How Much Can Second Team Form Account For Professional Chances?

But with questions always over the relevance of Second XI cricket in comparison to the County Championship, how much is it actually taken account for, for selection?

Two years ago, While Asa Tribe was studying at Cardiff Metropolitan University, known for its cricketing prowess, he had an ODI century walking around with him wherever he went. Into Cathays Lidl for the weekly shop, off to The Mackintosh for a quick pint of whatever beer is on a student deal after a long day of lectures; he was just another student. Perhaps he was already exposed to a level of cricket which could have credit for (given his century for Jersey) but it was because of his choice of university that landed him an opportunity with Glamorgan Seconds. A top-run scoring year in just a handful of matches followed, then the rookie contract, then the first team breakthrough. Now he’s being spoken about for the first Test of the summer for England.