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

[SteveNZ]

I dunno if this psychologist guy causes any harm. Any sports psyc's job is to keep the players in the moment, ball by ball, unburdened by what's happened before. Thinking about the weight of SA's World Cup history bearing down on them did them no favours. They made a semi final, hardly dominantly having lost to Pakistan and India, then were narrowly beaten - due to the world's previously pre-eminent bowler failing to execute with 14 to play with.

 

[Kippax]

If you can't defend 300 in 43 overs then you're not going to beat Australia in a World Cup final. Sorry.

Blokes like this Horn hack are what hold very good teams back. This alternate reality and history revision does South Africa no favours.

Yeah it'd be difficult with a culture as inherently vain and reactionary as South Africa's, but a more progressive mental skills coach than Horn would've tried to unlock even the vainest jock's humility, get him acknowledging past hubris and past failures. Only then can Bart be spared a life of reaching for Lisa's electrified cupcake in the same dumb way every time.

The rain thing is a bit dumb too. Ironically there would've been people in Auckland looking at the rain radar and getting their washing in who would've been a bit more progressive and onto it than a professional sports team was. You see in F1 races how seriously they can take that stuff.

 

[Flem274*]

Yeah it'd be difficult with a culture as inherently vain and reactionary as South Africa's, but a more progressive mental skills coach than Horn would've tried to unlock even the vainist jock's humility, get him acknowledging past hubris and past failures. Only then can Bart be spared a life of reaching for Lisa's electrified cupcake in the same dumb way every time.

The rain thing is a bit dumb too. Ironically there would've been people in Auckland looking at the rain radar and getting their washing in who would've been a bit more progressive and onto it than a professional sports team was. You see in F1 races how seriously they can take that stuff.

Yeah if you aren't brutally honest with yourself in anything you'll forever be hammering against a glass ceiling. Mike Horn is basically putting his hands over his ears and saying "LALALALALALALALALA"

 

[SteveNZ]

Acknowledging the past in terms of the 2011 World Cup, absolutely - given a lot of the team were involved. In terms of South Africa's tag as chokers and their results going back further, not of any aid to them to pay any heed to it.

 

[Kippax]

Pods Hood has resigned as CD CEO today. I was wondering how they were getting this Viljoen idea to fly with Hood there.

 

[Kippax]

Cricket: CD chief's departure shocks - Sport - Hawke's Bay Today News

Some cricket stalwarts and fans in Hawke's Bay were shocked to find out last night that Central Districts chief executive Neil Hood had resigned from his position.

CD board director Phil Chandler last night confirmed, on the heels of a press statement from New Zealand Cricket, that Hood had stepped down, "effective immediately and for personal reasons", on Thursday.

"He had been on annual leave earlier," Chandler said, adding the board would hold a special meeting as early as next week to "plan our appraisal going forward".

"We've only had a chance to digest it as soon as possible," he said, emphasising there was urgency to find a replacement but because board members were scattered around the expansive CD catchment area it was imperative to find a mutually agreeable time with every member to convene.

Hood, known in the CD grassroots areas as "Pods", was appointed to the role midway through last year.

Asked if he wanted to pay tribute to Hood's input in his short term, Chandler said it would be "inappropriate" to do so and referred Hawke's Bay Today to board chairman Blair Robinson.

Robinson, of Napier, said last night: "Our position is the only thing we are going to say and can say is that he's resigned for personal reasons, as per the press release."

"We'll discuss the process to implement to find a person to fill the role."

Like Chandler, he didn't think it was appropriate to reflect on Hood's input to CD.

When contacted last night, Hood's cellphone message said: "I'm on annual leave. For all matters contact CD office as I won't be checking my phone or emails regularly."

In February, Hood had defended Wairarapa and Horowhenua-Kapiti to remain in CD's zone 2 of the Hawke Cup despite looking anaemic, after Hawke's Bay men's representative player/coach, Mathew Sinclair, called for restructuring of the tourney because the teams were struggling to offer decent opposition.

