County Championship round-up: McGrath on track (13 July 1999)
Glenn Mcgrath has been cleared to play for Worcestershire next year by the Australian Cricket Board, who had earlier expressed concerns about contracted players taking on an increased workload
13-Jul-1999
13 July 1999
County Championship round-up: McGrath on track
The Electronic Telegraph
Glenn Mcgrath has been cleared to play for Worcestershire next year
by the Australian Cricket Board, who had earlier expressed concerns
about contracted players taking on an increased workload.
Chairman Denis Rogers said the Test bowler had earned the right to
sign a county contract. "We think he's made too big a contribution to
Australian cricket to just be bloody-minded about it," said Rogers.
ACB chief executive Malcolm Speed will now discuss details of
McGrath's overseas stint with the player and his management.
Rob Turner, of Somerset, is by a considerable distance the best
batsmen among the country's wicketkeepers, according to the latest
PPP Healthcare Championship computer rankings.
Turner, 31, a Cambridge Blue and a consistent county performer, is
ranked second behind Stuart Law, the Queenslander at Essex.
PPP Ch'ship rankings.- Batting: 1, S Law (Essex); 2, R Turner
(Somerset); 3, W Kendall (Hampshire); 4, D Byas (Yorkshire); 5, P
Johnson (Notts); 6, M Butcher (Surrey); 7, M Di Venuto (Sussex); 8, D
Maddy (Leics); 9, J Lewis (Durham); 10, R Montgomerie (Sussex), J
Cox (Somerset).
Bowling: 1, A Sheriyar (Worcs); 2, A Caddick (Somerset); 3, A Tudor
(Surrey); 4, J Lewis (Gloucs); 5, M Smith (Gloucs); 6, V Drakes
(Notts); =7, M Bicknell (Surrey), D Malcolm (Northants); 9, J
Thompson (Kent); 10, J Kirtley (Sussex).
Source :: The Electronic Telegraph