off season movements

The Drop is dropped!!!

Klinger has replaced Manou as Captain of the jellybacks.

So he has been promoted from Corporal.

WideWally wrote:So he has been promoted from Corporal.

Aye...he's been promoted to 'sacrificial goat'

Big Dog wrote:

WideWally wrote:So he has been promoted from Corporal.

Aye...he's been promoted to 'sacrificial goat'

captain to feel tac pain

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Former Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds will play for Queensland next season after the Bulls included him on their contract list for 2010-11.

However, he has only been contracted to play in the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash competition and will not feature in the longer forms of the game.

Symonds, who played for match payments last season, was one of the stars of the recent IPL tournament for the Deccan Chargers and is due to play T20 cricket in England for Surrey in the near future.

Queensland Cricket chief executive officer Graham Dixon said the 34-year-old's experience would help the younger players in their T20 preparations.

"We've got a pretty young squad and having players like Andrew along will certainly assist our T20 preparations," he said.

"We were very happy with the contribution he made in developing our Futures League side and with the Bulls during the Big Bash and he was certainly very keen to continue in that vein when he came into see us after getting back from the IPL."

"Andrew has been contracted as a Twenty20 player only but no doubt he will provide some valuable advice across the season for the Bulls and QAS squad members."

The Bulls have made six changes to their list with last season's debutants Chris Lynn, Cameron Boyce, Luke Feldman and Ben Dunk as well as Australian Under-19 all-rounder Jason Floros all given full-time contracts for the first time.

Glen Batticciotto, Daniel Doran, Nick Kruger, Greg Moller and Grant Sullivan have all not been offered contracts with Kruger and Doran nominating for the national transfer pool.

With another four new rookies on the Bulls list, Dixon said the opportunities for young athletes to make their marks in cricket continue to grow.

"The rise of T20 cricket makes cricket a very attractive option for the many talented young players that are emerging from the successful State and national development programs that encourage participation and development of skills," he said.

"We have noted with interest the prospect of a potential berth for the Bulls in the lucrative Airtel Champions League later this year and that reinforces the type of opportunity which exists for our players."

Bulls squad
Ryan Harris (CA contract), James Hopes (CA contract), Cameron Boyce, Ryan Broad, Lee Carseldine, Ben Cutting, Ben Dunk, Luke Feldman, Jason Floros, Chris Hartley, Ben Laughlin, Chris Lynn, Alister McDermott, Craig Philipson, Nathan Reardon, Nathan Rimmington, Chris Simpson, Chris Swan, Andrew Symonds (T20 only) Wade Townsend, Scott Walter, Nicholas Buchanan (rookie), Cameron Gannon (rookie), Jake Hannan (rookie), Alex Kemp (rookie), Michael Neser (rookie).


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Tasmania cut Dighton from squad
Brydon Coverdale

May 5, 2010

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The veteran batsman Michael Dighton has been left out of Tasmania's list of contracted players for 2010-11, a group with few other changes from last season's squad. The Tigers lost Daniel Marsh to retirement and did not re-sign the rookies John Rogers and Wade Irvine in the first round of offers, but the absence of Dighton was more of a surprise.

Although he has not been part of the first-class team since November 2008, Dighton, 34, has remained an important part of the Tasmania top order in the 50-over format. He played every match in their triumphant FR Cup campaign and two months ago scored 80 in their victory over Victoria in the final, and the coach Tim Coyle said Dighton could yet remain in the mix.

"He's played well for a number of years but his form, he would admit, has fluctuated in recent times," Coyle told Cricinfo. "He played a very good innings in the final but up to then he'd had an average year, and he would have admitted that himself. We know he's a quality player so we'll just see how things roll out next week."

The states must finalise their full lists by next Thursday, meaning Dighton could yet win a contract in the second round of offers. However, there is a large group of axed players from other states searching for a home this season, including several top-order batsmen such as Mark Cosgrove, Nick Kruger, Greg Moller and Lloyd Mash.

The Tigers have added to their squad the batsman Steven Cazzulino, 23, who was the leading run scorer in Sydney grade cricket last summer with 1289 at 71.61. A left-hand opener who can bat for long periods, Cazzulino will aim to become Ed Cowan's opening partner in the Sheffield Shield after Jon Wells and Rhett Lockyear struggled to make the position their own in 2009-10.

