***Official*** South African Domestic Season 2017/18

[SeamUp]

This could be a big knock for Jason Smith's season.

He was meant to be 12th man today but Kleinveldt dislocated his finger just before the toss.

 

[SeamUp]

Ooooh Linde can hit a cricket ball.

 

[Pup Clarke]

Tiaan van Vuuren

Some nice footage.

Difficult to estimate pace from that footage, but looks very quick for 16. Maybe 125-130kph?

 

[SeamUp]

Difficult to estimate pace from that footage, but looks very quick for 16. Maybe 125-130kph?

I would say so too. Looked like a bit of shape into right-handers as well.

 

[SeamUp]

Ngidi like Morris also got an injury so misses out vs Knights.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Is it just me, or is there a vast surplus of aging medium pacers in the South African franchise system right now? Surely CSA would be better served for the future by seeing younger and quicker guys play more franchise cricket regularly.

 

[SeamUp]

Is it just me, or is there a vast surplus of aging medium pacers in the South African franchise system right now? Surely CSA would be better served for the future by seeing younger and quicker guys play more franchise cricket regularly.

Possibly and largely do to quota system team balances are hard to find so maybe go for the batsman who bowls a bit or the little seamer who can hold a bat.

In a game like this on tv now. With no Ngidi this attack likes bite. Yes Dala has pace but an attack needs sustained pace or something to test franchise batsman and Hawken could have come in but 120kph Mothoa has to come in.

Then also injuries have effected some players too.

COBRAS
Paterson
Kleinveldt
Nabe
F.Adams
Moreki
Parnell (can hit 140+ but in-consistent pace with quality)
Williams (used to be able to touch 140)
Cohen (need to see more of him )
J.Smith
Galiem
Glover (got lost in system but intrigued if he still has the pace I saw him have but so hard to get Cobras chance)

Warriors
Birch
Magala (can hit 140+)
Gqamane
Clayton Bosch
Walters
Nortje (can hit 140 but pace in-consisent)
Bokako
Nqweni
Sipamla

Dolphins
Frylinck
Shezi
Savage
Dupavillon (can hit 140+)
Maposa
Englebrecht (can hit 140+ but pace in-consistent)
Zuma (can hit 140+)
Cele
Eathan Bosch

Knights
De Lange (can hit 140+)
Olivier (can hit 140+ but pace can be in-consistent)
McLaren
Van Schalkwyk
Budaza
Dry

Lions
Viljoen (can hit 140+)
B.Hendricks
Pretorius
Mulder

Titans
Morris (can hit 140+)
Ngidi (can hit 140+)
Dala (can hit 140+)
Siboto
A.Morkel
Wiese
Mothoa
Hawken (can hit 140+)
M.Pretorius
Corbin Bosch (showed he could hit 140 earlier this season but need to see more)
Trumpelmann (need to see more but has to jump a few)

 

[SeamUp]

Heinrich Klaasen off with the keeping pads and on to bowl off-spin. First I've seen from him.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Thanks, that summarises things quite well.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

And he gets a wicket. Classic

 

[SeamUp]

Heinrich Klaassen is probably the best un-capped batsman in the country. Would let him keep in the T20s vs India.

 

[Dendarii]

Would let him keep in the T20s vs India.

Doubt it will happen though. Mosehle appears to be the designated T20 keeper, and we all know why that is. Although Klaassen could always play just as a batsman.

 

[GRAB]

Paterson can also hit 140, but like a lot there, pace inconsistent...

 

[GRAB]

Top 20 Franchise L/O Career Stats (updated after 1st round, min 10 innings / 15 wickets):

As always, stats don't tell whole story, especially in 50 over where stage of innings plays a huge role, though not always in a predictable way...

Batsmen M I R AVE SR 50 100
1 De bruyn 15 15 741 52,93 90 2 3
2 Ingram 77 75 3378 51,18 89 30 6
3 De villiers 21 21 968 50,95 90 7 2
4 Markram 11 11 558 50,73 105 0 2
5 Du plessis 71 64 2374 47,48 93 11 6
6 Second 40 37 1509 44,38 73 6 5
7 Jonker 30 27 901 42,90 109 8 0
8 Elgar 72 72 2464 41,07 79 16 4
9 Levi 67 63 2373 40,22 110 15 4
10 D Hendricks 21 15 478 39,83 75 3 0
11 Behardien 98 83 2402 39,38 95 16 4
12 M van Wyk 130 128 4631 39,25 85 20 14
13 Miller 55 48 1555 38,88 102 13 2
14 Duminy 43 38 1309 38,5 79 11 1
15 Rossouw 61 61 2218 38,24 91 15 6
16 Van der dussen 34 32 1064 38,00 69 10 2
17 Van jaarsveld 119 110 3777 37,77 87 33 6
18 Puttick 121 120 4077 37,75 72 26 10
19 Zondo 44 40 1208 37,75 77 10 1
20 S Cook 102 97 3377 37,52 77 24 8

