Sad news

This is a sad day. Graeme Hick is retiring at the end of the season - as my stag do T-shirt shows, I've always been a bit of a fan. When I asked Graeme to sign the T-shirt, he seemed a little concerned, but signed it nonetheless!! He's off to Malvern college to coach the team there next year....

Cricinfo describe Hick as the "embodiment of county cricket" and it's difficult to argue with that given that he is a one county player over such a long career and didn't quite "make it" at Test level. But as an ODI player he was quality as his stats prove, and the way he could work pretty much any ball on or outside off stump down to 3rd man when he came in to rotate the strike was a wonder to behold, not to mention his more powerful bludgeons.

The time had to come eventually. But Worcestershire will be worse off....good luck Graeme (and thanks again for signing the T-shirt)!!