HeathDavisSpeed
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Odd that Wonky came over for one game and has now gone back to Perth.
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*** Official New Zealand Domestic Cricket 2011/2012 ***
- Thread starter Howsie
- Start date
Mike5181
International Captain
Back in form with seven wickets in an innings.
Why undeserved? I believe he bowled those 7 balls that took wickets. And it wasn't like Wellington were mailing it in - they were still in with a very minor sniff, albeit a very minor one. Same team scored 501-6 last week.
HeathDavisSpeed
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Same team? No Wonky this week. He's the best thing since bread came sliced.
He has been under restrictions, and in that Hawke Cup game he bowled all his overs in the first innings, so wouldnt have been able to bowl, should it have gone to another innings.
Flem274*
123/5
Boam is a decent bowler tbf
Howsie
International Captain
He's a batsmen though isn't he, a batsmen who was deemed to be good enough to bat at three at one point during the season. His bowling is decent enough and he's pretty ideal for a 4th/5th bowler but no way in the world should he be playing as the third seamer, especially in a team where your opening bowlers are two of the most expensive and loose going around.
Wellington should've made Pollard 12th man and played Tugaga instead IMO. Patel at eight and Tugaga at nine is pretty solid batting depth anyway.
Wellington should've made Pollard 12th man and played Tugaga instead IMO. Patel at eight and Tugaga at nine is pretty solid batting depth anyway.
HeathDavisSpeed
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Yeah, reckon you've got it right. I like Pollard, but it makes little sense to have him in this line up.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Howsie often campaigns for the selection of more specialist bowlers when I really don't think it's warranted but unless Franklin is going to bowl more than he is, I think he's probably right here. If you have a player who warrants a spot on both batting and bowling alone then you fill your 'extra' spot with a batsman as the law of diminishing returns applies more to bowlers than it does batsmen, but Wellington have only really picked three proper bowling options here (and one of them is Jeets..) - again, unless Franklin's in a bowling mood, which he doesn't seem to be.
Hurricane
Hall of Fame Member
I only have only seen him in the HRV cup but from the little I saw he didn't look good enough to bowl 1st change. That is not based on him getting smacked but more open his action etc.
Flem274*
123/5
I think Boam should be much higher than number eight, and agree that Wellington could do with an extra bowler. What I was saying was I think Boam is pretty decent. Genuine FC 4th seamer and looks like a test match 5th bowler provided your other four bowlers are proper bowlers.
I guess Wellington think they can get away with Franklin/Woodcock/Elliott as their fifth bowler. I disagree if so; three bit part bowlers don't add up to a good bowler, they just add up to three bit part bowlers.
McKay and Kugglejuggle will need to step up here, unless this is going to be the one game per summer Patel takes 5fer.
Edit: Great to see Rutherford, KNB and Cachopa ton up today. Looks like a lot of starts for Auckland so far but no tons, which is unfortunate for them.
And last of all, awesome to see Craig Cumming make a score in possibly his final innings for Otago.
I guess Wellington think they can get away with Franklin/Woodcock/Elliott as their fifth bowler. I disagree if so; three bit part bowlers don't add up to a good bowler, they just add up to three bit part bowlers.
McKay and Kugglejuggle will need to step up here, unless this is going to be the one game per summer Patel takes 5fer.
Edit: Great to see Rutherford, KNB and Cachopa ton up today. Looks like a lot of starts for Auckland so far but no tons, which is unfortunate for them.
And last of all, awesome to see Craig Cumming make a score in possibly his final innings for Otago.
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