2023–24 NZ women's summer

[ataraxia]

Uh, maybe we ("we") should have batted first though for a full game.

 

[_Ed_]

Yeah, that's a pretty dominant first couple of games for Aotearoa Māori.

 

[ataraxia]

Have to say after watching the last ball of today's game that that's a disappointing lack of game awareness, from Mackay of all people.

 

[thierry henry]

Have to say after watching the last ball of today's game that that's a disappointing lack of game awareness, from Mackay of all people.

Yeah I only saw one replay of it, but there should’ve been an easy 2 there right?

 

[ataraxia]

Yeah I only saw one replay of it, but there should’ve been an easy 2 there right?

Ran the first one not very quickly thinking she would be caught.

 

[The Hutt Rec]

Watching the replay on tvnz I think she did run the first quite fast, but then grounded her bat short (or thought she did, anyway - looks like she might have actually got it in on first go) and had to go back and tap her bat again. That slowed her down massively.

 

[_Ed_]

Jeez, the Hinds are lacking in their batting. They've got some gun bowlers, but just can't get the runs on the board.

 

[ataraxia]

Bates has had an amazing season as well as Kerr. Has carried the Sparks in so many innings.

 

[_Ed_]

How far away are we from seeing Downes debut for the Ferns, do we reckon?

 

[Neil Young]

Who's going to keep for the White Ferns? Izzy Gaze's highest score in 10 innings is 11. The rest are single figures. She's young but, heck, she don't score many. Not sure of alternatives, though.

 

[_Ed_]

Bernadine Bezuidenhout is the incumbent - not sure why she hasn't played in the Super Smash.

 

[Athlai]

Bernie Beez

 

[RMBolton]

Bernadine Bezuidenhout is the incumbent - not sure why she hasn't played in the Super Smash.

Still injured?

Wish they'd give McFadyen a go, though in fairness Bernie did decently before she got injured.

 

[RMBolton]

How far away are we from seeing Downes debut for the Ferns, do we reckon?

A bolter for the A team to face England A?

 

[straw man]

Turns out Magicians vs Blaze is on ESPN+. Wellington choking Canterbury with slow bowlers, Mackay only 9 from 22.

And Kerr gets another...

 

[The Hutt Rec]

Mackay has had a few strange knocks this year.

 

[straw man]

Certainly looks it. With a big finish here they might get... 100.

 

[The Hutt Rec]

Wish I'd got a heartfelt shower of praise like Sumo just gave Mackay every time I'd played a shocker of an innings.

 

[straw man]

Dean was ok initially at providing some impetus, though now struggling too.

Anyway too easy for Wellington.

 

[ataraxia]

Eh I don't think Mackay's knock was too bad; the averages of the rest of the lineup don't make for pretty reading.

Devine's Super Smash record wtf. Can she score a 100 today?