There was no room for Rogers or Irvine in the first round of offers, while the bowler Hamish Kingston, 19, won a rookie contract. Despite finishing second last on the Sheffield Shield table last season, Tasmania were keen to retain stability by backing the core of their existing young squad.

"We've shown some faith in quite a number of people," Coyle said. "We had a number of new faces into the team last year. Having another major cleanout this year could have destablised the group.

"We blooded some players last year who did quite well - Alex Doolan, Brady Jones had some time as the wicketkeeper, Adam Maher played some cricket - all new players and developing players. There's still a lot of improvement in the group that we have."

Jason Krejza will spend the next couple of months recovering from hip surgery this week, although he is expected to be fully fit for the start of the pre-season. The other major injury worry is the ongoing knee problem for Ben Hilfenhaus, who this week started bowling again at the Centre of Excellence and is targeting the Australia A series against Sri Lanka A in late June for a possible comeback.

Tasmania squad George Bailey, Travis Birt, Luke Butterworth, Steven Cazzulino, Ed Cowan, Gerard Denton, Xavier Doherty, Alex Doolan, Brendan Drew, James Faulkner, Brett Geeves, Adam Griffith, Ben Hilfenhaus (Cricket Australia contract), Jason Krejza, Rhett Lockyear, Tim Macdonald, Adam Maher, Tim Paine (CA), Ricky Ponting (CA), Jon Wells.

Rookies Matthew Day, Brady Jones, Hamish Kingston, Jeremy Smith, Tom Triffitt.

Thanks for the updates brockley.

And for paying tribute to embee's style of cutting and pasting.

Hehehe. I did have to look twice who posted it.

That's a strong Tozzie bowling line-up, even if Hilfy resumes in Tests ... provided Geeves and Griffith remain fit.

A little surprising that Dighton got the flick but. I guess 34 is well over the hill for a Shield player these days.

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And for paying tribute to embee's style of cutting and pasting.

skully wrote:Hehehe. I did have to look twice who posted it.

I've always been a trendsetter

I particularly like this. Your quirky habit of a space before a comma , like this.

Haven't seen you much, man. Currently sorting through mountains of small business receipts?

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Rising star Mitchell Marsh has been granted a full-time contract with Western Australia for the 2010-11 domestic cricket season.

Marsh, who captained Australia to victory in last year's Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand, is considered one of the best young prospects in the domestic game.

The brother of Australian one-day player Shaun and son of former Test opener Geoff played six Sheffield Shield matches last season.

The 18-year-old has been upgraded from a rookie to a full-time contract along with all-rounder Nathan Coulter-Nile, while Victorian spinner Michael Beer, NSW quick Martin Paskal, all-rounder Matt Johnston and batsman Michael Swart are the other new faces on the Warriors' full-time list for next summer.

All-rounders Justin Coetzee, Theo Doropoulos and Drew Porter, paceman Ben Edmondson and leg-spinner Josh Mangan were not offered contracts for the upcoming summer.

New additions to the rookie contract list are paceman Ryan Duffield (Melville) and batsmen Tom Beaton (Mount Lawley), Jake Fawcett (Wanneroo) and Marcus Harris (Scarborough).

New Warriors coach Mickey Arthur said he's satisfied with the make-up of the full contract and rookie lists.

"We have secured arguably the leading spinner outside of the state system in Australia and one of the most promising quicks in grade cricket and have given a great opportunity to two promising local batsmen to show their wares at interstate level," Arthur said.

"We are very confident that we have a good balance of youth and experience in this squad to carry on the great work that has been done with the team in recent times."

WA squad 2010-11: Mike Hussey, Mitchell Johnson, Shaun Marsh, Marcus North, Adam Voges, David Bandy, Michael Beer, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Liam Davis, Brett Dorey, Aaron Heal, Michael Hogan, Matt Johnston, Brad Knowles, Steve Magoffin, Mitchell Marsh, Ashley Noffke, Martin Paskal, Luke Pomersbach, Wes Robinson, Luke Ronchi, Michael Swart, Luke Towers.

