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

[Immenso]

^^ although the guy I'd currently like to see graduate to the number 5 spot post-Baz also has an apalling conversion rate and one less hundred than Corey ....

 

[Prince EWS]

^^ although the guy I'd currently like to see graduate to the number 5 spot post-Baz also has an apalling conversion rate and one less hundred than Corey ....

Who's that?

 

[Immenso]

Who's that?

Will Young.

 

[Bahnz]

Henry getting back to the length that made him a domestic monster a couple seasons back. Looking forward to seeing him maintain that in the ODI's.

 

[kiwiviktor81]

Henry getting back to the length that made him a domestic monster a couple seasons back.

Please let this be true.

 

[Immenso]

In the Otago team, Nathan Smith is a name to remember. Plays Hawke Cup for North Otago now. He was in my second grade Valley side in Oamaru back in 2010-11. We all thought he would play for NZ one day, and nothing about his progress so far has suggested otherwise.

This guy ended up topping the wickets tally.

 

[Kippax]

Yep he was one of the four I've seen congratulated by local associations etc. for being named in the U19 WC squad after play yesterday.

The other three have been Leopard, Dale Phillips and Finn Allen ("one of the most naturally talented guys I've seen" according to Glenn Phillips on the Cricket Show).

 

[Immenso]

Yep he was one of the four I've seen congratulated by local associations etc. for being named in the U19 WC squad after play yesterday.

The other three have been Leopard, Dale Phillips and Finn Allen ("one of the most naturally talented guys I've seen" according to Glenn Phillips on the Cricket Show).

We might be sending quite a young squad by the looks of it? Usually there's at least one 17 year old, to gain experience for the next one 2 years later as much as anything I suppose. But seems of the ones who are in or a pretty much bankers - a lot of them are 18 years old or younger rather than 19 year olds scraping in by months or days.

 

[Kippax]

Yeah true. Looking at a top seven of Ravindra (16), Stanley (19), G Phillips (19), Allen (16), Clarkson (18), Finnie (19), Leopard (18).

Canty wicket-keeper Talor Scott making it is a bit of an odd one. Averaged 11 in this comp and 18 in last season's. The clue to that selection must be the three stumpings.

 

[Bahnz]

Yeah maybe the selectors are focussing on a banker behind the stumps. Still remember Guptill-Bunce costing our best ever u19 side (the 2008 team with Southee, Boult, Anderson and Williamson) a place in the final with a succession of drops against India.

 

[Hurricane]

How does this crop rank Kippax? There seems to be more hype around them than previous years.

 

[Kippax]

Yeah maybe the selectors are focussing on a banker behind the stumps. Still remember Guptill-Bunce costing our best ever u19 side (the 2008 team with Southee, Boult, Anderson and Williamson) a place in the final with a succession of drops against India.

Yeah it does make quite a bit of sense considering the plethora of Finnies and Ravindras who'll look to wheel down some spin in the middle overs. Plus Clarkson, Leopard, Dale Phillips, Sears all offer some mediums.

 

[Kippax]

How does this crop rank Kippax? There seems to be more hype around them than previous years.

Nah I haven't really seen enough to say tbh. No vault access obvs. The team will bat very deep and won't lack for bowling options, I can say that much.

 

[Kippax]

Even its fastest bowler will bring quality to the engine room, courtesy of batting much higher up in club cricket, I see.

Zac Gibson, who is making a habit of scoring runs against Kaipaki again showed his class scoring 91 runs.

Kaipaki maintained their winning run by chasing down Te Awamutu's 247 by five wickets at the Kaipaki Oval. The visitors made a decent total, thanks to 120 from Zak Gibson.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

so keen to see what Gibson can do

 

[Immenso]

so keen to see what Gibson can do

Remember Milne a few years ago, and that hack opener?

Express pace on Bangladeshi puddings won't actually be very pretty, I reckon. I think Gibson will get some wonderful experience, but it will be hard. Some of the world's best batsmen in his age group on the worlds dullest pitches.

 

[Immenso]

Yeah true. Looking at a top seven of Ravindra (16), Stanley (19), G Phillips (19), Allen (16), Clarkson (18), Finnie (19), Leopard (18).

Canty wicket-keeper Talor Scott making it is a bit of an odd one. Averaged 11 in this comp and 18 in last season's. The clue to that selection must be the three stumpings.

A genuine keeper may be seen as a necessity if it's a spinners tournament. Keep the batsmen in their crease, especially if he stands up to the medium pacers. Or maybe G Phillips will keep.

Looking at that squad, is there a 'specialist' spinner? Seems the spin options all batted high for their provinces, but I guess at this age the best are usually going to shine at that tournament in multiple disciplines.

 

[Kippax]

Felix Murray is a SLA from Nelson I believe, possibly the only one named who'll look to turn it away from the RHBs.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Remember Milne a few years ago, and that hack opener?

Express pace on Bangladeshi puddings won't actually be very pretty, I reckon. I think Gibson will get some wonderful experience, but it will be hard. Some of the world's best batsmen in his age group on the worlds dullest pitches.

when it comes to young pacers I'm far more interested in aethetics and raw tools than actual results. If he has a purty action and hits 140 that's all that matters

 

[Kippax]