Warney retires from first class cricket!

If this doesn't bring Zim back, nothing will!

He's agreed not to come back to Hampshire this summer citing business (poker stuff), the IPL and his family as the reasons. Link.

Finishes with 1, 319 first class wickets at 26.11 apiece. Legend. Over-appealing legend but still - legend.

No dream come back in 2009 now then?

Thank God.

He could train in secret for the '09 Ashes though. Go to Russia like Rocky. He could even wrestle Thunderlips to get into shape.

Who'll be Hampshire's captain this season then? Can't see any outstanding candidates. No point giving it to KP really. Carberry or Pothas perhaps?

Sad day.

And Mascarenhas has been named to succeed him at Hampshire.

Still Captain / Coach for the Jaipur IPL team though.

Inevitable once he decided he'd rather play poker than start the CC season with Hants.

Good luck to him.

Most of the time, I just thought he was a horrible abberation, and wished he would go away.

Now he has.

And I never saw him bowl.

lardbucket wrote:Sad day.

And Mascarenhas has been named to succeed him at Hampshire.

Really? I thought Dimi was off to play in the IPL? Won't he miss loads of matches?

Rob I wrote:Most of the time, I just thought he was a horrible abberation, and wished he would go away.

Now he has.

And I never saw him bowl.

Luckily I did - he was turning it on a green top at New Road!!

We won't see anyone that good for a very long time.

Rob I wrote:Most of the time, I just thought he was a horrible abberation, and wished he would go away.

Now he has.

And I never saw him bowl.

you missed a wondrous sight

Rob I wrote:Most of the time, I just thought he was a horrible abberation, and wished he would go away.

Now he has.

And I never saw him bowl.

Could be said of Murali as well . . .

his left arm is not deformed

Warney retires from first class cricket.....

Is he replacing Herb at the Sozzies?

cruel but just...does anyone think that there is any prospect of the sozzies improving....in becoming the poms of Oz cricket they have bottomed out

horace wrote:

Rob I wrote:Most of the time, I just thought he was a horrible abberation, and wished he would go away.

Now he has.

And I never saw him bowl.

you missed a wondrous sight

Aye. TGM's left a great hole in my enjoyment of cricket this summer.

does anyone think that there is any prospect of the sozzies improving

JC....but he also thinks there isn't a lot wrong with it now

Hmm. Thought there'd be a bigger response to this.

He's a c*nt, people want to see the back of him - the quicker the better.

In all honesty, the reality was that the moment he signed up to the IPL, Hampshire were doomed.
What did he "sell" for? A half million? Plus sponsorship in India?
And for what? A few 4 hour sessions of T20 exhibition matches?
Now match that against his wage packet for a whole tiring season in CC, OD's, T20's etc.,
No contest I'd say.....

Good luck to him. He deserves all he gets.
The guy's been an excellent servant to cricket, a great performer, an entertainer extrordinaire and is now in the dusk of an illustrious career.

I will miss watching him though ... seen him enough times here in England (and on TV) to regard him as - IMO - the greatest spin BOWLER I ever saw.

I've seen Salesey tonk him a couple of times. Ahh, good times.

Brass Monkey wrote:I've seen Salesey tonk him a couple of times. Ahh, good times.

Always are when a 'home-grown' does that!
Or in the case of KP (SAf-grown) - when he put one from Warney into the top of the Tavern stand ...
a few hours after putting one from Hawaii back over his head into the Pavillion!
O yes, that 2005 was a very good year.

Good times.

Merlin wrote:
a few hours after putting one from Hawaii back over his head into the Pavillion!

Aye, Pidge's face was classic. Was a cracking shot.