State Cricket Off Season News

[brod]

Tasmania has signed Lasith Malinga.

Geez it's not a good sign when Tasmania is beating you to get players.

Come on Redbacks sign someone exciting.

Why anti-Tasmania (they've got more test players than us )

[rod_rooster]

Tasmania has signed Lasith Malinga.

Geez it's not a good sign when Tasmania is beating you to get players.

Come on Redbacks sign someone exciting.

You know what would be exciting? If they used the money to sign someone good to play for SA in first class cricket and just sent some dirty sloggers to play in January.

[brod]

Tasmania has signed Lasith Malinga.

Geez it's not a good sign when Tasmania is beating you to get players.

Come on Redbacks sign someone exciting.

You know what would be exciting? If they used the money to sign someone good to play for SA in first class cricket and just sent some dirty sloggers to play in January.

Is the $50k simply for use in the Big Bash, or can it be used for any player signing during the season?

[Gozu]

Come on Redbacks sign someone exciting.

Ajantha Mendis from Sri Lanka is supposedly who we've signed for the Big Bash according to a guy tonight on Thursday Night Live on One HD. He said his brother or someone will be coming out with him too to help him because he can't speak English.

[brod]

Lasith Malinga has agreed in principle to join Tasmania and Sri Lanka's frontline spinners, Muttiah Muralitharan and Ajantha Mendis, are close to signing with Victoria and South Australia respectively for next season's Twenty20 Big Bash competition. The news comes amid rumours that Queensland are contemplating a scenario in which Andrew Flintoff - whom they almost signed last season - would play the latter stages of the tournament at the conclusion of England's tour of South Africa.

from cricinfo.com

[MAY-Z]

should be really good viewing in the t20 this year. the interesting signing is dwayne bravo for victoria - he has signed a full contract for victoria (as opposed to all the other players who have signed short term deals) so i wonder if victoria will play him during the regular season (they have said they wont but why sign him to a full contract)

[brod]

Australia's state cricketers are in for a rapid lesson in handling world-class spin after Sri Lanka's mystery tweaker Ajantha Mendis signed for South Australia in next season's Twenty20 competition

http://www.cricinfo.com/australia/conte ... 13061.html

[the star]

should be really good viewing in the t20 this year. the interesting signing is dwayne bravo for victoria - he has signed a full contract for victoria (as opposed to all the other players who have signed short term deals) so i wonder if victoria will play him during the regular season (they have said they wont but why sign him to a full contract)

has been signed on a full contract as the window for contract list had to close by whatever date it was, its actually pretty clever as they have signed him as an overseas player very much like flower and kahn in the past for sa, and they can still sign someone for the twenty20 with the extra cricket australia cash before midnight xmas eve. south australia has also done this with mendis. quite clever as if they go through to the champions league they can have both represent or also covering bases if the chosen players have to play for their ipl side or provincal side ala brendan mccullum who can represent otago (his nz state side) or nsw at coming champions league

[scottiemc]

From reading on here looks like NSW wont be short on keepers with Haddin, Smith who can hit a ball, apparantly trying to get Sangakarra for big bash and with Crossthwaite trying to get a game there.

[heater31]

should be really good viewing in the t20 this year. the interesting signing is dwayne bravo for victoria - he has signed a full contract for victoria (as opposed to all the other players who have signed short term deals) so i wonder if victoria will play him during the regular season (they have said they wont but why sign him to a full contract)

has been signed on a full contract as the window for contract list had to close by whatever date it was, its actually pretty clever as they have signed him as an overseas player very much like flower and kahn in the past for sa, and they can still sign someone for the twenty20 with the extra cricket australia cash before midnight xmas eve. south australia has also done this with mendis. quite clever as if they go through to the champions league they can have both represent or also covering bases if the chosen players have to play for their ipl side or provincal side ala brendan mccullum who can represent otago (his nz state side) or nsw at coming champions league

one would think after the WI tour here they go home before returning for a ODI series. WI must have no international cricket between the two tours and Bravo will stay on in Australia and presumably others will stay for a stint in club cricket around the country.

[brod]

Aaron Bird, the New South Wales fast bowler, has had his action cleared by Cricket Australia. The board announced that the 25-year-old's suspension had been lifted after a biomechanical analysis of his bowling action.

[brod]

Its not just the Aussie sides signing big marquee players for Twenty20 tournaments

Sri Lankan batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan has been signed by New Zealand's Northern Districts for the domestic Twenty20 competition for the 2009-10 season. This will be a big boost for the domestic team that failed to a win a single game in the State Twenty20 last year

[The Cadet]

Is the draw out for the Sheffield Sheild and FR yet ?

[magpie in the 80's]

Is the draw out for the Sheffield Sheild and FR yet ?

no not yet according to other cricket sites

[The Cadet]

Is the draw out for the Sheffield Sheild and FR yet ?

no not yet according to other cricket sites

Cheers

[Tassie Blues]

There is a draft copy out but should be signed off by CA in next week or so.

I have a list of the games played in Tassie and SA are down her for sheild and franger game from 25 Nov

Think the hold up was prob the Foxtel deal that was done a few weeks ago

[Bulldogs007]

Go the Redbacks

[The Cadet]

Sheffield Shield 09/10

Mon Oct 12 - Fri Oct 16 South Australia v Tasmania
Adelaide Oval N/A

Thu Oct 29 - Mon Nov 2 South Australia v Victoria
Adelaide Oval N/A

Sat Nov 7 - Wed Nov 11 South Australia v Queensland
Adelaide Oval N/A

Mon Nov 23 - Fri Nov 27 Tasmania v South Australia
Bellerive Oval, Hobart N/A

Wed Dec 9 - Sun Dec 13 Victoria v South Australia
Melbourne Cricket Ground N/A

Thu Dec 17 - Mon Dec 21 South Australia v Western Australia
Adelaide Oval N/A

Sun Feb 7 - Thu Feb 11 Western Australia v South Australia
Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth N/A

Thu Feb 18 - Mon Feb 22 South Australia v New South Wales
Adelaide Oval N/A

Tue Mar 2 - Sat Mar 6 Queensland v South Australia
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane N/A

Tue Mar 9 - Sat Mar 13 New South Wales v South Australia
Sydney Cricket Ground N/A

Wed Mar 17 - Sun Mar 21 Final - TBC v TBC
Venue TBC N/A

[heater31]

where are the redbacks 2nd XI going to play home games? on the main Adelaide Oval as the no.2 ground has a mound of dirt the size of the hill behind it. Or will they give it to a Grade Oval for example Woodville (hope not outfield is shite), Henley or Salisbury?

[smac]

Fairly certain one of the ovals at Park 25 has been taken off the schedule for Grade cricket and allocated to high performance cricket for this season.