12:00pm Saturday 28th August 2010
By Graham Hardcastle
Martyn Moxon has revealed that Yorkshire will again target a fast bowler to fill their overseas slot for next season.
And the White Rose county’s director of professional cricket has also said “we have some irons in the fire”.
Moxon has not completely ruled Tino Best out of the running, but the West Indian pace bowler is surely a non-starter after losing any kind of form over the last couple of months or so.
“We are looking for an overseas fast bowler for next season,” said Moxon.
“It is still early days – and, until we have those no-objection certificates from the country of whoever the player plays for, there is no way a deal can be done.
“We have some irons in the fire though, but it is early days.”
Moxon has confirmed that Best will not play again for the county this season after tearing his hamstring.
The 29-year-old returned to Barbados on Wednesday ahead of a four to six-week recovery period.
Moxon added: “We are going to keep in touch with Tino to see how things develop in his off-season.
“I would not rule out him coming back, but we will see how the winter progresses.”
Opening batsman Joe Sayers is another player on the sidelines, and he is unlikely to feature again this season due to illness.
Sayers’ problems started before the LV= County Championship match against Lancashire at Old Trafford in late June when he suffered an asthma attack. He has played one second-team fixture since.
Moxon explained: “Joe is still ill, and it is very unlikely he will be back playing before the end of the season.
“It is a viral sort of problem, but there is no firm diagnosis.
“It is very disappointing and frustrating for all concerned. But, at the moment, there is little chance of him playing before the end of this campaign.
“He managed one day of a second-team game earlier this month, but he felt completely debilitated after the match.
“He still has a lack of energy, sore throats and headaches. He is still feeling very run down.”
Yorkshire have not been hampered too much by the pair’s absence.
Best’s dip in form coincided with a return to county cricket for Tim Bresnan and or Ajmal Shahzad, while Jacques Rudolph and Adam Lyth have been successful at the top of the order in four-day cricket.
Yorkshire’s next fixture is in the Clydesdale Bank 40 competition on Tuesday when they travel to Wantage Road to face Northamptonshire under lights.
A win would confirm a place in the semi-finals for Andrew Gale’s men.
And it is looking more and more likely that they would then be able to host the last-four tie at Scarborough on September 11.
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