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OvalJon	Chris Adams Q+A - Answers	Lead	[-]
Posts: 1 (10/20/09 01:10:16) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Tags : None Hello... I just wanted to thank everyone here who took the time to send in questions for the Chris Adams Question and Answer session at www.surreycricket.com. We got a lot of good questions and Chris has answered them candidly at http://www.britoval.com/news/chris-adams-qa-answers-grizz All the topics that were sent in have been addressed and I am sure you all understand that there are some things that legally cannot be discussed at this time. Any comments on the answers, post beneath and I will be interested to read them.. Thanks, Jon Surtees Communications Executive, Surrey Cricket
Hobbs598		#1	[-]
Posts: 12 (10/20/09 03:41:42) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Thanks Jon. Well I think the answers are all sensible and positive, especially to the Manchester City one; Whilst we need to bring our own players through, we can't really afford to spend 5+ more years in the wilderness, especially with the developments in the game (champions league etc.) so we will need to balance developing our own players and picking up those that become available and that fit the bill. I noticed Adams mentioned support for Nel so, while I noticed he also said there has been no contact with Hoggard, I think he is someone that would match that description, and has stated he is keen to help develop younger bowlers. Just what we need. Personally I hope the club makes a move for him or Adams has identified a similar bowler. I see there is a lot of emphasis on the overseas spinner, so I think I will be dissappointed if we do not sign such a player but it seems the club is making this target number 1. If J Batty does go we will need another opener and I wonder what the situation is with the captaincy. Leadership is very important especially when we are playing the younger players.
Flurdileze		#2	[-]
Posts: 48 (10/20/09 04:58:23) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Good questions and interesting answers ...thanks. However, it has probably left me with more questions my main one is concern about the role of Chris Schofield 'going forward'. Adams states: Gareth Batty has been brought in to provide good all round one day talent but also identified as a great number two spinner in four day cricket. It is hoped very much to target an overseas spinner to partner him and adopt a three seamer two spinner strategy, particularly at the Oval. Where does this leave Schofield? He was our MVP last season, (PCA) he took 59 wickets overall, made runs under pressure and was excellent in the field. I hope Adams is not looking for 'Mushtaq II' as I think we could lose our existing talent whilst he is on 'mission impossible'.
The wobbler	Here's what I took away from Adams's answers	#3	[-]
Posts: 55 (10/21/09 01:50:26) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	The top priority in 2010 is to ensure we improve in all forms of the game. There is a three-to-five-year plan to take Surrey back to the top of English cricket. [He doesn't expect us to be back at the top in the next 3 seasons because it will take longer than that for the home-grown talent to come through and no one else who's any good wants to play for Surrey at the moment] Steven Davies will be first choice wicket keeper. Gary Wilson has been offered a new two year contract. Jonathan Batty is considering his options [ie going to Gloucestershire]. We are trying to make the Oval wickets more conducive to exciting cricket (ie more pace and bounce). We plan on operating a three seamer, two spinner strategy, particularly at the Oval. We aren't going to sign a whole new team like Man City but we do want to sign a few big names to blend with our home-grown youngsters (as Man United have). The best youngsters we currently have include Evans, King, Jewell, Edwards and Wilson. There is young exciting seam bowling talent in Meaker, Dernbach and Jordan and we also want to sign another experienced seamer to assist Andre Nel. [ie goodbye Pedro] but it's not going to be Matthew Hoggard. We also want to recruit another all-rounder [but we can't find one]. We want to sign a spinner as our overseas player, with Gareth Batty as second spinner [ie goodbye Schofield]. We are struggling to find an overseas spinner who will come for the whole season. We wanted to sign Tom Smith but he chose Middlesex instead. Our batting line-up will be built around Ramps, Afzaal, Brown and Davies plus two of Walters, Harinath and Spriegel to make up the top six [ie we are not signing any batsmen]. Harinath and Spriegel have the best chance based on this season's evidence. [ie goodbye Walters as captain and probably as 1^st teamer].

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