County preview - 12 players to watch in 2010 (Part 2: 6-1)

Yesterday, we named the first six of our dozen cricketers to look out for when the new county season begins on Friday. Today we count down from numbers six to one. As a reminder, we have restricted ourselves to English qualified cricketers and blended youngsters and players looking to re-establish themselves in the England set-up.

 

6. Steven Finn, Middlesex

After jumping the queue to get into the test side in Bangladesh, Finn did well considering his tender years and the unhelpful pitches. At 6’8”, he has the natural height from which to extract significant bounce, making him a potential successor to Steve Harmison and a real prospect for the Ashes. In the last few days, Finn has said that Glenn McGrath is his ideal role model. This is as admirable as it is ambitious, but if Finn can add metronomic accuracy to his list of attributes then England and Middlesex have some player on their hands.

 

5. Rory Hamilton-Brown, Surrey

Another one that has been on the Reverse Sweep’s radar for some time, Millfield educated Hamilton-Brown was starting to look the part at Sussex last season. In the crunch relegation battle with Yorkshire, RHB scored a glorious 171 not out in a losing cause, which showed that he was one that could thrive under pressure. He has now taken the big step of accepting Chris Adams’ offer to captain Surrey at the age of 22. It will be tough, but if Hamilton-Brown can inspire a resurgence and successfully captain the likes of Ramprakash, Afzaal and Andrew Symonds (for the T20), then he may well usurp Alastair Cook as the natural successor to Andrew Strauss as England captain.

 

4. James Taylor, Leicestershire

A prolific 2009 season saw Taylor win two accolades in the Cricket Writers' Club and PCA Young Player of the Year awards, and he wintered with the Lions. At only 20, Taylor has the time to develop into a cricketer with a long England career ahead of him. The challenge for him in 2010 is to maintain and even extend the consistency and quality he has shown to date. If he does, then England selection beckons.

 

3. Adil Rashid, Yorkshire

Rashid has only just turned 22 and even if the England hierarchy has stymied his development over the last 12 months, there is plenty of time for Rashid to develop into the match-winning leg-spinner his promise suggests he can be. The Bangladesh series should have been an excellent testing ground for Rashid, but maybe his non-selection is a blessing in disguise. What he needs is bowling time and plenty of it, and he is much more likely to get that in Yorkshire’s championship side than ferrying drinks for the England squad. His batting too continues to grow in promise with 545 championship runs at 68.12 in 2009. If England and the player himself are patient then Rashid will eventually become that rare commodity; a leg-spinning all-rounder. We at the Reverse Sweep expect a big season from Rashid once he has regained his confidence and rhythm.   

 

2. Craig Kieswetter, Somerset

It has been obvious for some time that Kieswetter is a wicket-keeper batsman of immense promise. Since qualifying for England in February, his performances for the Lions and then the 1^st XI in the ODI series in Bangladesh suggest that Kieswetter has the mettle to fulfil his rich talent. Having already usurped Prior as the T20 wicket-keeper, the Somerset man now looks set for a battle-royal with Prior for the gloves in ODI and test cricket too. The Ashes may come too early, especially as Prior has done well for England recently. But if Kieswetter repeats his exploits of 2009 when he scored 1242 runs at a fraction under 60 in the Championship as well as averaging almost 50 in one-day cricket, and marries that with consistent glove-work, then he will be hammering on Geoff Miller’s door.

 

1. Monty Panesar, Sussex

Maybe we are being a bit romantic here, but the Reverse Sweep confidently predicts that Monty will rediscover his mojo at Sussex this season. It is certainly a big year for Panesar but the first phase of his test career showed he was an excellent bowler as strong performances against all the sub-continental sides and Australia demonstrated. He now has the chance to follow in Mushtaq Ahmed’s footsteps at Sussex and with the promising Olly Rayner and Will Beer also at the club, expect plenty of helpful pitches for Monty to exhibit his wares. England will likely need a second spinner at Adelaide and Sydney next winter, and Panesar should make that his target as his left-arm style would complement Graeme Swann well if both are at their best. With Sussex likely to be pressing for promotion back to the 1^st division, Panesar should get plenty of overs and a real chance to shine. It’s up to you now, Monty.

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