Offseason

[gusman]

What are the international and domestic players doing during the offseason of the domestic cricket season?

[sloandog]

What are the international and domestic players doing during the offseason of the domestic cricket season?

Some players like Butterworth, Taylor and Cremer will travel to the U.K to play club cricket, along with many others. Some may go to South Africa and Australia, and guys like Chigumbura will be playing county Cricket. It's all very benificail for our boys and their future cricketing careers

[zimfan1]

Keegen Meth, Dion Ebrahim and Greg Lamb all have contracts in england for the 2010 summer.

[ZIMDOGGY]

This could get serious...

I can really see someone like Cremer getting poached by a county side and playing for England.

My experience with Cremer is he is a bit of a party man.

I have never heard that he is going to leave, but if a county side throws at him some cash, boobs, glitz and glam and party invites he is going to be tempted to stay.
Leg spinners are a valuable commodity and England has none.

But alot of board members are ok with that apparently because its 'business' and the 'modern world'.

[sloandog]

This could get serious...

I can really see someone like Cremer getting poached by a county side and playing for England.

My experience with Cremer is he is a bit of a party man.

I have never heard that he is going to leave, but if a county side throws at him some cash, boobs, glitz and glam and party invites he is going to be tempted to stay.
Leg spinners are a valuable commodity and England has none.

But alot of board members are ok with that apparently because its 'business' and the 'modern world'.

You're right ZIMDOGGY, but who would decline such an offer
On a more serious not i reckon Graeme will stay with Zimbabwe, especially with such a packed schedule planned ahead

[shumbat]

Cremer is true Zim, he has started getting chances in ODIs so why leave now, he could benefit though playing county cricket. The off season should give ZC time to focus on developing our Academy, i guess Houghton would interested, we need to look at the long term and all those under 19 guys, not just lazying around.

[ZIMDOGGY]

disagree,
young Waller and 1 or 2 others aside...the under 19s are hacks.

Didnt y'all see the world cup last month?

[Lou]

But alot of board members are ok with that apparently because its 'business' and the 'modern world'

Ouch! I'll be the big girl here and not resort to mud slinging about other peoples opinions.

But just to clarify I didnt say I was ok with it totally just pointed out that its unfair to lump every player and his circumstances together under same banner.
But am not gonna be dragged back into this now. I appreciate we all have different opinions and thats fine.