Page 4 Division 1 Preview 2001 Division 1 line-up GLOUCESTERSHIRE GLADIATORS 2000 - 1st, Division One (38pts) Club Contacts : Tel: 0117 910 8000 Fax: 0117 924 1193 SQUAD THE 2001 SEASON 2000 SEASON BATTING AVERAGES M W Alleyne (C)* Name M I NO Runs HS Avge J M M Averis It somehow always seemed inevitable that R.C.Russell 16 15 6 310 55* 34.44 one-day kings Gloucestershire Gladiators would I.J.Harvey 14 14 1 399 66 30.69 M C J Ball* K.J.Barnett 13 13 0 316 62 24.30 K J Barnett* walk off with the Norwich Union League trophy D.R.Hewson 5 4 0 85 45 21.25 A N Bressington last season. T.H.C.Hancock 13 12 0 239 51 19.91 M J Cawdron And the boys from Bristol will kick off their 2001 J.N.Snape 16 15 1 265 71 18.92 T P Cotterell campaign against Leicestershire Foxes at Grace M.W.Alleyne 14 12 3 168 44* 18.66 R J Cunliffe Road with the same closely-knit squad whose M.G.N.Windows 16 15 1 195 61 13.92 M.C.J.Ball 10 6 1 65 30* 13.00 D J Forder whole far exceeds the sum of its parts. The old familiar faces will be called on to repro- R.J.Cunliffe 5 4 0 49 34 12.25 B W Gannon C.G.Taylor 13 8 1 75 37* 10.71 T H C Hancock* duce last year’s winning formula: Kim Barnett and M.J.Cawdron 54 0 38269.50 M A Hardinges Tim Hancock at the top of the order; solid contri- J.M.M.Averis 16 10 3 65 23* 9.28 I J Harvey (O)* butions from Matt Windows and skipper Mark J.Lewis 22 0 16168.00 D R Hewson Alleyne; the unorthodox batting and top-class A.M.Smith 16 10 6 15 3* 3.75 J Lewis* wicketkeeping of Jack Russell; Mike Smith, Jere- R C Russell* my Snape, Mike Cawdron and James Averis A M Smith* leading the bowling attack. 2000 SEASON BOWLING AVERAGES J N Snape* But the Gladiators’ most vital player Ian Harvey, Name O M R Wkts Avge Best M D R Sutliff struggling with a shoulder injury, is expected to I.J.Harvey 112.1 11 372 34 10.94 5-19 C G Taylor play for Australia in the NatWest Series in June. J.M.M.Averis 126.2 6 537 29 18.51 5-20 R C J Williams* How they cope without him will decide whether A.M.Smith 133 24 370 18 20.55 3-20 M G N Windows* last year’s successes are repeated. K.J.Barnett 6 0 24 1 24.00 1-24 * Capped Players M.W.Alleyne 102 3 415 14 29.64 3-36 M.C.J.Ball 73 2 347 9 38.55 2-28 Title odds supplied by PLAYERS IN PLAYERS OUT T.H.C.Hancock 7.1 0 39 1 39.00 1-10 Corals M D R Sutliff I Mohammed M.J.Cawdron 34 1 166 4 41.50 2-37 7/2 J.N.Snape 48 2 228 5 45.60 1-19 J.Lewis 16 1 78 1 78.00 1-39 YORKSHIRE PHOENIX 2000 - 2nd, Division One (36pts) Club Contacts : Tel: 0113 278 7394 Fax: 0113 278 4099 SQUAD THE 2001 SEASON 2000 SEASON BATTING AVERAGES R J Blakey* Name M I NO Runs HS Avge A.McGrath 10 9 4 224 85* 44.80 D Byas (C)* Supporters of Yorkshire Phoenix have redefined the phrase ‘long-suffering’ in recent years, and D.S.Lehmann 16 16 3 564 89 43.38 V J Craven G.M.Hamilton 14 10 3 222 57* 31.71 R K J Dawson last season turned out to be yet another case of R.J.Blakey 16 12 1 290 62 26.36 G M Fellows what might have been. G.M.Fellows 15 12 0 232 65 19.33 Runners-up in the 2000 Norwich Union League, I D Fisher D.Byas 12 12 0 230 52 19.16 the Phoenix will need a strong start to the season M.J.Wood 6 4 0 73 31 18.25 D Gough* - starting with the Somerset Sabres on May 13. M.P.Vaughan 9 9 2 108 39 15.42 S M Guy England quartet Darren Gough, Craig White, V.J.Craven 5 5 0 77 28 15.40 G M Hamilton* Michael Vaughan and Matthew Hoggard may S.Widdup 4 4 0 49 38 12.25 C.White 75 1 36149.00 M J Hoggard dominate the headlines but the squad has plenty P M Hutchison* R.J.Sidebottom 76 2 36219.00 of depth. I.D.Fisher 74 0 29207.25 D S Lehmann (O)* Paul Hutchison, Chris Silverwood, Ryan Side- J.D.Middlebrook 10 6 1 30 15* 6.00 M J Lumb bottom and Gavin Hamilton offer plenty of bowling C.E.W.Silverwood 85 0 26125.20 A McGrath* options and it will probably be the batting that is of J D Middlebrook greatest concern as new coach Wayne Clark R J Sidebottom looks to improve on last year’s second place. 