***Official*** New Zealand Domestic Season 2015/16

[Hurricane]

NZC have introduced prize money. 100k for T20 and 40k each for plunket shield and ford trophy.

I think they have it around the wrong way.[/QUO

$40k???

For winning the whole plunket shield?

 

[Kippax]

The idea is to keep the MAs importing Shaun Taits and Kevin O'Briens, despite no Champions League.

 

[Prince EWS]

Yeah I don't think they're really making a genuine attempt to insentivise T20 skill development over other skills, even though that's precisely what will happen long-term, particularly for players not quite good enough for central contracts. It's all about keeping the SuperSmash full of ringers so it rates better; the incentive is for the teams rather than the players. I'm not even really convinced the ringers would help the ratings given they're rarely if ever household names though. Poor decision.

 

[Kippax]

Henry Nicholls the highest runscorer, to the surprise of no-one. I'll try to not get that fussy cat gif out for him if he keeps delivering like this.

 

[Kippax]

Yeah I don't think they're really making a genuine attempt to insentivise T20 skill development over other skills, even though that's precisely what will happen long-term.

In the expressive intent and shot options of Tim Seifert, you can see an element of this right now.

 

[Howsie]

Have you got his innings Kippax?

 

[Kippax]

 

[Kippax]

Tastle still not quite where we want with the control of his lengths, by the looks.

 

[Prince EWS]

Ellis 5/9? Groan.

 

[Kippax]

Ellis 5/9? Groan.

Remember when I put a succession of ND dismissals to this music? Yeah. it was much like that.

 

[Kippax]

Ryder out with a side strain.

You mean a "side strain"?

Nah, a side strain.

 

[Kippax]

Cricket: Feasting on runs recipe for CD debutant - Sport - Hawke's Bay Today News

Senrathne, who hails from Kandy and once played for the Kandurata provincial side under the captaincy of Kumara Sangakkara in what was effectively a Sri Lankan international team trials in 2009, is mindful another countryman, Mahela Jayawardene who will make his CD debut against the Wellington Firebirds on November 19.

"I've been six years in New Zealand and finally I get play for CD so I have nothing to lose so I'll be giving it my best and see what comes out of it."

 

[Bahnz]

Haha, this is embarassing stuff. Watching this and the test in combination, I can't help but feel that the last 2 years have been some wonderful dream that I've just woken up from.

 

[Kippax]

Poor old Rhys Phillips. 12th man on a night Worker is turning it square and took a fully deserved 5/10.

 

[Bahnz]

Duffman looking pretty average.

 

[Howsie]

Duffman looking pretty average.

Severely overrated on CW by quite a few. Honestly don't believe he'll have much of an international career.

 

[Bahnz]

Tastle still not quite where we want with the control of his lengths, by the looks.

Yeah though his leg spinners battle with Sodhi is now approaching "stop the fight, ref" status.

 

[Bahnz]

Haha, the Volts doing their best to put Wags into fury mode as he departs for Perth.

 

[Dead Meat]

What was the consensus on Yarrow Park? Felt like a throwback of near 'obviously converted rugby ground' venue (e.g. Carisbrook). Cleaver made that leg side boundary look pretty tiny..

 

[Kippax]

Yeah well it's hard to knock Yarrow for this level of cricket if we're all loathe to call Pukekura Park mickey mouse, despite some of the Taylor and Munro innings we've seen there..