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**Official** New Zealand Domestic Season 2013/2014

Kippax

Cricketer Of The Year
At least the CD website is actually coded correctly for what it is. Click on literally any news story on the Queensland Cricket website and it comes up like this:

Latest News - Queensland Cricket

And no, it's not your browser's fault. Given how nice the front page looks and how much effort they put into writing those, it's absolutely hilarious that the same problem has existed for 18 months now.
Wouldn't be surprised if Chrome users of a Queensland sporting website were still a <5% minority tbf. The temptation to sweep us under the rug was a very real one. :p
 

RxGM

U19 Vice-Captain
Considering there is a tour match vs 'Indians' before first test, if it was one of those composite XI of First and Second choice players, I'd be keen to see:

Rutherford
Guptill
Papps
Latham
Ryder
McCullum
de Boorder+
Vettori
Sodhi
Wagner
Bennett

We probs won't get Guptill, Papps or Bennett given a round of PS finishes a day before this starts but that'd be my XI to test out/get form/reward.
They are allowed to replace those guys out for international duty, I have not looked at the schedule but I wonder if there is sufficient space after LO for Guptill to play that round of PS any way

I know its a while away but Latham should be down to open it is where he will play most of his cricket while McCullum and ryder are fit

McCullum will need to rest his back probably too so Neesham may slot in there
 

Flem274*

123/5
Here you go Hurricane. Would have done a few more like Brownlie, Papps etc but I'm hungry and cbf so will do them later. Blokes like Sinclair and Munro will be used for context.

Hamish Rutherford
NZ: 10 games, 558 @ 34.87. 1 ton, 1 fifty
PS: 18 games, 1347 @ 40.81. 4 tons, 5 fifties.
CC: 2 games, 29 @ 9.66. 0 tons, 0 fifties.

Peter Fulton
NZ: 20 games, 934 @ 29.18. 2 tons, 5 fifties.
PS: 88 games, 6564 @ 44.65. 11 tons, 40 fifties.

Martin Guptill
NZ: 31 games, 1718 @ 29.62. 2 tons, 12 fifties.
PS: 24 games, 1656 @ 43.57. 4 tons, 7 fifties. (most played pre test selection)
CC: 16 games, 1131 @ 43.50. 3 tons, 6 fifties.

Ross Taylor
NZ: 53 games, 4134 @ 47.51. 11 tons, 21 fifties
PS: 40 games, 2337 @ 38.31. 4 tons, 14 fifties (most played pre test selection)

Kane Williamson
PS: 21 games, 1763 @ 56.87. 6 tons, 6 fifties (most played pre test selection)
CC: 22 games, 1600 @ 42.10. 3 tons, 11 fifties

Jesse Ryder
NZ: 18 games, 1269 @ 40.93. 3 tons, 6 fifties
PS: 53 games, 3927 @ 47.31. 12 tons, 18 fifties
(446 @ 44.60 for CD, 2908 @ 45.43 for Wellington, 573 @ 71.62 for Otago)

Brendon McCullum
NZ as gloveman: 52 games, 2803 @ 34.18. 5 tons, 15 fifties.
NZ as batsman: 30 games, 1881 @ 36.88. 2 tons, 13 fifties.
PS: 28 games, 1421 @ 28.42. 2 tons, 8 fifties (most played pre test selection)
CC: 3 games, 306 @ 61.20. 1 ton, 1 fifty

Corey Anderson
NZ: 5 games, 222 @ 37.00. 1 ton, 0 fifties.
PS: 26 games, 1282 @ 33.73. 1 ton, 5 fifties.
 

Hurricane

Hall of Fame Member
Here you go Hurricane. Would have done a few more like Brownlie, Papps etc but I'm hungry and cbf so will do them later. Blokes like Sinclair and Munro will be used for context.

Hamish Rutherford
NZ: 10 games, 558 @ 34.87. 1 ton, 1 fifty
PS: 18 games, 1347 @ 40.81. 4 tons, 5 fifties.
CC: 2 games, 29 @ 9.66. 0 tons, 0 fifties.

Peter Fulton
NZ: 20 games, 934 @ 29.18. 2 tons, 5 fifties.
PS: 88 games, 6564 @ 44.65. 11 tons, 40 fifties.

Martin Guptill
NZ: 31 games, 1718 @ 29.62. 2 tons, 12 fifties.
PS: 24 games, 1656 @ 43.57. 4 tons, 7 fifties. (most played pre test selection)
CC: 16 games, 1131 @ 43.50. 3 tons, 6 fifties.