A former Horowhenua rep, Hood brought a regionally-acclaimed grassroots element with his accounting nous in a bid to help pull CD out of its financial doldrums.

He had reassured fans a proposal to redefine major association boundaries will affect CD Cricket but he didn't see it happening any time soon, amid reports Cricket Wellington were keen to woo Wairarapa and Horowhenua-Kapiti to boost their dwindling player numbers.

 

[Flem274*]

Uh oh. The lack of tributes to him and comment in general, with this being NZ cricket, makes me worried something bad has/is happening

 

[Kippax]

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In turn, the fast bowler Hardus Viljoen apparently abandoned his plan to exchange South Africa for New Zealand.

According to his agent, the former Proteas fast bowler Fanie de Villiers said the Johannesburg franchise flashed a lucrative new contract to sign with the Lions, despite negotiations with a Kiwi team.

 

[Prince EWS]

Well if that wasn't an extremely predictable outcome...

 

[Kippax]

Despite how polite the emerging Indian consumer is, fobbing off Mark Gillespie's last big boom through the crease as a good cricketing spectacle proved too tough a task.

No Champions League compensation for Wellington Firebirds | Stuff.co.nz

Wellington's cricketers are bracing for the worst, that their Indian dream is over and they won't see a cent of any Champions League Twenty20 money.

The Mumbai Mirror reported that Sunday's Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) working committee meeting agreed to scrap the tournament which began in 2009. The next step is for the BCCI to make it official with host broadcaster Star Sports, which was reportedly not keen to continue due to extensive financial losses.

Cricket Wellington chief executive Peter Clinton declined to comment until he received official word from New Zealand Cricket. Reports said Cricket Australia and Cricket South Africa had been informed that Star Sports was reviewing its involvement, and South African franchise chief executives were bracing for a heavy financial hit.

If confirmed, it is devastating news for the Firebirds who booked their first visit to the big show by winning the New Zealand T20 final in December, and were well under way with planning their buildup programme. Coach Jamie Siddons prepared a detailed six-week budget, and the tournament loomed as a massive highlight for a number of the Firebirds' veterans.

Cricket Players' Association boss Heath Mills said he hadn't heard anything definitive, but added it didn't look good. Even worse, if the tournament is scrapped there will be no compensation for the players, NZC or the other major associations who receive a US$500,000 participation fee, and an extra US$200,000 for making the main draw as Northern Districts did last year.

"I'd be very surprised if there's any compensation," Mills said. "It's an aspirational event for our players but they're told not to expect to be going until NZC receive an official invitation."

Half of any tournament prizemoney goes to the players, with the other half split into seven. Cricket Wellington would get two-sevenths and the other major associations one-seventh each, which means more headaches for the domestic teams who are already struggling for revenue.

 

[Flem274*]

That's so Wellington

"Finally won something? Lel" *kick*

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Can't say I'm particularly disappointed. Was such a tin-pot ****ty tournament.

 

[SteveNZ]

Can't say I'm particularly disappointed. Was such a tin-pot ****ty tournament.

Piss weak for those guys to find out after the fact though. It may sound funny in theory but this is a significant loss of earnings for non-internationals in particular. Heath is right, it's a ****ty tournament...but it's a massive kick in the guts I doubt they were told to expect at the time.

 

[Prince EWS]

Yeah, it should have been cancelled before the 'qualifying tournaments' (for lack of a better phrase) had been played.

 

[Immenso]

Bugger. After NZ tests, and the ashes, watching NZ teams trying to win some cash and players get some exposure in the CLT20 is the next most meaningful televised cricket for me.

Although I agree the tournament isn't overly credible with players qualified for multiple teams and IPL sides having first pick. The qualifying round was usually the best part.

This will also make the Super Slash almost irrrlevant to me now.

The pie shrinks.

 

[SteveNZ]

Bugger. After NZ tests, and the ashes, watching NZ teams trying to win some cash and players get some exposure in the CLT20 is the next most meaningful televised cricket for me.

