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

Kippax

Kippax

Cricketer Of The Year
Blocky said:
I've never had to walk on so many egg shells around people because where I come from, being called an idiot for saying something stupid is par for the course.
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You never soften a stance or concede a point which is the problem there. It's always 'no animal may sleep in a bed with sheets' tricks, 'I didn't mean he can't swing it that way on purpose, I meant he can't do it consistently' tricks sooner than a concession, a schtick you've seemingly learnt from a Wall Street self-help book. Often wrong, never in doubt.
 
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Bahnz

Bahnz

Hall of Fame Member
Latham finally breaks his 90's curse. Against such a weak CD bowling lineup, this is another great chance for a double.
 
hendrix

hendrix

Hall of Fame Member
yeah ****ty attack but Latham's already made runs against good attacks this season so he deserves some stat padding.
 
A

African Monkey

U19 Vice-Captain
SteveNZ said:
But if we're comparing apples with apples, Santner's FC numbers are worse than Ish's. And when I say that, I mean bowling and batting.

I love the snot out of the Colins/Mitch/any HP player but I'll just as happily point out if I think they're picked unjustly, as I felt when Lord de Grandhomme played limited overs international cricket on the back of a single (maybe two) 50s in List A/HRV.

But in saying that, 12 overs, 9 maidens, 5-5 on the biggest road in NZ deserves a call-up ASAP. Gun.
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agreed. CdG is amazing tbh.
 
Blocky

Blocky

Banned
Exactly what you want to see from Latham going back to domestic cricket after a test match... Rutherford and Fulton however... :(
 
hendrix

hendrix

Hall of Fame Member
going through Latham's boundaries - I really don't like him sweeping around his front pad like that to balls in line with the stumps. I don't mind a sweep outside off stump, but he'll be a genuine LBW candidate in the Windies if he continues to sweep the straight ones.

Also, looks like a complete road.

Still, runs on the board.
 
Hurricane

Hurricane

Hall of Fame Member
Blocky said:
As for your other point, granted, but then look at you and I - we very rarely have personal clashes despite massively differing viewpoints. I'll post silly pictures of dogs when I consider someone to be beyond a discussion on cricket. You don't see me getting sensitive when people start a whole new meme of "Blockying" do you? Because I take it all in good fun and don't see anything personal being involved here, I've never had to walk on so many egg shells around people because where I come from, being called an idiot for saying something stupid is par for the course.
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hang in there blocky. I have enjoyed some of your posts.

If you want to get on SteveNZ's good side by the way try bagging Colin Munro. He will like that.
 
Immenso

Immenso

International Vice-Captain
Brownlie is now up to 6th on the run scoring chart. Not bad for a 'bad ' season. 8 50s and 0 100s means he has flown well and truly under the radar.
 
V

vandem

State Captain
hendrix said:
Todd Astle has bowled more than 50 overs and kept an economy rate under 3, while taking 6 wickets.

His dropping for the Bangladesh tour is looking more and more ridiculous.
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Disagree. Too much hindsight in your comment.

At the time, Astle was regarded as a spin-bowling all rounder, and played his only test as #2 spinner (behind Jeets) and batting #7. When Jeets was discarded, Martin was next of the rank, as the test team needed a spinner who could tie up an end in an attack with only 3 seamers + KW. I assume Astle was seen more as a 17-2-80-2 bowler than a 30-8-80-2 bowler.

But now Anderson has changed the game for the test spinner role. Sodhi made the Bangs tour as a learning experience, but when Anderson batted at #6 and was able to bowl 10 overs a day, we could pick a spinner to take wickets in the 3rd / 4th innings, rather than bowl a tight 20-25 overs a day.
 
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