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The DEC Bushrangers have finalised their squad for the 2010-11 season as they get set to defend the Weet-Bix Sheffield Shield and KFC Twenty20 Big Bash titles.

South Australian paceman Mark Cleary and Victorian under-19 captain Alex Keath are the new additions to the squad that made all three domestic finals for the third year in a row.

Opening batsman Nick Jewell has opted to focus on his coaching career while Lloyd Mash and rookies Steve Gilmour and Michael Topp have missed out on new contracts. Aiden Blizzard has joined the Redbacks.

Cleary, who grew up in Mildura, boosts the bowling depth within the DEC Bushrangers squad and, after injury-interrupted preparation last season, the 29-year-old will be looking to recapture the form that saw him take 32 Sheffield Shield wickets in 2008-09.

DEC Bushrangers coach Greg Shipperd is confident he has a squad that can contend in all forms of the game.

"We've got a great mix of experienced senior cricketers and talented youngsters that will hold us in good stead throughout the season," Shipperd said.

"As we saw last year, depth in the fast-bowling ranks is crucial, so the addition of Mark Cleary certainly helps that.

"He's a talented swing bowler who can contribute some handy lower-order runs and should fit into our squad well."

The DEC Bushrangers' season starts with the Airtel Champions League Twenty20 in South Africa in September.

Cricket Australia contracts:
Andrew McDonald, Clint McKay, Peter Siddle, Cameron White

Full Cricket Victoria contracts:
Dwayne Bravo, Mark Cleary, Aaron Finch, Shane Harwood, John Hastings, Michael Hill, Brad Hodge, Jon Holland, David Hussey, Alex Keath, Bryce McGain, Dirk Nannes, Darren Pattinson, James Pattinson, Rob Quiney, Chris Rogers, Matthew Wade, Damien Wright

Cricket Victoria rookie contracts:
Ryan Carters, Jackson Coleman, Brett Forsyth, Glenn Maxwell, Will Sheridan
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Surprised we picked up Cleary

the new Wrighty?


great that Keith has opted for cricket

Cleary dreams of being half as good as Mighty Wrighty

hope his dreams come true...wrighty had an unbelievable season

wonder who we'll aim for as our 2nd International for the 20/20?

TGM...huzzah

That may even persuade me to go to a t20 match.

mark cosgrove throing up playing grae in melbourne.

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Departures from the 2010/11 Contract list are Aaron Bird (retired), Greg Mail (retired), Dominic Thornely, Grant Lambert, Daniel Burns, James Crosthwaite, Scott Henry, Simon Keen, Josh Lalor and Phillip Wells (all de-listed).

Cricket NSW Chief Executive David Gilbert is excited about the quality of the squad selected for the 2010/11 season.

â??Even with 9 NSW players being contracted to Cricket Australia, Cricket NSW has still been able to name a very talented Contract list for 2010/11. The return of Clark and Bracken will greatly assist the development of our younger players. NSW has the all-round depth to challenge in all three domestic competitions next yearâ?? Gilbert said.

The full 33 player 2010/11 RTA Speedblitz Blues Squad is:

CRICKET AUSTRALIA CONTRACTS
Doug Bollinger
Michael Clarke
Brad Haddin
Nathan Hauritz
Phillip Hughes
Simon Katich
Brett Lee
Steven Smith
Shane Watson

STATE CONTRACTS
Nathan Bracken
Mark Cameron
Beau Casson
Stuart Clark
Burt
Trent Copeland
Peter Forrest
Josh Hazlewood
Moises Henriques
Phil Jaques
Usman Khawaja
Peter Nevill
Stephen Oâ??Keefe
Ben Rohrer
Daniel Smith
Mitchell Starc
David Warner
Tillakaratne Dilshan (Twenty20 contract)

ROOKIE CONTRACTS
Tim Armstrong (Eastern Suburbs)
Luke Doran (Fairfield-Liverpool)
Nic Maddinson (Sutherland)
Joe Mennie (Western Suburbs)
Timm Van Der Gugten (University of NSW)
Adam Zampa (Eastern Suburbs)

Burt?