Although I agree the tournament isn't overly credible with players qualified for multiple teams and IPL sides having first pick. The qualifying round was usually the best part.

This will also make the Super Slash almost irrrlevant to me now.

The pie shrinks.

This is a good point. Sad that a competition somehow requires future financial relevance to give it credence, but it does in this case. IPL teams aren't casting a detailed eye over it, so there's basically a trophy up for grabs and nothing else. Plunket Shield has history and Test spots, Ford Trophy was the ugly third sister until the CLT20 development.

I definitely won't be interested in it, given I already had apathy for T20 cricket. Only really been interested in good financial things happening to good people who toil away at domestic level.

 

[Hurricane]

Well if that wasn't an extremely predictable outcome...

AWTA & LOL

Can't say I'm particularly disappointed. Was such a tin-pot ****ty tournament.

This post is good but doesn't have enough vitriol for the tournament. It was appalling that the non IPL franchises had to sometimes play against their best player. It was also ridiculous that the IPL teams had 4 overseas players compared to 2 for the non IPL sides. I realise neither of those points are the fault of the IPL but those facts made the tournament a farce.

The only good games I watched were
a) the CD game where Doug and Adam shone.
b) the game where Davey Jacobs destroyed one of our domestic teams and I kept thinking who is that guy.

 

[Hurricane]

Sorry for the double post but I can't be accused of spam on CW so I will proceed -

This news is terrific for domestic cricketers and aspiring domestic cricketers around the world. This year's Georgie Pie Super Smash (can't believe I typed that) was taken too seriously. Young players need to be given a run and not at position 7 or 8 in the batting order. It is the perfect comp for yer Matt Taylors and Seiferts to have a crack. Instead because winning it is a big deal the teams have to approach each game as a must win.
I think also without the champions league young Harry Boam would not have been told to focus on his slogging during Pearce Cup limited overs matches rather than building an inning.

Any setback for T20 cricket is a victory in my eyes.
No that is an exaggeration I realise that the IPL has been a godsend for the mcCullum household and other top blackcaps.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

This post is good but doesn't have enough vitriol for the tournament.

Apologies. Perhaps this will be better for you.

I couldn't give a tinker's cuss about that risible excuse for a tournament. Whilst some jumped up **** in a pin-stripe suit was totting up the numbers in some darkened room somewhere, the idea of ripping off soccer but doing it in such a way as to extract all the ****ness and leave behind the gritty pulp that makes the Champions League (why can't any **** these days come up with an original name these days) work must have been devised by some dim-witted ignoramus. It was a desultory assemblage of random cricketers, as far as I'm concerned. You may as well have dumped 110 cricketers in a massive cement mixer and kept turning until some teams popped out. It was utter preposterous lunacy to not allow IPL imports to play for their home team. It ensured the value of the tournament was undermined from the very inception. Those who came up with this idea should be banished to one of the most abominable and repugnant circles of hell - to be damned to only associate with cretinoids like themselves for the rest of eternity. **** them, **** their money and **** their descendants.

 

[SteveNZ]

Sorry for the double post but I can't be accused of spam on CW so I will proceed -

This news is terrific for domestic cricketers and aspiring domestic cricketers around the world. This year's Georgie Pie Super Smash (can't believe I typed that) was taken too seriously. Young players need to be given a run and not at position 7 or 8 in the batting order. It is the perfect comp for yer Matt Taylors and Seiferts to have a crack. Instead because winning it is a big deal the teams have to approach each game as a must win.
I think also without the champions league young Harry Boam would not have been told to focus on his slogging during Pearce Cup limited overs matches rather than building an inning.

Any setback for T20 cricket is a victory in my eyes.
No that is an exaggeration I realise that the IPL has been a godsend for the mcCullum household and other top blackcaps.

Cane - I just want to say that I am perhaps your biggest fan, and this post is one of your best.