Post by foz on May 19, 2011 7:22:57 GMT
So, Batty was brought in last season as a wicketkeeper who could open the innings. The club kept faith with him during a dismal first season where he averaged just 16 while others like Kadeer Ali were left out in the cold.
This season he has dropped down the order and is showing no signs of improvement. After getting a pair batting at 6 against Northants in the last game I see he is down at number 8 for the current game at Leicester.
While I hope he proves me wrong and goes on to make a load of runs, I can't help feeling at the present time we'd have been better off keeping one of the Steves - Adshead or Snell - who could both get useful runs batting lower down the order.
With hindsight was it a mistake getting someone of his age in on a 3 year contract and having to release younger wicketkeepers who would probably have been doing a better job?
This season he has dropped down the order and is showing no signs of improvement. After getting a pair batting at 6 against Northants in the last game I see he is down at number 8 for the current game at Leicester.
While I hope he proves me wrong and goes on to make a load of runs, I can't help feeling at the present time we'd have been better off keeping one of the Steves - Adshead or Snell - who could both get useful runs batting lower down the order.
With hindsight was it a mistake getting someone of his age in on a 3 year contract and having to release younger wicketkeepers who would probably have been doing a better job?
