***Official New Zealand Domestic Season Thread 2009/10

[Flem274*]

And De Boorder gets his century. Phlegm I have to say CD's bowling attack doesn't look very penetrative with Mason and Thompson being only about 130 km/h each and both getting on a bit. Also Doug Bracewell has bowled 10 no balls

Welcome to Napier.

We did pretty well considering they have the best FC import (arguably) in Bopara. Were only really in trouble when de Boorder stopped blocking. Not the first time he's impressed in his short career, from the sounds of it he's a quality batsman. Not sure why he hasn't had many opportunities.

Mason post injury doesn't seem to be what he was. I'm backing ET to come good again, its only one bad game. Noema-Barnett is military medium, surprised he got in ahead of Hefford or Diamanti. Never heard of Kuru, he's been given some tap on debut though. Bracewell is still a work in progress bowler.

So yes we onyl really have one bowler atm that we can rely on to do anything, though hopefuly we can remedy that.

It's a shame Yovich isn't a tad younger tbh, reckon he'd of made a very handy international cricketer.

Nah, he's the sort of guy that dominates division two county cricket then gets picked for England and sucks horribly. Decent domestic trundler and handy batsman. His innings shows the pitch is probably okay, Arnel must have been awesome.

CD has always had a pretty rubbish attack, good batting lineup though, this will probably end in a bore draw.

Bar O'Brien and MacKay Wellington is pretty rubbish too tbh. Least OUR bits and peices player got picked for the Black Caps, unlike Bowden or Woodcock

Will be very interested to see how Anaru Kitchen does this season. I'll be following the likes of him, Hiini (possible call up this summer, depending on how he does domestically), the de Boorders, Matt Harvie, Rob Nicol and Leighton Burtt with great interest.

Also hope the wunderkuds do well; Anderson, Williamson et al.

Leighton Burtt: Heard him rated by a few people, hasn't delivered much though (like Bennett). Whats the word on him?

Hoping Anaru Kitchen goes well too.

Usually means a crap second season, in NZ domestic.

Where's Greg Hay?

Dropped and uncontracted. Travesty.

Pinga! What are you doing? You saw off Tuffey and Shaw just to get out to Michael Bates? Cry face

 

[Flem274*]

Nick Beard: 3/59. Top stuff. He's probably going to make way for Nathan McCullum though.

 

[Howsie]

Nick Beard: 3/59. Top stuff. He's probably going to make way for Nathan McCullum though.

He shouldn't though, he's a bloody good bowler. If Beard doesn't get much of a chance this season for Otago it would probably be in his best interest to move, CD would probably be the best place to go.

 

[Flem274*]

He shouldn't though, he's a bloody good bowler. If Beard doesn't get much of a chance this season for Otago it would probably be in his best interest to move, CD would probably be the best place to go.

We use Worker as our spinner so yes, come here Nick..

Worker out. Ahhh, here come the runs. I love Mathew Sinclair. Inexplicable failure at test level ensures CD always scores runs.

 

[Howsie]

The next Shane Warne picks up How early.

 

[straw man]

The next Shane Warne picks up How early.

A good domestic season here and Warnethula should be pushing Patel as our number 2 spinner you'd think.

 

[straw man]

Welcome to Napier.

We did pretty well considering they have the best FC import (arguably) in Bopara. Were only really in trouble when de Boorder stopped blocking. Not the first time he's impressed in his short career, from the sounds of it he's a quality batsman. Not sure why he hasn't had many opportunities.

Mason post injury doesn't seem to be what he was. I'm backing ET to come good again, its only one bad game. Noema-Barnett is military medium, surprised he got in ahead of Hefford or Diamanti. Never heard of Kuru, he's been given some tap on debut though. Bracewell is still a work in progress bowler.

Thompson did pretty well last season, finishing somewhere high up the MVP thing. But is hardly a spearhead. Showing my ignorance but as Noema-Barnett bats 10 and came on the fifth bowler I kinda assumed he was a spinner, not a medium pacer

I see Auckland used Bopara as first change bowler . A case of 'you play international cricket therefore your dibblies must be alright?'

Also can someone remind me, which of the U19s from a year or two ago is the one who runs in and shapes to bowl like Brett Lee, only for his front arm to fall away early and he pushes the ball through at 120-125 km/h? Remember seeing it on TV and thinking it was odd. I keep thinking it was Worker but have a feeling I'm wrong.

 

[Howsie]

Thompson did pretty well last season, finishing somewhere high up the MVP thing. But is hardly a spearhead. Showing my ignorance but as Noema-Barnett bats 10 and came on the fifth bowler I kinda assumed he was a spinner, not a medium pacer

I see Auckland used Bopara as first change bowler . A case of 'you play international cricket therefore your dibblies must be alright?'

