The First Class Counties are already three weeks into the season but the National Counties start their competitive season tomorrow, in the 50 Overs Trophy. Bucks Men begin with a trip to Usk, Monmouthshire, where they will face Wales.
There have been a few changes in the Bucks team over the winter. Captain Alexei Kervezee has departed to take up Lead 2nd XI and Assistant Coach positions at Worcestershire, where he started his First Class career. The new captain is Conner Haddow who pretty much single-handedly bowled Bucks to victory in the Three Day Championship last season. Also departing is opener Cameron Hemp, to Usk CC, and wicketkeeper Ross Richardson.
Batter Matt Pardoe joins, a former Worcestershire pro and captain of Herefordshire for 10 years. He teaches Geography at the RGS, where he is the cricket coach, and he will be playing for High Wycombe CC this season. Also joining are Bertie Foreman, an off-spinning all-rounder who spent three years at Sussex and had a loan spell at Worcestershire last season, and Josh Lincoln, a seeming all-rounder who has played the last four years for Berkshire. He continues to play for High Wycombe with his wicketkeeper brother Dan, who has departed Berkshire as captain and signed for Staffordshire. Talented Northants 2nd XI batter Aadi Sharma will continue to play for Bucks this season.
Men Fixtures. Note the showcase fixture against Middlesex at Wormsley in July. MCC have taken up a two year residency at Wormsley - Wormsley Cricket Ground | MCC
Women’s Fixtures. Herts were beaten twice last Sunday in the T20 double header, by 69 runs and 47 runs.
