*** Official New Zealand Domestic Cricket 2011/2012 ***

[NZTailender]

It was heavily overcast all day after rain yesterday. Would've been gun for the seamers I imagine.

 

[Kippax]

Tastle with 4/43 and Wellington drifting towards another big loss.

Ha! How a FC match can turn...Tastle gets one of the more comprehensive first-ball ducks I've ever seen. Mark Gillespie hopefully getting back to where he was in '07/08, when he took 32 State Chcp wickets @ 20.
http://nzcpooch.blob.core.windows.net/a66e2fdf-2bc7-4802-b995-e55f42491d33/3_038_02.mp4

Is Wgtn ever going to get consistent run production out of Papps like Ctby did though? Almost like he's realised even 10,000 FC runs won't ultimately lead to anything ("wharf work pays quite well" - Sinclair).
http://nzcpooch.blob.core.windows.net/a66e2fdf-2bc7-4802-b995-e55f42491d33/4_005_06.mp4

 

[Kippax]

Cricket: Munro's maiden ton helps put Auckland in control | Otago Daily Times Online News : Otago, South Island, New Zealand & International News

..He whacked seven sixes and 12 fours in a 115-ball innings of 130 and was particularly brutal on Neil Wagner, scoring 72 runs from the 53 deliveries he faced from the left-armer.

Munro's three sixes off Wagner -
http://nzcpooch.blob.core.windows.net/fc8998ce-1de4-429b-9300-74696fdb44b5/2_046_02.mp4
http://nzcpooch.blob.core.windows.net/fc8998ce-1de4-429b-9300-74696fdb44b5/2_046_03.mp4
http://nzcpooch.blob.core.windows.net/fc8998ce-1de4-429b-9300-74696fdb44b5/2_048_02.mp4
Bringing up his ton -
http://nzcpooch.blob.core.windows.net/fc8998ce-1de4-429b-9300-74696fdb44b5/2_067_06.mp4

 

[SteveNZ]

Kippax, I really hope you stick around.

Reckon Seconi is being a bit disingenuous in regards to Munro. Wouldn't say he was near the Ingram class of concrete shoes and whilst his technique isn't one of absolute purity, he's hardly a hack.

 

[Bahnz]

Great comeback by wellington. Good to see Brodie in the runs.

 

[Mike5181]

Get em Sinclair.

 

[Nishan]

Sorry to hear of the death of Peter Sharp. For foreign folk he was a regular on radio commentary here, based out of Christchurch. He was easily my favourite local commentator with a good voice for radio. Importantly, he had a cricket background and you felt he actually did some research on players he might not know too well so he could actually inform the listeners.

RIP one of the best.. enjoyed listening to him over summer days

 

[Howsie]

Eh, don't tell me we are going to let these clowns chase it down.

 

[Hurricane]

Cricket: Munro's maiden ton helps put Auckland in control | Otago Daily Times Online News : Otago, South Island, New Zealand & International News

Well done I guess to Colin. May make me eat my words. Will watch his next inning closely.

 

[Flem274*]

Flem will be pumped for Mason.

What an effort.

 

[Mike5181]

What are you doing ND?

Mark Gillespie has found a bit of form lately which is good to see as well.

 

[vandem]

What are you doing ND?

Just teasing. Boult and Arnel and Grub to rip through Canty. 60 run first innings lead to ND. Hamish Marshall and Flynn to get 80s and set a target of 350+.

Hold the press - it's happening as I type - 4 wickets in last 4 overs ...

 

[Mike5181]

Just teasing. Boult and Arnel and Grub to rip through Canty. 60 run first innings lead to ND. Hamish Marshall and Flynn to get 80s and set a target of 350+.

Hold the press - it's happening as I type - 4 wickets in last 4 overs ...

They have a pretty useful batting line up with Flynn, Vettori, Watling and the Marshall brothers. Flynn should've been in the mix for the test team not too long ago but he hasn't made much of an impact here which is a shame.

The bowling attack has been gun for a while now.

 

[Days of Grace]

Haha, ND such a gun attack. Don't especially want Arnel taking too many more 5-fers, since it may tempt the national selectors into choosing him again. Just not an international-class bowler.

 

[Hurricane]

Haha, ND such a gun attack. Don't especially want Arnel taking too many more 5-fers, since it may tempt the national selectors into choosing him again. Just not an international-class bowler.

I like him adding to the quality of FC cricket but I have seen enough of him at blackcap level.

You would think he would be a superstar in the List A stuff but I think he is only average there (if I recall correctly).

 

[Howsie]

They have a pretty useful batting line up with Flynn, Vettori, Watling and the Marshall brothers. Flynn should've been in the mix for the test team not too long ago but he hasn't made much of an impact here which is a shame.

The bowling attack has been gun for a while now.

Yeah bloody Daniel Flynn, should've scored at least two 100's in the three innings he's had this season. Forget that he's coming back from a serious hip injury and hasn't scored any runs at any level this summer, the guy is totally blowing his chance here....

 

[Prince EWS]

On Flynn, I'm pretty irritated that he's batting six while Yovich (or Arnel, lol) open the batting. He's not going to overtake Williamson/Taylor/Brownlie/Vettori/Ryder any time soon; his way into the Test side is as an opener as far as I see it. He had some success opening for ND a couple of seasons back too so it's disappointing to not see him there, especially with ND using makeshift openers anyway.

 

[Flem274*]

Haha, ND such a gun attack. Don't especially want Arnel taking too many more 5-fers, since it may tempt the national selectors into choosing him again. Just not an international-class bowler.

I don't mind Arnel getting 5fers at all. If more "popular" bowlers don't take as many wickets as him, or batsmen continue to get out to his bowling, it isn't Brent Arnel's problem.

The ball is in everyone else's court to show they are better options than Arnel.

 

[NZTailender]

Arnel is good though. I think he can crack it at Test level, and have an O'Brien-esque comeback and hopefully go onto do better. If you just look at his stats they're not flash, but if you remember some of the Tests he bowled in, he was not the worst in most of them.
That's not a good way to measure a bowler (it's mediocre tbh) but he outperformed Martin and Southee yet they didn't receive as much flack as he did.

 

[BackFootPunch]

Really hoping Cumming can push on here and get some support from someone. Seems pretty incredible an Otago batting line up with so much experience has managed only 2 batting points this season (think they came in the first game too).

Also wouldn't mind seeing Nelson grab the Hawke Cup, that team Hamilton produced for their last defence was just ridiculous.

Arnel probably is good enough for Test cricket but if we have our best bowlers fit then the role he'd play should be covered by someone else. Although once Martin retires it'll be interesting to see if one of the younger guys can step up and replicate his consistency.