*Official* New Zealand Domestic Cricket Season 2012/2013

[Chubb]

Club team in Dunedin. We played Old boys in that Club Knockout comp.

Thought that might be the case.

 

[BackFootPunch]

Thought that might be the case.

Would be good to see Metro win that whole thing actually, they'd go alright in Auckland if they had all their best players.

 

[Immenso]

Colin Munro passed 1000 career FC runs in the last match (at an average in high 50s).

No drum beating for selection by me, just saying congratulations, good start and keep it up.

Plus. As a hack bowler myself, it is pleasing when chump batsmen get shown up .....

 

[otagoman]

They seem to be hinting very strongly on Radio sport that Bruce Martin will be selected in the Black Caps...

 

[BackFootPunch]

They seem to be hinting very strongly on Radio sport that Bruce Martin will be selected in the Black Caps...

Would be well deserved and long overdue if true.

 

[otagoman]

i thought it was long overdue, but i think its well past his time now

Astle needs to be invested in and Jeets has done ok, surely you dont take 3 spinners on tour...i would have thought Nathula would have been ahead of Martin in the pecking order as well

 

[BackFootPunch]

Well with what's happened this week it wouldn't surprise me if Jeets got ditched for some ****ty reason.

Martin should have been ahead of Astle and Nethula this whole time. Just cause they're leggies ("point of difference" - eat a dick Doully etc) doesn't mean they should be picked if they're not actually the next best bowler.

 

[Athlai]

Bugger off with the Bruce Martin pick. We're going to South Africa we don't need a backup spinner and Jeets is our first choice by a long stretch.

If Jeets gets injured just play another seamer.

We're trying to squeeze Southee, Boult, Bracewell, Gillespie, Wagner, Martin and co all into the same attack. Let Williamson/Guptill/Taylor spin it if we have to have a guy there, those guys + another seamer would be far better than Bruce Martin or any other spinner.

That said they'd probably be better than Jeets too.

 

[Athlai]

Well with what's happened this week it wouldn't surprise me if Jeets got ditched for some ****ty reason.

Martin should have been ahead of Astle and Nethula this whole time. Just cause they're leggies ("point of difference" - eat a dick Doully etc) doesn't mean they should be picked if they're not actually the next best bowler.

You could argue Tastle is a genuine allrounder.

 

[Mixmasterreece]

You could argue Tastle is a genuine allrounder.

Balance-wise I like the look of Tastle batting #8 for us.

 

[straw man]

Tastle is a good replacement for when Vettori retires - not quite a bowler and not quite a batsman

 

[hendrix]

i thought it was long overdue, but i think its well past his time now

Astle needs to be invested in and Jeets has done ok, surely you dont take 3 spinners on tour...i would have thought Nathula would have been ahead of Martin in the pecking order as well

+1.

really strange selection.

 

[Immenso]

I am an Astle fan; in that I have followed his results for a few years, and since getting access to the video vault I have watched a bit of his bowling. I was pleased he got a call up and it was interesting watchinh him bowl in the test. But I don't think he ready for test cricket. His full toss is very regular. He needs to keep improving at FC level and work on his game, he is still young, and still new to being a specialist.

With three leggies on the FC scene now, it is good for our batsmen, and if they start improving their games against spin this should hopefully test these leggies a bit more as well.

I would still be interested in seeing Nethula given a test match opportunity. He is back to his normal action and picking up wickets.

I can't argue with a Bruce Martin selection. Two good seasons on the back
of a decade of FC experience.

BTW. Bad time for D de Boorder to have a batting dip. A spot is there for the taking.

 

[Flem274*]

So with a few bowlers injured and three of their senior batsmen set to run around in South Africa over the coming weeks, does anyone know what Canterbury will look like in the coming weeks?

 

[Bahnz]

Cd bowling.

 

[Flem274*]

yeessss

 

[Howsie]

Mathieson

Speedgun?

 

[Bahnz]

Mathieson

Speedgun?

Yep.

 

[Flem274*]

Milne and Mathieson woop!

 

[Bahnz]

Ryder to rip 'em to shreds.