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***Official*** New Zealand Domestic Season 2015/16
- Thread starter Kippax
- Start date
Why Yarrow stadium? Are there no lights at Pukekura Park?
Flem274*
123/5
Why do they persist with neutral venues for finals? And if they wanted to come to Taranaki then they should have swallowed their pride on night games and played during the day at pukekura, not yarrow stadium.
I'm surprised they're getting any play. According to my sources it was pretty wet today.
I'm surprised they're getting any play. According to my sources it was pretty wet today.
Blain
U19 Captain
Matt Quinn signed for Essex? WTF. What a odd choice. Is he british? It's a shame, he was developing well.. Needs more pace but that might come.
Yeah I dont understand why they are playing all the games in the Naki, it's a joke that CD aren't even playing. Egg on the face for NZ cricket, I hope they learn their lesson.
Yeah I dont understand why they are playing all the games in the Naki, it's a joke that CD aren't even playing. Egg on the face for NZ cricket, I hope they learn their lesson.
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
Looks like Canterbury could have done with Hussey and Watson
Decent player, dynamite in the field, bowls left-arm offies. I'd be picking Glenn Phillips every day of the week before him, however.
Dire decision to have the finals series at Yarrow Stadium. They want a 7pm kickoff at a ground not involved in the international summer, I get that. But surely McLean Park, which from memory doesn't have a Test this summer and maybe one ODI, could have hosted?
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
Chapman's record for HK is pretty impressive (batting). Be interesting to see how he goes.
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Bahnz
Hall of Fame Member
Painful way for an improved but still thoroughly underwhelming comp to come to an end.
Things for next year's GPSS:
1) Don't schedule the final in some random place. Award it to the team that finishes with the highest rank at the end of the round robin.
2) Create a window in the season free of international cricket so that the Blackcaps can play (at least during the business end of the competition anyway). Also don't be shy of playing it at the same time as the Big Bash. We never get any decent internationals playing for our teams anyway, and people will be more interested in coming along to watch the heroes from the World Cup square off against each other anyway.
3) Play more games on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. This isn't Australia, it's cold at night even in summer. People want to watch their cricket in the sun. That was shown by the Crowds that turned up at the Basin and Eden Park OO on sunny Sunday afternoons.
Things for next year's GPSS:
1) Don't schedule the final in some random place. Award it to the team that finishes with the highest rank at the end of the round robin.
2) Create a window in the season free of international cricket so that the Blackcaps can play (at least during the business end of the competition anyway). Also don't be shy of playing it at the same time as the Big Bash. We never get any decent internationals playing for our teams anyway, and people will be more interested in coming along to watch the heroes from the World Cup square off against each other anyway.
3) Play more games on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. This isn't Australia, it's cold at night even in summer. People want to watch their cricket in the sun. That was shown by the Crowds that turned up at the Basin and Eden Park OO on sunny Sunday afternoons.
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
At least it has been better than playing almost all the games in Hamilton like last year.
Kippax
Cricketer Of The Year
Gun selection for what Auckland knew of this Yarrow pitch imo. Thinking back to it: George Worker taking a genuinely deserving 5/9 with big turn. The cricket nerd Robbie O making a face-saving 50 after the big Aces ballstrikers didn't like the pitch.
I'd have looked at Vishi Jeet too; if I wanted to completely Northern Knightsify the side.
wellAlbidarned
International Coach
kugglejuggle was playing club cricket on the pitch next to me yesterday. Ridic pace and bounce. Shatters any delusion of regular club bowler pace.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
He's well-known because he plays international cricket for Hong Kong.
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
Not to be confused with the guy of the same name who shot John Lennon. Interesting article about the cricketer here:
Tim Wigmore profiles Hong Kong batsman Mark Chapman | Cricket | ESPN Cricinfo
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
Anyone following the final? Hopefully New Plymouth will stay dry for the next 3 hours
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Thanks for reminding me to watch this game! I originally thought it was tomorrow, then was reminded it was today by the comms while I was watching the Test.. and then still forgot.