Haywood sacked by Sussex (19 August 1999)

19 August 1999

Haywood sacked by Sussex

DJ Rutnagur

Giles Haywood, who a year ago played in the England team who won the Under-19 World Cup, has reacted angrily to his sacking by Sussex.

"For the youngest member of the staff, at 19, to be told that he has no future in the game appears to be short-sighted, both for myself and for youth cricket in Sussex," he said.

"If Sussex are looking for more from their under-19 cricketers, then I feel they are going to be disappointed. I am proud of my achievements. This year, I established myself in the one-day side and feel that I made good progress and made a positive contribution with my bowling, fielding and the limited opportunities I had for batting."

Figures, however, do not substantiate Haywood's claim. In seven National League games, he aggregated 50 runs and took four wickets. On his only championship appearance, Haywood, a left-hand batsman and right-arm bowler, scored 14 and one and took none for 66 in 13.2 overs.

England and Wales Cricket Board officials said yesterday that umpires Mervyn Kitchen and Mike Harris adjudicated correctly when the Lancashire v Yorkshire CGU National League match, which Lancashire won, became the first day-night match to be interrupted by floodlight failure on Tuesday evening.

An ECB spokesman said the umpires rightly followed the Duckworth/Lewis method used for weather interruptions.

Alan Igglesden, the former England bowler, is seriously ill in hospital after being diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour.

The former Kent captain has been taken to King's College Hospital in London for a biopsy.

Igglesden, 34, who played three Tests for England, retired from first-class cricket last season and had been playing Minor Counties cricket for Berkshire.

Doctors discovered the tumour last month following investigations carried out after Igglesden had an epileptic fit at his home near Maidstone.

"You might say these have been the longest six weeks of my life," he said.

Australian players fear they may fall out of favour with English counties because of new powers allowing the Australian Cricket Board to terminate a player's contract.

The ACB have approved a condition allowing their board to cancel a player's contract in an overseas competition if they were concerned about the player's fitness.

Source :: Electronic Telegraph (https://www.telegraph.co.uk)