum: Zimbabwe Cricket Forum
Topic: Longer domestic season to start mid October
Replies: 72
Views: 18718

Re: Longer domestic season to start mid October

Hi All, Just wondering how this news will effect Zimbabweans FC players who are looking to get to the UK for 2017? If the season runs until August then these guys looking to get over to the UK aren't going to be available. Our season begins back end of April, so I guess this puts a stop on any plans...
by ljriley90
Thu Oct 27, 2016 12:42 pm
Forum: Zimbabwe Cricket Forum
Topic: Longer domestic season to start mid October
Replies: 72
Views: 18718

Re: Longer domestic season to start mid October

Any idea when the season will run to then under this new format?
by ljriley90
Wed Oct 26, 2016 9:58 am
Forum: Zimbabwe Cricket Forum
Topic: UK 2017
Replies: 21
Views: 5958

Re: UK 2017

Thanks LJRiley for the detailed response. Things are certainly more formal in England than they are here. No way would we pay pepper to play in an amateur league. We actually demand fees. My further question is, Why the focus on Zimbabwean talent? There's only 500 or so players In the country so th...
by ljriley90
Sun Oct 23, 2016 7:08 am
Forum: Zimbabwe Cricket Forum
Topic: UK 2017
Replies: 21
Views: 5958

Re: UK 2017

Can someone please explain to me again why a third division Manchester team would want, or be able to pay other club cricketers? It's the nature of the beast in uk cricket. Most leagues are classedoing as "open". This means in theory you could pay 11 players if you've got the finances. For some clu...
by ljriley90
Sat Oct 22, 2016 5:02 pm
Forum: Zimbabwe Cricket Forum
Topic: UK 2017
Replies: 21
Views: 5958

Re: UK 2017

Flakeman wrote:Does anyone know where Diplock is going next season? He had a cracking season in UK this past year.
think he's agreed to return to edenfield. they stayed in their division. so he'd be playing in the 3rd tier of the greater manchester league. still a decent standard though
by ljriley90
Fri Oct 21, 2016 1:12 pm
Forum: Zimbabwe Cricket Forum
Topic: UK 2017
Replies: 21
Views: 5958

Re: UK 2017

sloandog wrote:Ryan Burl..?
Out of budget I imagine ryan. It's ok on to something with Jonty
by ljriley90
Fri Oct 21, 2016 9:45 am
Forum: Zimbabwe Cricket Forum
Topic: UK 2017
Replies: 21
Views: 5958

Re: UK 2017

William mashinge would be a good option he played for boconocc cc in the Cornwall league 14 matches 34wickets . batting about 300 or so runs. Eng u19 vs zim batting highlights on YouTube shows William mashinge bowling . Hi Zimstar, no doubt he bowls it well but Mashinge was bowling at 3rd XI's in h...
by ljriley90
Thu Oct 20, 2016 6:59 pm
Forum: Zimbabwe Cricket Forum
Topic: UK 2017
Replies: 21
Views: 5958

Re: UK 2017

jontym87 wrote:Can you private message me please.
hi jonty ive tried. can you pm me?