Ross Taylor
NZ: 53 games, 4134 @ 47.51. 11 tons, 21 fifties
PS: 40 games, 2337 @ 38.31. 4 tons, 14 fifties (most played pre test selection)

Kane Williamson
PS: 21 games, 1763 @ 56.87. 6 tons, 6 fifties (most played pre test selection)
CC: 22 games, 1600 @ 42.10. 3 tons, 11 fifties

Jesse Ryder
NZ: 18 games, 1269 @ 40.93. 3 tons, 6 fifties
PS: 53 games, 3927 @ 47.31. 12 tons, 18 fifties
(446 @ 44.60 for CD, 2908 @ 45.43 for Wellington, 573 @ 71.62 for Otago)

Brendon McCullum
NZ as gloveman: 52 games, 2803 @ 34.18. 5 tons, 15 fifties.
NZ as batsman: 30 games, 1881 @ 36.88. 2 tons, 13 fifties.
PS: 28 games, 1421 @ 28.42. 2 tons, 8 fifties (most played pre test selection)
CC: 3 games, 306 @ 61.20. 1 ton, 1 fifty

Corey Anderson
NZ: 5 games, 222 @ 37.00. 1 ton, 0 fifties.
PS: 26 games, 1282 @ 33.73. 1 ton, 5 fifties.
Awesome - I guess when you first posted this 3 years ago there was a strong correlation between domestic performance and Test performance. Now not so much. Plenty of guys are carving up at domestic level and getting mediocre returns at test level.

Liked the baz with and without gloves analysis.
 

Kippax

Cricketer Of The Year
Holy Cow! Crowe Returning to Commentary | Stuff.co.nz

Martin Crowe is returning to the airwaves after a four-year absence and will join the radio commentary team for next month's India one-day international in Auckland.

New Zealand's record test centurion confirmed he'd accepted an offer to join the Radio Network's call of the third ODI at Eden Park on January 25, and will probably return for the second test in Auckland the following month.

Crowe said he was sounded out by senior commentator Bryan Waddle to join the radio team during his book tour earlier in the year. At that stage he was ''as far away from cricket as possible,'' but in recent months he'd penned several columns for ESPN's Cricinfo website, before accepting another approach from the network.
 

Howsie

International Captain
I can't stand Craig McMillan, I mean I actually think I despise him. I had to laugh during the last one dayer when he tried to convince Craig Cumming that Corey Anderson played a Jason Holder short ball well. Anderson had both his feet in the air, head turned, fending at the ball and was struck on the neck; LOL. He's the commentary equivalent of an Cricinfo comment.
 

Hurricane

Hall of Fame Member
I secretly like Ian Smith. He won me over after Munaf Patel bowled a second beamer and was ejected from the attack. A huddle formed while they tried to figure out who should complete the over and Munaf Patel approached the gathering to give his two cents.
"Munaf patel can get out of there, no one wants to talk to him".
 

NZTailender

I can't believe I ate the whole thing
Ian Smith spends the first 20% of his time giving insightful analysis (which is 19.9% more than guys like Richardson, McMillan, Doull) and the remaining 80% of his time repeating his good observations, getting more and more passionate and 100 times more annoying as he goes.

Still prefer him to most of the other NZ commentators though.
 
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Hurricane

Hall of Fame Member
He's also from my era so I connect with him that way - while I was out of the country when Doull and Richardson were plying their trade.

The best commentator is hadlee himself. He invented the phrase corridoor of uncertainty and during a 5 minute spell of golden words during an ODI explained the channel a fast bowler should operate in.
 

Athlai

Not Terrible
I quite enjoy Richardson and Doully, neither are really remarkable or terrible and can actually gel pretty well with the right combination. Generally I really enjoy Doully with either Richardson in the commentary box or any of the touring comms. Richardson I generally prefer with the NZ commentators for the most part.

Ian Smith is our flag waver and probably one of the most passionate fans in the country, it can make him both good and bad.

Cairns and Cumming have showed good signs.
 

Prince EWS

Global Moderator
Morrison is obviously terrible and McMillan isn't great either, but Morrison obviously isn't on Sky, McMillan does says some interesting things at the times, and the rest are largely very good by international standards. Really enjoying SkyNZ's coverage is one of the reasons I got so interested in New Zealand cricket for the first time a few years ago; you guys are blessed really.
 

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