Somerset decide not to pursue Chris Gayle

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Somerset Chief Executive Guy Lavender has just made the following statement: “Having taken legal advice and reflected on the situation over the last 24 hours, we have concluded that it is not in the best interests of Somerset County Cricket Club, Chris Gayle, or cricket more generally to pursue this matter any further.”

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Even Somerset know not to take on Gayle. :) See jala?
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BallOil wrote:Even Somerset know not to take on Gayle. :) See jala?
maybe not a matter of take on. Past events indicate that another spat with the WICB is just around the corner and Gayle will be on the market at some time in the not too distant future - having had him pull out this time they may well anticipate having a head-start to first-refuse him at some point in time.
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Good on Somerset nat to go after Gayle....Have a feeling dat Gayle will make up to them sometime in de future!!! 8-)
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I hope the WICB appreciate the sacrifice that Gayle is making to make himself available for selection to the Windies, and don't try to screw him over....
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Gayle's contract with Somerset was signed before the agreement with the WICB was worked out by Gonsalves, and left Gayle open to legal action. The WICB could've made life easier for Gayle by picking the squad early, like the Kiwis did, but the WICB have made it very clear that the welfare of its players is not high on its agenda.
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howzdat wrote:
BallOil wrote:Even Somerset know not to take on Gayle. :) See jala?
maybe not a matter of take on. Past events indicate that another spat with the WICB is just around the corner and Gayle will be on the market at some time in the not too distant future - having had him pull out this time they may well anticipate having a head-start to first-refuse him at some point in time.
That was almost 1 year ago. Now I read that Chris Gayle gives Somerset 'first refusal' on T20 availability. Where Windiesfans.com lead, others merely follow :P :P :P :P
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howzdat wrote:
howzdat wrote:
BallOil wrote:Even Somerset know not to take on Gayle. :) See jala?
maybe not a matter of take on. Past events indicate that another spat with the WICB is just around the corner and Gayle will be on the market at some time in the not too distant future - having had him pull out this time they may well anticipate having a head-start to first-refuse him at some point in time.
That was almost 1 year ago. Now I read that Chris Gayle gives Somerset 'first refusal' on T20 availability. Where Windiesfans.com lead, others merely follow :P :P :P :P
Nice...Good to see Gayle giving em a 2nd look :)
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Good call howzdat....
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The pointless-money-making tri-series with Sri Lanka and India will run until July 11:

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That means Gayle should be in England for Somerset's game on July 14:

http://www.espncricinfo.com/friends-lif ... e=fixtures" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Who needs a fortune-teller when all you hafi do is keep your :roll: :roll: on these pages and you won't go too far wrong :!: Windiesfanse.com scores another scoop as datz how to be almost two years ahead of the headlines :lol: :oops: :oops: :oops:
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howzdat wrote:y howzdat » Fri Apr 26, 2013 2:31 pm
BallOil wrote:Even Somerset know not to take on Gayle. :) See jala?
maybe not a matter of take on. Past events indicate that another spat with the WICB is just around the corner and Gayle will be on the market at some time in the not too distant future - having had him pull out this time they may well anticipate having a head-start to first-refuse him at some point in time.
That was almost 1 year ago. Now I read that Chris Gayle gives Somerset 'first refusal' on T20 availability. Where Windiesfans.com lead, others merely follow :P :P :P :P
County news March 23, 2015 Gayle in for a Blast at Somerset
... Somerset have made the most high-profile signing to date for this year's NatWest T20 Blast by agreeing a short-term deal with Chris Gayle between his IPL and CPL commitments. Gayle could play as many as six games in a three-week period in May and June.

One of the most feared batsman in the T20 format and scorer of the fastest hundred, Gayle will arrive at Somerset after his IPL stint with Royal Challengers Bangalore is over - possibly in time for Taunton's first night of the Blast, on May 22, if RCB do not make the knockout stages. His final appearance is scheduled to be at Cardiff on June 13 ...
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