Laxman's Back

Tuesday, 28 October 2008

The big story surrounding Lancashire cricket at the moment is Indian overseas star VVS Laxman' s arrival at the club, and rightly so.

Though virtually all the posts I've read from Lancashire fans give me the impression that all will be great at Lancs due to the signing of one man. Blind optomism is being used to paper over the cracks of a troubled county and no one man can fix this problem, at least not one batsman.

Three or four maybe but Lancs are traditionally a producing club and only in recent years have they chased other counties' star players, and Cork aside none of them have really shined.

Because of the lack of money in county cricket, even at the big clubs like Lancs, sides have to produce their own talent to be successful.

If smaller counties like Sussex and Durham are producing their own players, players who can win them titles, then why aren't Lancs?Signing a quality overseas player is always a step in the right direction, but thinking that one signing is the answer to all your problems is crazy.

Lancs need to look a little bit deeper within their own county before they can consider themselves serious title challengers, with or without Laxman.

posted by RF Rutter