I would agree that he does need to experience cricket on those sort of decks but I don't personally think it's vital he does it at this stage of his development. He has only played 14 first-class games so far and while vary talented, is some way from the finished article. I don't think a spell in a pretty decent first-class competition will do his progress any harm at all. Steve Finn did not experience a particularly successful spell for Otago in terms of wicket-taking, but he will have gained the knowledge of how to bowl in slightly different conditions than he's used to and I'd suggest he's at a far more advanced stage in his career than Jarvis.
The pitches in New Zealand domestic cricket have been a fair bit flatter the last few seasons though (certainly far flatter than you'd find in Australian grade cricket!), and bowlers of even more meagre pace than those you listed do exceptionally well in Australian grade cricket competitions. I'm a big rap on Sydney grade cricket but there's no doubt that the Plunket Shield was a better option for him.
You, sir, are my favourite person.
It's not really grit and determination that is needed. It's not even form. Everybody knows he is talented.
Well he's bowling now, got rid of both Marshall and Vettori in the first half hour.
That's just the way he plays, gets drunk, eats, throws up, gets hungover, doesn't show up for practice, etc.
He played the pacemen with occasional respect, looked largely like a "I'm not in your ODI plans why?" type innings though. Hit 3 consecutive sixes within the first four balls he'd faced of Astle. Dismissal was soft, holing out to long on with Wgtn still nowhere near a lead.
Excellent work, mate.
Yeah, he definitely is.
Yeah he's down to just the 3 of them now.
And ended up with 4-38
Munro has 124 off 110 balls, out of Auckland's total of 236/9.
Hell of a knock on what I'm led to believe is a pretty spicy wicket.
