2022-2023 New Zealand First-Class Draft

[Kippax]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1581788839315505152

 

[Kippax]

Parkes to get another chance

Thorn Parkes has forced his way into Otago team for its opening game of the season. The left-handed middle-order player made his debut for the...

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Otago: Hamish Rutherford, Jacob Cumming, Dale Phillips, Dean Foxcroft, Thorn Parkes, Michael Rippon, Max Chu, Jake Gibson, Travis Muller, Jacob Duffy, Michael Rae, Jarrod McKay.

 

[Kippax]

 

[vandem]

Final pick Ferns. Wheeler-Greenall B3 (as all my other subs are bowlers). No other changes to my selections or batting order.

 

[Kippax]

Final pick is Mitch Hay. We all know Matt Henry will be getting the nicks at this time of year, lots of 8-pointers for Hay on the cards if Fletcher isn't available.

No news to give you yet re: how long Fletcher, Nuttall or Shipley will be out for.

 

[straw man]

Seth Rance taking a break from four-dayers. Greg Hay broke his arm in the nets two weeks ago.

NEW SEASON, NEW CAPTAIN, STRONG SQUAD

It’s a fresh start for the Central Stags who have named the first squad of the season. The 2022/23 Plunket Shield...

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CENTRAL STAGS SQUAD

Tom Bruce (c) - Taranaki, RH batsman, off-spin bowler

Doug Bracewell - Hawke’s Bay, RH pace allrounder

Josh Clarkson - Nelson, RH pace allrounder

Dane Cleaver (w) - Manawatu, RH wicketkeeper-batsman

Ajaz Patel - Hawke’s Bay, LH off-spin bowler

Brett Randell - ex-Northern Districts, RH pace allrounder

Brad Schmulian - Hawke’s Bay, RH batsman, leg-spin bowler

Ben Smith - Whanganui, RH batsman

Blair Tickner - Hawke’s Bay, RH pace bowler

Ray Toole - Manawatu, LH pace bowler

Bayley Wiggins - Hawke’s Bay, RH batsman, wicketkeeper

Will Young - Taranaki, RH batsman

Players unavailable for selection

Seth Rance - Wairarapa

Greg Hay - Nelson (injury)



Bowlers Nathan Smith (back injury), Ben Sears (abdominal injury), Ollie Newton (birth of second son) Logan van Beek and Adam Milne (T20 World Cup) are all unavailable.

2020 ND and NZ U19 seamer Dave Hancock selected in Wellington squad.

No mention of Joey Field as an injured player so just didn't make the twelve? If that's the case I should bump him from the XI into reserves.

edit: No Josh Finnie in the Otago squad either, though that's less surprising as his numbers are not good.

 

[Chewie]

I guess I should bring in Mcpeake for rance then

 

[vandem]

No mention of Joey Field as an injured player so just didn't make the twelve? If that's the case I should bump him from the XI into reserves.

Having watched Field play a few times in the last two seasons, I think his red ball bowling didn't progress last season as hoped (expected). And with Doug Bracewell fit, and Brett Randell having some batting ability, no need to pick your 5th best seamer just because they can bat at #7 / #8.

 

[straw man]

Having watched Field play a few times in the last two seasons, I think his red ball bowling didn't progress last season as hoped (expected). And with Doug Bracewell fit, and Brett Randell having some batting ability, no need to pick your 5th best seamer just because they can bat at #7 / #8.

Yeah agree - his first season I thought he looked like a bowler with some potential who could bat a bit, but whenever I caught clips last season he was falling away a lot in delivery stride, so no surprise he put up poor numbers.

I picked him in my draft team on the hope that he'd made some changes in the off-season and would come back stronger this one.

 

[Kippax]

I guess I should bring in Mcpeake for rance then

Yes probably a good idea. Look at the nice and gentle competition vying for McPeake's early season wickets: Snedden, Hartshorn, Leonard, Hancock.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Yes probably a good idea. Look at the nice and gentle competition vying for McPeake's early season wickets: Snedden, Hartshorn, Leonard, Hancock.

I think "not out" is probably McPeake's toughest competitor.

 

[straw man]

McPeake led a whole bunch of inexperienced Wellington seamers early last season and still came away with barely a wicket iirc

 

[Kippax]

That's right. He was really bad, but there's no Nathan Smith getting plenty through the air and off the pitch this time. If McPeake can't get 15 wickets over the next three weeks at the Basin, he'll have hit new levels of mediocrity.

 

[Kippax]

BetVictor put me on some extra harsh stake limits a long time ago, unfortunately. I'm surprised they now figure it's become safer to go swimming in these murky NZ first-class cricket waters. New employees, no doubt.

 

[straw man]

Will wait with baited breath to see how McPeake goes.

Decided it's worth rejigging my lineup. CDG looks like he may play the whole pre-Xmas round, though will probably mostly score bowlers points than batting. I'm very short of batting and will take a punt on Vishvaka getting a few matches this season instead of Finnie. Can't fit in Fisher, sadly. Please change to the following:

Rutherford (B1)
Popli (B2)
Seifert
G Phillips
Cleaver †
Vishvaka
de Grandhomme
Muller
Henry
Southee
Duffy

Fisher
Field
Z Gibson
Finnie

 

[Kippax]

CdG still a bit worried about his heel injury on the bowling front, I think. He is known to do some dopey and completely unnecessary things though.

 

[Kippax]

Whoopsie from NZ today.

NZ vs SA Cricket Scorecard at Brisbane, October 17, 2022

Get cricket scorecard of NZ vs SA, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Warm-up Matches 2022/23 at Allan Border Field, Brisbane dated October 17, 2022.

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If only Conway and Munro could now come out to chase down the 98 target.

 

[Kippax]

 

[straw man]

CdG still a bit worried about his heel injury on the bowling front, I think. He is known to do some dopey and completely unnecessary things though.

Any news articles? I would like to bat him at six but if he does bowl, he's bound to take a bagful in pre-Xmas conditions and disqualify all his points from my side.

 

[Kippax]

No, just a hunch he stays all about the batting until the BBL money is collected.

If he takes hauls it wouldn't be his points you lose, that's something worth noting. It'd be your bowler who's got the fewest points at the end. Muller maybe.