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Richard Clarke AKA 'The Grumbler'

Rapid pace of change sees members stuck in the middle

Rapid pace

Richard Clarke
AKA The Grumbler

This column is called The Grumbler for good reason.
It is the pseudonym I first used 20 years ago as a playful dig in the ribs at the passionate yet problematic psyche of county members.
Much has changed since then, yet much has stayed the same.
For a start, I am now deep in the middle-aged demographic I was teasing back then but the game has been so marginalised that the membership pool has not been renewed and, sadly, I remain something of a youngster.
Throughout this period, T20 apart, English cricket seemed happy to stand Canute-like in the hope that th...

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