Also can someone remind me, which of the U19s from a year or two ago is the one who runs in and shapes to bowl like Brett Lee, only for his front arm to fall away early and he pushes the ball through at 120-125 km/h? Remember seeing it on TV and thinking it was odd. I keep thinking it was Worker but have a feeling I'm wrong.

Greg Morgan from Auckland I think. And Noema-Barnett should be batting a lot higher then 10, he batted him the middle order irrc last year.

 

[straw man]

Greg Morgan from Auckland I think. And Noema-Barnett should be batting a lot higher then 10, he batted him the middle order irrc last year.

That's the one

 

[straw man]

All three matches interrupted by rain.... lame.

 

[Howsie]

Bruce Martin not being in the XI might hurt ND here, Cumming has taken to Williamson already and is 47 of 42, can't believe he picked a batsmen to bat at eight.

 

[straw man]

Bruce Martin not being in the XI might hurt ND here, Cumming has taken to Williamson already and is 47 of 42, can't believe he picked a batsmen to bat at eight.

Perhaps, but Otago are so far behind it's hard to see them setting ND much of a target, even if Cumming scores a big century.

Good to see O'Brien in the wickets for Wellington, to go with Chris Martin getting 4 yesterday. Tuffey wicketless so far though.

 

[Flem274*]

Central chugging along at 258/4 with Sinclair causing jaws to drop by scoring a century, which of course has never happened before. He's on 104* and partnered by Bevan Griggs on 15. Earlier Brad Patton, shifted from three to five, was caught by Young off Shaw for a good innings of 58 to keep pushing his case for Flynn's position in the test side.

Otago are 274/5 as Haig has just fallen for 49 off Yovich. Earlier Cumming was out to left arm spinner Anton Devcich for 126, which will once again surprise everyone I'm sure. Arnel after being devastating in Otago's first innings has gone wicketless with Yovich currently the pick of the bowlers with 2/19 off 8 overs.

Wellington are in trouble against Canterbury at 41/3. Martin bowling nicely with 2/21 off seven. Medium pacer Ellis recently dismissed Parlane for 25. Currently in are imports Elliott and Merchant.

As I type CD loses a wicket.Bates again, its Griggs for 15. Bates now has 3/24 off 15.

EDIT: Good to see O'Brien pick up 5/75 earlier, along with McKays 3/47

 

[straw man]

Century for Skippy! I don't know whether to be happy or depressed by this.

Also one for Cumming - this season is looking same-old same-old already! All of the young guys (Williamson, Kitchen, Anderson, Flynn, Rutherford) have failed with the bat, except Brodie scoring 66 in his first innings of the season.

 

[Flem274*]

Its only the first round.

Expecting Williamson and Kitchen to kick into gear. Rutherford and Anderson didn't do much last season (FC only, Rutherford was good at other forms) so with any luck they'll do something this time.

Flynn to do some flat track bullying against weaker bowling (so, Napier against CD then) to retain his place in the test team.

 

[Flem274*]

Century for Skippy! I don't know whether to be happy or depressed by this.

I know how I feel

 

[straw man]

Skippy for the blackcaps!

With Ryder out I'm resigned to the fact that Elliott will be batting 5 against Pakistan, off the back of his one day performances. I'm not a believer yet in him at test level, so it would be nice if he scored some runs here for Wellington when they're struggling.

Otago look like setting ND about 10 runs to win (still trail by 35 currently).

 

[James]

Go Skippy!

 

[straw man]

Sinclair is killing it - 163 not out.

I had a thought a while ago that perhaps one of the reasons the domestic bullies (Sinclair, Papps, Bell, Cumming, Parlane and to some extent Fulton) do so well locally but fail to step up to international level might be because the come to rely overly on familiarity with bowlers. It's a competition with only 6 teams (not arguing there should be more btw) and they face the same bowlers year in, year out. They must pretty much know what's coming out of the bowler's hand before he does and that could be a crutch that they suddenly don't have when facing international bowlers.*

A host of other reasons too obviously... quality... mindset etc.

I also wondered who are the best bowlers in the last year or two against those guys, whether it turns out to be bowlers of decent quality who they might not have faced much before, or whether I'm totally wrong and it's someone like Ewen Thompson. Some Statsguru type person might be able to work that out .


* Am going to ignore Sinclair's double ton on debut here as he wasn't half the domestic bully then that he is now.

 

[straw man]

Jinx, and out for 165.