NZ domestic season 2023/24

[Athlai]

Macewell yessss

Someone say this mans name

 

[The Hutt Rec]

Yeah, he was a very handy ODI player and although not suited to the opening role did manage back to back centuries in that 2013 test we nearly won at Eden Park against England.

Funny looking back at that series, we thought we'd found a solid opening duo in Rutherford and Fulton who both scored impressive hundreds (two for Fulton), but neither of them could barely score a 50 again in their lives.

 

[Flem274*]

Macewell yessss

Someone say this mans name

The Coaches Son

Tbf he's a very good bosher. **** spinner tho.

 

[Athlai]

How does Nathan Smith not score more runs? He's talented and more technically sound than most balanced allrounders.

Oh, that's how. Tbf it's the slog overs.

Yeah from 2008 Taylor, Ryder, McCullum and later KW pushed guys like Fulton, Broom, Brownlie, Nicol and Flynn into pursuing top order positions they weren't suited to.

That side suffered from the early retirements of Styris, McMillan and Oram too. Taylor was the senior batsman in his 4th test.

Wonder how we'd have done if Baz opened from 2008

 

[Athlai]

The Coaches Son

Tbf he's a very good bosher. **** spinner tho.

Hes a NcCullum esque jammy economical limited overs specialist bowler. Maybe a tad worse than him with the ball and significantly superior as a bat

 

[Flem274*]

Macewell should never bat above #5 at absolute most in the Shield again. I see a #Munro'sLaw future for him.

Hes a NcCullum esque jammy economical limited overs specialist bowler. Maybe a tad worse than him with the ball and significantly superior as a bat

Big call. Nathan McCullum was a quietly world class T20 bowler, and a bit better than his figures in ODIs.

 

[ataraxia]

Yesss van Beek runs as soon as he sees the throw going to the wrong end amazing

 

[Flem274*]

Macewell (with help from Abbas and Smith) have turned a sure loss into par score here against the best attack in the comp. Well done.

 

[The Hutt Rec]

Some excellent commentary from Sumo there, says Nathan Smith was always looking to come back for two (it was Van Beek), replay shows him standing there having completed the run before Bracewell belatedly came back for the second.

 

[Athlai]

Yessss
Great half century

Decent score with our bowling attack

 

[The Hutt Rec]

Great comeback, was looking like a trainwreck there for a while. Defendable for the Firebirds.

 

[Athlai]

Macewell (with help from Abbas and Smith) have turned a sure loss into par score here against the best attack in the comp. Well done.

Wellys attack today is better imo

 

[Flem274*]

Foulkes has had no media training in his life poor guy haha

Wellys attack today is better imo

Not even close. This lot didn't even have to use Sodhi if they didn't want to. The indispensable to NZ for years despite being a bit bad Ish Sodhi. Poor old 1 cap RIP Netherlands career Rippon got dropped.

Smith, Milne, Sears is pretty good tho. LvB good if he's playing in orange.

 

[Athlai]

Milne + Smith + Sears > Henry + Jamieson

In t20

Reckon van Beek might even be a tad better

 

[Athlai]

Foulkes is pretty decent admittedly

 

[Flem274*]

Foulkes is pretty decent admittedly

He's the bowler of the comp!

Milne and Sears still have that whiff of 'level below' to me while KJ and Henry are proven NZ big dogs.

Then there's O'Rourke.

 

[Athlai]

The Braves play in this comp so its not that great tbf.


Reckon Smith, Small or Lister probably deserve that allocade ahead of Foulkes

 

[Athlai]

me while KJ and Henry are proven NZ big dogs.

Not in this format they aint

 

[The Hutt Rec]

Van Beek takes some damn good catches.

 

[Athlai]

#specialist