2000 SEASON BOWLING AVERAGES C E W Silverwood* Aussie star Darren Lehmann led the way last Name O M R Wkts Avge Best M P Vaughan* season and has been overlooked by his national C.White 44.5 4 126 14 9.00 4-14 C White* selectors but will need more support from Anthony M.J.Hoggard 121.3 18 458 37 12.37 5-28 S Widdup McGrath - who seems to have been around a long G.Ramsden 4 0 26 2 13.00 2-26 M J Wood time but is still only 25 - and the promising M.P.Vaughan 14.5 1 70 5 14.00 4-27 G.M.Hamilton 76.5 4 319 20 15.95 5-34 * Capped Players Matthew Wood. C.E.W.S’wood 51.5 7 194 12 16.16 4-11 PLAYERS IN PLAYERS OUT Title odds supplied by I.D.Fisher 44.3 2 171 10 17.10 3-20 Corals D.Gough 47 8 136 7 19.42 3-19 NONE C J Ellison, R J Harden, G.M.Fellows 13 1 54 2 27.00 1-16 J W Inglis, R A Stead, 4-1 P.M.Hutchison 31.3 4 141 5 28.20 3-27 M Thewlis J.D.Middlebrook 73 0 320 11 29.09 3-16 Page 5 Division 1 Preview 2001 Division 1 line-up NORTHANTS STEELBACKS 2000 - 3rd, Division One (36pts) Club Contacts : Tel: 01604 632917 Fax: 01604 232855 SQUAD 2000 SEASON BATTING AVERAGES T M B Bailey THE 2001 SEASON Name M I NO Runs HS Avge J A R Blain Eyebrows were raised when Northamptonshire D.J.G.Sales 15 15 5 547 84* 54.70 J F Brown* Steelbacks announced Mike Hussey as their over- M.L.Hayden 15 15 2 462 96* 35.53 J W Cook M.B.Loye 14 14 0 371 75 26.50 seas player for 2001, replacing talismanic captain K.J.Innes 12 9 2 181 55 25.85 M E Cassar Matthew Hayden. D M Cousins* A.L.Penberthy 15 13 3 197 39* 19.70 However, if Hussey is as prolific as his Aus- M C Dobson G.P.Swann 16 13 0 201 57 15.46 tralian predecessor he will be a valuable addition D.Ripley 15 12 3 126 30 14.00 M E Hussey (O) to a Steelbacks squad looking to get off to a good J.W.Cook 14 14 0 186 45 13.28 K J Innes A.S.Rollins 6 6 0 71 28 11.83 M B Loye* start against reigning champions Gloucestershire Gladiators on May 13. R.J.Logan 22 0 17178.50 M S Panesar D.M.Cousins 14 9 4 40 18 8.00 A L Penberthy* Hussey joins a batting line-up that can call on R.J.Warren 55 1 23105.75 M J Powell the experience of Mal Loye, Adrian Rollins and J.P.Taylor 63 0 14114.66 D E Paynter Russell Warren, but will not include young star M.K.Davies 2 2 1 4 4 4.00 D Ripley* (C) David Sales, who has been ruled out for the sea- J.F.Brown 12 5 2 10 4 3.33 A S Rollins son after injuring his knee on the England A tour D J G Sales* to the West Indies. M R Strong Alec and Graeme Swann are both likely to fea- 2000 SEASON BOWLING AVERAGES A J Swann ture prominently with bat and ball unless the lat- Name O M R Wkts Avge Best G P Swann* ter’s international career is suddenly revived, M.K.Davies 12 0 57 3 19.00 2-29 J P Taylor* while new skipper David Ripley will be looking for A.L.Penberthy 110 8 437 22 19.86 5-29 R J Warren* great things from England’s off-spin prospect K.J.Innes 73 5 327 16 20.43 4-36 L C Weekes Jason Brown and new arrival Lesroy Weekes. D.M.Cousins 100 6 415 19 21.84 3-27 R A White G.P.Swann 69.5 1 345 14 24.64 4-14 * Capped Players J.P.Taylor 43 2 164 6 27.33 2-32 PLAYERS IN PLAYERS OUT Title odds supplied by J.F.Brown 94.3 5 378 13 29.07 2-28 Corals M.R.Strong 27.4 1 138 4 34.50 2-38 M E Hussey, M E Cassar, M K Davies, M L Hayden, D.E.Malcolm 51 4 243 4 60.75 1-12 D E Paynter, L C Weekes R J Logan, D E Malcolm, 12/1 M.L.Hayden 11 0 73 1 73.00 1-16 D J Roberts, R V Sutcliffe D.J.Sales 40170 - - LEICESTERSHIRE FOXES 2000 - 4th, Division One (34pts) Club Contacts : Tel: 0116 283 1880/2128 Fax: 0116 244 0363 SQUAD THE 2001 SEASON 2000 SEASON BATTING AVERAGES R J Blakey* Name M I NO Runs HS Avge B.F.Smith 16 15 2 508 90 39.07 S J Adshead Much of the talk around Grace Road in the close season has been about the arrival of leg- I.J.Sutcliffe 3 2 0 71 53 35.50 S A J Boswell D.L.Maddy 16 15 3 393 87* 32.75 N D Burns endary Australian wicketkeeper Rodney Marsh’s A.Habib 15 14 2 384 70 32.00 C D Crowe son on the Leicestershire Foxes playing staff.