This is traditionally the time of year when county cricket news is slowest, but today we are expected to hear that Jamie Dalrymple is the new captain of Glamorgan..
It is probably the most predictable news of the Welsh autumn (well that and the WRU falling out with the regions (sic)), as it was widely rumoured when he signed a three year deal that the captaincy was the carrot dangled by Matt Maynard to tempt him from Middlesex.
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Dalrymple (wiki) is a clever bloke and a talented cricketer no doubt, but really does need to start putting in some better, and more consistent, on field displays. Perhaps with him as skipper, we'll finally find out where he sees his game being at. In other words, is he a front line off spinner, front line bat, both or bit of both?
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Time will tell.
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Of course it wasn't that long ago, 18 months in fact, that Duncan Fletcher rated Dalrymple as England's best off spinning all rounder - remember this catch in Australia?
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Perhaps I feel it is a good appointment. David Hemp was uninspiring and unimaginative in the field. In fairness, he looked like a guy who had had enough of trying to lead a struggling side.
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Let's hope Dalrymple can give it some energy and use his connections in the game to beef up the squad.
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