*Official* 2024 South Africa tour of New Zealand: 2 tests

[HeathDavisSpeed]

I also see that in the last 5 calendar years (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023), Kane scored double tons. That can't be too common.

Bradman didn't manage it ("poor" year in 1933), Sangakkara didn't. Lara didn't (poor year in 2002). Hammond didn't. Kohli hasn't. Jayawardene didn't. Atapattu was just 15 runs short in 2002. Sehwag misses out as he only played one test in 2007. Miandad misses - poor 1986. Younis Khan no, Sachin no. Dravid missed out by 20 in 2001. Root no, Cook no.

That's every batsman with 5+ doubles. Only Kane has scored 5 in 5 consecutive years - a number managed 4.

 

[Gnske]

Very good of Dane Peterson to shake Williamson's hand, according to the comms

 

[The Hutt Rec]

Probably best Williamson got out the way he was hobbling around.

 

[Bahnz]

6 hundreds in his last 6 tests. Would be nice to keep that strike rate going until the end of the summer.

 

[Gnske]

6 hundreds in his last 6 tests. Would be nice to keep that strike rate going until the end of the summer.

No hundreds against Australia since 2015

HMMMMMMM very INTERESTING YES HMMMM VERY CURIOUS

 

[Flem274*]

No hundreds against Australia since 2015

HMMMMMMM very INTERESTING YES HMMMM VERY CURIOUS

Standard player comparisons subforum chat

 

[Flem274*]

Very good day. Getting the expected strong performance so far. Need to close it out.

 

[Bahnz]

NZ batsmen who scored fewer hundreds in their career than Kane has in his last 17 tests:

Stephen Fleming, BJ Watling, Glenn Turner, John F Reid, Andrew Jones, Bevan Congdon, Henry Nicholls

 

[Gnske]

Mark Waugh and Kerry O'Keeffe on the Windies ODI coverage both saying they'd prefer Kohli to bat for their lives over KW

HMMM VERY IGNORANT, QUITE DISTASTEFUL HMMMM

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Williamsons last 17 tests:

2014 runs @ 74.59, 10 hundreds

That’s crazy

 

[Athlai]

Williamsons last 17 tests:

2014 runs @ 74.59, 10 hundreds

That’s crazy

None of them count though

 

[PlayerComparisons]

None of them count though

He’s still not ATG because of those two poor games he had in SA as a 22 year old unfortunately

 

[Gnske]

He’s still not ATG because of those two poor games he had in SA as a 22 year old unfortunately

Post of the thread

 

[Howsie]

Probably the only thing that can bring Australian, English and Indian cricket fans together is Kane scoring runs.

Especially scoring runs against South Africa C

 

[Flem274*]

Mark Waugh and Kerry O'Keeffe on the Windies ODI coverage both saying they'd prefer Kohli to bat for their lives over KW

HMMM VERY IGNORANT, QUITE DISTASTEFUL HMMMM

Awesome, when do we kill them?

 

[Flem274*]

Probably the only thing that can bring Australian, English and Indian cricket fans together is Kane scoring runs.

Especially scoring runs against South Africa C

You realise all their bull**** will be "justified" after Australia waltz over here and slaughter us as per usual?

To be a cricket fan in this country is to know suffering.

 

[The Hutt Rec]

Honestly it's just astonishing what he's done in the last year.

132 (24 Feb 2023)
1
121 not out
215 (17 March 2023)

(tore ACL 31 March 2023)

104 (28 November 2023)
11
13
11
118
109 (today)

When you throw the ACL in there this has to be one of the more impressive runs of form and 12 months in test match history.

 

[Smudge]

Awesome, when do we kill them?

Don't worry - the red wine will get O'Keeffe first.

 

[Bahseph]

Olivier is done. Can't see them picking him for the next match.

 

[StephenZA]

Olivier is done. Can't see them picking him for the next match.

He was picked based on experience... Seeing what he has become he should never have been selected. Old SA conservative attitude. SA should have been brave, picked a bunch of young and upcoming youngsters for the bowling. I suppose the u19 WC killed that idea... Watching Mphaka in NZ would have been great. Wouldn't make a difference... But been better.