***Official*** New Zealand Domestic Season 2017/18

[The Hutt Rec]

Devon Conway might be playing a bit more for Wellington ... has made it look easy.

 

[SeamUp]

I heard someone say they were really starting to find Nicol's offies underrated. I thought they were kidding.

Still classy as ever off the quicks. Don't think he has failed yet.

 

[Howsie]

Maybe next time Wellington ?

 

[Prince EWS]

I didn't watch the game but van Beek batting below Jeets and Verma seems a bit silly to me.

 

[The Hutt Rec]

Two fantastic boundary catches by ND really decided that one ... Conway was caught by the fielder over the boundary thrown back in to themselves, and Verna was caught by the fielder jumping up one handed on the rope. If either had been an inch or two further away they would have been six, not out, and Wellington would have won.

 

[The Hutt Rec]

I didn't watch the game but van Beek batting below Jeets and Verma seems a bit silly to me.

He was listed on the big scoreboard as being ahead of both, so not quite sure what happened there. Maybe a niggling injury?

 

[Immenso]

U19s play again today v Zim.

I'll just explain why I think it is so ******** that management/ administration turn these games into unofficial matches by allowing them to be 12 a-side or 13 a-side Micky mouse farces.

Firstly. Zim are playing these 2 games v NZ. Then they play 3 games against various provincial A teams. Then they get 2 official warm up games v other nations U19s. I take it isn't Zim with a lack of games therefore wanting to fit 13 players into a single game.

Secondly. From an NZ pov. We don't play matches. We haven't played a Youth ODI since the last WC finished. If we also turn today's game into a Micky mouse non-match then we turn up on day 1 of the World Cup with 3/4 of the squad having played 0 YODIs.

So Jacob Bhula, you scored 70 odd on your 'debut' on Monday. Doesn't matter, doesn't count, played 0.

There a 2 don't count warm-up games in Jan, plus today's game of currently unknown status.

You get a duck or low score in WC opener, and maybe in second game? I hope your not one of those stats guys. Or you'll start feeling the pressure. Start tightening up.

Why would a thorough coach not know that on average about a 1/4 of his squad are probably that way inclined? Why would they not do something to remove that potential worry from some of their players?

Why do they not care that 18 year olds suddenly thrust into a globally viewed tournament, way above any sort of attention they've ever had before in sleepy schoolboy cricketing backwaters, are not having easily achievable road bumps smoothed by their elder's governance?

Why are they so ****ing badly grasping the opportunity of an icc funded minnow turning up early to give these kids a gentle introduction?

Why are they so bad at their jobs?

Our poor kids. Well, I guess the strong will have to swim when surrounded by lethargic incompetence.

 

[Kippax]

Yeah hard to disagree. As I've found myself in my own life though, regardless of whether you're clearly quite an enthusiastic devotee of the sport, you'll quickly become a bit of an isolated Robinson Crusoe in New Zealand cricket circles, if you're not very big on collectivism and very big on commercialism.

 

[straw man]

Two fantastic boundary catches by ND really decided that one ... Conway was caught by the fielder over the boundary thrown back in to themselves, and Verna was caught by the fielder jumping up one handed on the rope. If either had been an inch or two further away they would have been six, not out, and Wellington would have won.

Needed a good collect and throw off the last ball to run out Woodcock too - you'd expect that yes, but anything slow or off target and Woodcock would have got home to tie the game.

Well done Blair Pocock Plair Bocock

 

[Kippax]

Edgar kind of tried I guess (putting Papps out to pasture, resisting Conway for the first two rounds), but Wellington will no doubt be hearing the old taunts, when it settles on a top 6 for the rest of the comp.

Conway (can't play for NZ for years)
Marshall (retired old-timer)
Blundell
Samit Patel (import unknown to Joe Public)
Ronchi (retired old-timer)
Macewell (not really a Wellington product)

 

[Kippax]

Yep, looks like we'll try to get Sullivan to follow Bennett and van Beek up to the new hangout for bounce bowlers.

 

[Immenso]

I turned off the sports package of my Sky subscription yesterday.

Last year I didn't even watch our test series v SAF in March as I was so over-gorged on cricket by the time our test series rolled around in the Autumn - by watching about an hour of BBL each night for a month even though I didn't care who won. Plus the NZ white ball stuff through the summer.

I read the blackcaps have 27 whitball games over the next 2 or 3 months before our next test. Plus BBL has been extended. Ashes is a flop.

Not making the same mistake twice.

 

[Blain]

Sullivan looks like Starc. NZ opening with a spinner is cringe. Not many decent seamers coming up?

 

[Kippax]

No. If either Sullivan or Fisher get a game off, they're down to medium-pacers who can sometimes give you 3/30 at U19 level, but probably don't have very exciting bowling careers beyond that. Georgeson, Watson, Phillips, Patel and Boshier are in that category.

 

[Kippax]

Fisher looks reasonably worthy of ND play for Howsie, after the WC is over. ****ing Howsie.

 

[straw man]

nice whippy action and that's probably pretty sharp for U19 level

a little bit less legs-go-to-the-right, upper-body-goes-to-the-left in the jump and delivery might be an improvement

 

[Kippax]

I turned off the sports package of my Sky subscription yesterday.

Last year I didn't even watch our test series v SAF in March as I was so over-gorged on cricket by the time our test series rolled around in the Autumn - by watching about an hour of BBL each night for a month even though I didn't care who won. Plus the NZ white ball stuff through the summer.

I read the blackcaps have 27 whitball games over the next 2 or 3 months before our next test. Plus BBL has been extended. Ashes is a flop.

Not making the same mistake twice.

Yeah my sympathies , Immenso.

The whole "Jack's as good as his master, probably a good deal better" ethos always used to serve New Zealand and Australia relatively well, of course. To no longer be a good honest Tommy in the trenches, mere pawns on the aristocratic chess board.

The problem is, in 2018, 'Jack' is now pretty much this guy -

 

[Kippax]

Leopard/Cleaver to open instead of Ryder this afternoon. Handy info for Bet365 degenerates, like Cribb and myself. The old 'bet max, cash out' opportunity may present itself.

Cricket: Stags lose key pair but Rance talks it up - NZ Herald

Jesse Ryder has sold his house in Wellington and is in the process of moving to Napier so he won't be playing for Central Districts in Rangiora today.

Wicketkeeper Dane Cleaver, he said, was among the best in the country and had eased into opening the batting in the one-day competition and could be an option to replace Ryder.

However, he suspected Hawke's Bay allrounder Christian Leopard, a former NZ under-19 rep who carried the drinks last round, might get the nod from CD coach Heinrich Malan.

"Christian's done it in white-ball cricket, so I wouldn't be surprised to see him in there to add to our options as well."

 

[Flem274*]

Fisher is an absolute stick. Probably a good thing since all the terminator bowlers seem to get perma-injured. He looks quality too.

 

[Days of Grace]

Went to the Basin Reserve for the first time ever on the 20th. Saw the Firebirds vs Knights. It was a great game. Sat under the tree in 3rd man/long on position. Ground a lot smaller than it looks on tv as always. Great view. Expensive beer. Loved it.