So I thought I'd pull away from the norm and take a look at what county cricket is up to. As much as I would love to write about Middlesex all day long and how amazing they are, I thought I would be fair and do this alphabetically...leaving me to realise there are no A B or C counties in professional cricket...just in case you were interested.
DERBYSHIRE
Derbyshire are having a management reshuffle and told their current head coach Karl Krikken he will have to reapply for his own job. Tough times Karl!
The county club are restructuring after being relegated from Division One of the Championship last season. But it's not just Krikken, all coaching staff will have to reapply for their current positions at the club if they want to stay there. The club are also considering external applicants.
Chris Grant, Derbyshire Chairman, commented on the restructure; "We are very excited by our new structure. Reinforcing a culture of high performance across the club is essential if we are to fulfil our ambitions on the field; a learning that came through loud and clear from our experience in Division One last season. We are confident that these changes to our cricket model will enhance our chances of success in the years to come across all three domestic competition."
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Scott Elstone was released from Nottinghamshire CCC after the 2011-12 season ended. The right-handed batsman made his debut for Nottinghamshire's 1st XI in the CB40 game against Scotland The Staffordshire-born right arm off break bowler also captained Nott's 2nd XI for two years, before September 2012 when it was announced his contract would not be renewed.
Elstone has been used as a substitute fielder for England several times. On August 1st 2011 Scott Elstone became the second youngest substitute fielder to take a catch during a match for England on home soil.
Elstone has also played for the Unicorns in the YB40 hitting his highest ever score of 75*. The 23-year-old played for Derbyshire's 2nd XI last summer averaging 35.83 runs a game. Derbyshire have offered Scott a one-year extension contract after his great summer for the seconds.
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Coming out of the academy with a summer contract this year includes Greg Cork, son of former England all-rounder Dominic Cork. Another youth to receive a contract for the 2014 season is Jonathan Marsden. Derbyshire have surprised everyone and also offered a contract to Ben Slater who looked highly unlikely to continue with the county squad at the end of the season in September.
Elstone and Cork are two players coming into the county side, two players leaving the club this year are Scottish cricketer Alasdair Evans and Dan Redfern who made his debut for Derbyshire aged only 16 in a NatWest Pro40 League match.
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Former West Indies captain Shivnarine Chanderpaul will be Derbyshire's overseas player for the 2013 and 2014 season with South African all-rounder Albie Morkel joining him in 2013 for the season.
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Ball on Willow.
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