NZ domestic season 2023/24

[Nintendo]

Scotty stopped running after the first no there. Maybe he is learning.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

I see, to Flem's earlier point in the test match thread, that despite Mycock's success in the middle order, he's been pushed up to open for Wellington A today... and failed. Ahead of Bhula (another failure) and Johnson (another failure).

 

[RMBolton]

Thank God for Plunket Shield clashing with the Tests, literally.

 

[Immenso]

I see, to Flem's earlier point in the test match thread, that despite Mycock's success in the middle order, he's been pushed up to open for Wellington A today... and failed. Ahead of Bhula (another failure) and Johnson (another failure).

Isn't he an opener at club level?

Stop with this babying of batsmen. If players need to be 'protected' from opening even at A level, then they'll never make it at PS level. Whether opening or middle order.

Do we want to raise a generation of Tom Bruce's?

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Isn't he an opener at club level?

Stop with this babying of batsmen. If players need to be 'protected' from opening even at A level, then they'll never make it at PS level. Whether opening or middle order.

I take your point, but he’s just been cracking runs for fun in the middle order. Why mess with an equation that’s been working? Smacks of tinkering for the sake of it.

 

[ataraxia]

I wonder if we will go with 2/2 or throw more responsibility on Ravindra/Phillips and go 3/1 with them making the second spinner.

Rachin, Phillips, Macewell, Santner all at once.

 

[ataraxia]

Looks like Foxcroft the 4th-innings rescue machine is at it again

 

[Immenso]

Very good all-round game for Smith after a dodgy start to the match with the ball in the first innings.

 

[Nintendo]

Abbas with a second fc century. Quality knock.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Ha. I hadn't noticed that Otago opened the batting last night with Travis Muller as nightwatchman.

EDIT: Nice dismissal of Cumming by Johal. Always good to see a stump flying.

 

[ataraxia]

Take that Australia Canterbury.

 

[ataraxia]

Ha. I hadn't noticed that Otago opened the batting last night with Travis Muller as nightwatchman.

Parkes injured? Still hasn't come out to bat.

Otago still going for it however: 100 off 13 required, with 5 wickets in hand (including Parkes). Although Georgeson holeing out to long-off off a pace bowler is not the nicest thing to see.

 

[ataraxia]

Foxcroft out, so the chase is presumably out of the question now (I say as Duffy wafts at a bouncer, have some sense ffs). Really had them on the ropes though as in the minutes before Auckland conceded two separate overthrows (when no run out was on).

 

[ataraxia]

Why are you trying to get 61 off 39 when 8 down with a #10 and an invalid at the crease you utter cretins

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Why are you trying to get 61 off 39 when 8 down with a #10 and an invalid at the crease you utter cretins

Showing the sort of intent that Southee wants to see.

 

[Immenso]

Why are you trying to get 61 off 39 when 8 down with a #10 and an invalid at the crease you utter cretins

No incentive for a draw (bit of a whole in the points awards structure).

Both at the bottom of table.

https://archive.nzc.nz/Events/Tables/Plunket_Shield_2023-24.html

 

[ataraxia]

No incentive for a draw (bit of a hole in the points awards structure).

Both at the bottom of table.

https://archive.nzc.nz/Events/Tables/Plunket_Shield_2023-24.html

lol?

 

[NZTailender]

Isn't he an opener at club level?

Stop with this babying of batsmen. If players need to be 'protected' from opening even at A level, then they'll never make it at PS level. Whether opening or middle order.

Do we want to raise a generation of Tom Bruce's?

Speaking of Bruce, is he still playing hit and giggle instead of captaining his team in the best format??

 

[straw man]

Yeah great win for Wellington. Amongst the numerous young batsmen going round, Abbas has to be the leading PONI right? Middle order though, won't get a chance for a while.

 

[straw man]

Speaking of Bruce, is he still playing hit and giggle instead of captaining his team in the best format??

Last played 26 Feb in Bangladesh so I guess so. Sacrilegious but I am a little sympathetic to someone who's played domestic for so long, unlikely to play again for NZ, sneaking out of the Ford trophy to go have an experience and earn some money. But missing FC cricket is much less cool. And surely they can't give the CD captaincy back to him either.