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***Official*** New Zealand Domestic Season 2014/15

Kippax

Kippax

Cricketer Of The Year
The ND component of the Alternative Commentary Collective....that must be Newsboy himself. Just continues to impress.
 
Kippax

Kippax

Cricketer Of The Year
Dan said:
FTR Kippax, pretty sure I missed tipping the first game because it had started by the time I signed up. So I didn't have the chance to do *that* much better :P
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You would've backed your beloved Knights for that one anyway, itbt. You and your Devcich-loving buddy, Devon Mace.
 
Blocky

Blocky

Banned
Kippax said:
You would've backed your beloved Knights for that one anyway, itbt. You and your Devcich-loving buddy, Devon Mace.
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The Knights are bloody strong though and they don't have the issue of Otago where their most destructive players are going to be away on other duties. My preferences in terms of favorites for selection/matches were Knights, then Otago, then Wellington, then Auckland, then CD, then Canterbury.

I think Canterbury will be completely destroyed this season. CD's bowling attack isn't good enough at restricting runs.
 
Kippax

Kippax

Cricketer Of The Year
Yep, backing CD to lose in shorter forms should still be the easiest points of the lot, itbt.
 
Blocky

Blocky

Banned
You never know, Howitzer might turn on a performance but they're definitely not going to be consistent. I still think Canterbury will beat them to the spoon though.

If Otago keep the services of Ryder through most of the matches, then they'll be a hard beat for any team but will ride a lot on his successes and failures. Knights have got a number of players capable of doing the job for them.
 
Kippax

Kippax

Cricketer Of The Year
ND recruited Birt (looking for a good Seddon Park brutaliser) and have secured Laughlin again. Just read a lot of provinces really hunted that signature of Laughlin. The Aussie uncle who's honed some tricks becoming a cherished professional magician with the kids of Kiwiland.

Cricket: T20 chance for Otago to bounce back | Otago Daily Times Online News : Otago, South Island, New Zealand & International News

The Volts have made five changes to the side which capitulated against Central Districts in Napier this week.

Overseas professionals Ryan ten Doeschate and Dirk Nannes have arrived in the country, while pace bowlers Jacob Duffy and James McMillan will bolster a bowling attack stripped of test bowler Neil Wagner.

Black Caps limited-overs specialist Nathan McCullum returns to the Otago fold, but Mark Craig joins Wagner, Jimmy Neesham and Hamish Rutherford in the test squad.

New recruit Tipene Friday has picked up a back injury and was not considered for selection, while batsmen Ryan Duffy and Brad Rodden were overlooked.
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Blocky

Blocky

Banned
lol Tip Friday... seriously, use him as a net bowler, that's all he's good for.

Ten Doeschate and Nannes definitely helps Otago a lot. Good signings. I'm surprised teams aren't going after more Australian fringe players like Chris Lynn to be honest.
 
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Dan

Hall of Fame Member
Well firstly Lynn's injured, secondly if he weren't he'd be lining up in a Shield game starting tomorrow. It'd have to be LOI specialists only, and, let's face it, almost all of them play Shield cricket anyway.
 
Blocky

Blocky

Banned
Dan said:
Well firstly Lynn's injured, secondly if he weren't he'd be lining up in a Shield game starting tomorrow. It'd have to be LOI specialists only, and, let's face it, almost all of them play Shield cricket anyway.
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No chance of doing what some of our NZ guys do with the big bash and go back and forth?
 
HeathDavisSpeed

HeathDavisSpeed

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
I see Mark Gillespie overtook Chatfield as Wellington's highest wicket-taker of all time during the match against Canterbury. Still a long way (~70 wickets) off Chatfield's first class tally for Wellington though.

Still, good effort from Gillespie.
 
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Dan

Hall of Fame Member
Blocky said:
No chance of doing what some of our NZ guys do with the big bash and go back and forth?
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I highly doubt it when it's Shield matches over here. Coaches would want their fringe blokes preparing for the 4-day stuff, not missing training to play a couple of NZ T20s.

I think they got away with it with the HRV/BBL the last couple of seasons because they were on at the same time, and you could parachute a guy into the XI for a game or two and get him CL qualified with no harm done. Franklin only played one or two games, Vettori only played 1 or 2 for ND iirc, and the guys from here going over to play HRV weren't getting picked in the BBL anyway.

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I just can't see the states releasing contracted players for it when they're playing Shield games each week. So the guys who would be free to play would be the guys not contracted outside of the BBL, which leaves you with Birt, Laughlin, Dan Harris, Aaron O'Brien, Aiden Blizzard types.
 
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