The Twelfth Man 2016

25 rhythmic action. He played in 16 first- class matches for Yorkshire between 1995 and 1997, scoring 362 runs with a top score of 60, taking 9 wickets, and holding12 catches. From 1998 to 2003, he moved on to Hampshire where he played with his brother Zac. In all, he played in 62 first- class matches, making 1,392 runs with a top score of 65, and he claimed 156 wickets at 26.40. He took five wickets in an innings five times and enjoyed one match haul of ten wickets. Alex played in 42 List ‘A’ matches, scoring 285 runs with a top score of 48 not out, and took 39 wickets, his best being five for 32. Played in 13 England U19s Test Matches scoring a half- century on his debut against India at Headingley in 1994 when he also claimed three for 44. In the same match, which was drawn, Michael Vaughan scored 77, Ismail Dawood 111, and Marcus Trescothick 140. He also featured in nine ODIs for England U19s, scoring 179 runs with a top score of 76, and taking 12 wickets with four for 34 being his best. In the Yorkshire Second’s Roses match at York in 1995 he scored a brilliant 172 in a game which Yorkshire won by ten wickets. More recently, he played for Nottingham- shire’s Second Eleven. His brother Zachary also played first-class cricket for Hampshire. In 2010. Morris became the captain of the Hoyland- swaine Cricket Club who play in the Huddersfield Drakes Cricket League. After the introduction we went straight into question and answer session. Q. Can you tell us about your charity bike ride? A. The charity is the Tom Maynard Trust. We did 410 miles from Truro to The Oval. The aim is to raise £150,000 and we are now at £130,000. It’s had a lot of support from ex-cricketers and cricket supporters making it a fun unique event. Q. Can you tell us about your development through schools cricket into Yorkshire cricket? A. I went from school cricket to WCLS in the nets and then to Barnsley CC going through the Barnsley system to the first team before joining the Yorkshire system. I then had great experiences in the Second Eleven and also with England U19s. I had a problem getting regular cricket with the Yorkshire First Eleven. I was up against Craig White and Gavin Hamilton for the all-rounder spot. The QA session continued into a full session covering Alex’s move to Hampshire, his oversea’s experience coaching and when that didn’t work out he joined the fire service. 12 November – Nottinghamshire Evening with Wayne Noon and Brett Hutton England selection duties meant that Director of Coaching at Notts and the Society’s long- standing visitor, Mike Newell, could not join us. But in his place Mick had organised two splendid replacements, in the form of Assistant Coach and former county wicket- keeper/batsman, Wayne Noon, alongside up- and-coming bowler, Brett Hutton. Wayne began with a review of Notts’ 2015 season. After a disappointing first half to the summer the county came on strong in the latter part of the season and Wayne put that down to several influences: the arrival of ex-England coach Peter Moores, the return from injury of captain Chris Read and the emergence of several promising young players in the Championship side, including Luke Wood, Jake Ball and Brett. Originally from Doncaster, Brett felt that he had benefitted from developing his cricket at a private school (Worksop College in his case) and, after limited First Eleven opportunities at Notts, last season had proved a breakthrough season for him, crowned off with a ten-wicket match return against Durham. A vibrant and honest Q&A session touched on many topics, including the recruitment of Peter Siddle; dearth of English spin bowlers and opening batsmen; importance of Chris Read and how badly he was treated during his England