Sports Letter: County champs? County chumps
Sir: The first-class cricket averages amply demonstrate the current poverty of the County Championship. The following examples do not bode well for the forthcoming Ashes series this winter:
Batsmen:
G Thorpe: average of 26 in 13 innings.
N Hussain: average of 31 in 19 innings.
Bowlers:
R Croft: 20 wickets at 57 (453 overs).
P Such: 38 wickets at 39 (525 overs).
At the same time:
A Caddick (On standby):
105 wickets at 19.8 (687 overs)
And as a final reminder:
C Walsh (35 years old): 106 wickets at 17.3 (633 overs)
WHAT A JOKE
Alan Roberts,
Teddington
Middlesex
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