 

[GRAB]

Bowlers M O W R AVE RO
1 Tahir 32 208.5 46 956 20,8 4,6
2 Steyn 28 211.3 43 922 21,4 4,4
3 Phehlukwayo 19 110.1 24 571 23,8 5,2
4 De lange 36 302.3 65 1583 24,4 5,2
5 Budaza 15 92 21 520 24,8 5,7
6 Dala 27 182.1 43 1069 24,9 5,9
7 M Morkel 22 155.4 28 721 25,8 4,6
8 Abbott 43 301.5 58 1581 27,3 5,2
9 Birch 55 408.5 77 2124 27,6 5,2
10 von Berg 19 113.1 27 760 28,1 5,7
11 Viljoen 36 282.4 60 1691 28,2 6,0
12 Gqamane 26 128.1 26 745 28,7 5,8
13 R Mclaren 90 595 107 3082 28,8 5,2
14 Morris 28 184.1 32 923 28,8 5,0
15 Williams 20 149 29 855 29,5 5,7
16 Leie 28 226.3 40 1187 29,7 5,2
17 Parnell 48 350 65 1937 29,8 5,5
18 B Hendricks 25 205.1 39 1177 30,2 5,7
19 Kleinveldt 97 738.5 117 3541 30,3 4,8
20 J Morkel 86 460.4 78 2363 30,3 5,1

 

[SeamUp]

Doubt it will happen though. Mosehle appears to be the designated T20 keeper, and we all know why that is. Although Klaassen could always play just as a batsman.

Hopefully we give new players a chance in the T20s. There are 6 ODIs for a strong squad.

You right, even if as a batsman they give Klaassen his chance.

Mosehle playing one of his knocks now. Looked confused for 30 balls and then let rip off an over from Muthusamy.

 

[SeamUp]

Bowlers M O W R AVE RO
1 Tahir 32 208.5 46 956 20,8 4,6
2 Steyn 28 211.3 43 922 21,4 4,4
3 Phehlukwayo 19 110.1 24 571 23,8 5,2
4 De lange 36 302.3 65 1583 24,4 5,2
5 Budaza 15 92 21 520 24,8 5,7
6 Dala 27 182.1 43 1069 24,9 5,9
7 M Morkel 22 155.4 28 721 25,8 4,6
8 Abbott 43 301.5 58 1581 27,3 5,2
9 Birch 55 408.5 77 2124 27,6 5,2
10 von Berg 19 113.1 27 760 28,1 5,7
11 Viljoen 36 282.4 60 1691 28,2 6,0
12 Gqamane 26 128.1 26 745 28,7 5,8
13 R Mclaren 90 595 107 3082 28,8 5,2
14 Morris 28 184.1 32 923 28,8 5,0
15 Williams 20 149 29 855 29,5 5,7
16 Leie 28 226.3 40 1187 29,7 5,2
17 Parnell 48 350 65 1937 29,8 5,5
18 B Hendricks 25 205.1 39 1177 30,2 5,7
19 Kleinveldt 97 738.5 117 3541 30,3 4,8
20 J Morkel 86 460.4 78 2363 30,3 5,1

Surprised no Shamsi.

 

[GRAB]

Before moving to Titans, in limited overs his appearances were tidy but not impactful. He toiled under the shade of Tahir/Maharaj/Subrayen/Tshabalala. His few S/S games for Dolphins were more successful...

Shamsi 19 142.5 22 732 33,3 5,1

Seasons
2010/11 5 17 1 111
2014/15 3 25 3 114
2015/16 4 37 4 217
2016/17 6 53.5 12 262
2017/18 1 10 2 28

 

[GRAB]

Curious (anomalous?) fact. Worst 50-over averages of full-time bowlers with at least 15 wickets: Harmer 61,0 (!); Shezi 53,2 (going to drop after this game); Piedt 49,5; Wiese 49,3; Paterson 44,3; Philander 44,2 - all are Proteas, though not all in L/Os. [Left out Elgar and Ontong FWIW, as they are batsmen in the main. Surprised Elgar has enough wickets!]

 

[SeamUp]

Curious (anomalous?) fact. Worst 50-over averages of full-time bowlers with at least 15 wickets: Harmer 61,0 (!); Shezi 53,2 (going to drop after this game); Piedt 49,5; Wiese 49,3; Paterson 44,3; Philander 44,2 - all are Proteas, though not all in L/Os. [Left out Elgar and Ontong FWIW, as they are batsmen in the main. Surprised Elgar has enough wickets!]

Not really surprised by any of those figures.

Harmer and Piedt definitely better in the longest form of the game.