Legspinner Chris Schofield has today been released by Surrey County Cricket Club after 6 seasons at the club.
Falling out of first class cricket, after leaving Lancashire, Schofield played minor counties cricket for Suffolk and was picked up by coach Alan Butcher in 2006. He was a valuable member of the Surrey squad throughout that time, especially in the shorter forms of the game, when his twenty 20 form earned him a call up to the inaugural ICC Twenty 20 world cup in 2007.
He was so influential in Surrey’s CB40 win this year, playing in every game, and taking 17 wickets and hitting 246 runs, but the lack of Championship games must of been the factor of him leaving, because he was always reliable in one day cricket.
I would like to wish Chris Schofield all the best for the future, and hope he gets a new club, as he definitely has the talent for it.
Some better news today is that Matthew Spriegel and Chris Jordan have both signed 1 year contract extensions, keeping them at The Kia Oval until the end of next season. Both of them have a massive future in the game, with Jordan coming to the party in the championship at the end of last season, and Spriegel topping the batting averages in the CB40, as well as hitting the winning runs in the final.
The pair will be looking to feature more in games next season, with Spriegel not playing a single championship game in 2011, and Jordan just getting back from his back problem.
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