Callum Ferguson told by the Thunder he will not be offered a new contract. I think it's a good decision. They have some good young guys like Oliver Davies who need more opportunities and maybe they can get an upgrade elsewhere with the cap savings.
Despite doing a good job of rebuilding the innings a few times this season I just feel he wastes too many balls. For long periods he bats without even attempting to hit the ball hard and low to the boundary let alone over it. He just looks for tap and run singles for overs on end. He also lacks the power to hit over the ring consistently you'd expect from a #3 batsman. Too many innings of 37 runs from 36 deliveries.
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"I think the initial reaction was just shock. We'd gone to the Thunder before the start of the season and we were looking to re-sign. They wanted to hold on it.
"I started the season really well and we went back to them again and they wanted to hold again.
"Missed out a few times in the middle of the season and then finished really well, so we went back to them again and non-committal would be probably a bit of an understatement.
"My manager literally couldn't get a return phone call from the Thunder for a week and a half I reckon. No response to text messages and emails, which was frustrating.
"We finally heard from them yesterday. It is disappointment and shock, I think, initially, and then it probably got to anger at different stages throughout the day.
"In the end, I think I got to the point where I was like, 'Well, you know what, one door closes, hopefully another one will open'."
Ferguson will seek a spot with another BBL franchise and has also indicated his desire to play T20 cricket abroad.
He retired from first-class cricket last year after a distinguished career for South Australia that reaped a lone Test appearance.
