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    *Unofficial* New Zealand Black Caps Thread

    Cricinfo has NZ A tour to South Africa, 3 x 50 over, 2 first class, Aug - Sep. Will be a very different team to last NZ A tour, to Aussie Aus Sep 2023, which had a few 28 - 32 year old players I don't think will be picked again: Cooper, Solia, Bruce, Leo Carter, Fletcher, Kuggeleijn, Randell...
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    *Official* Pakistan in New Zealand

    I think Mitchell was finding Sufiyan Muqeem very difficult to pick, was trying to get through his spell without losing his wicket, IIRC only 2 lofted shots into the deep which is unlike normal Mitchell against spin. i assume he will now go boundary hunting against the quicks.
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    2024–25 NZ domestic season

    Bruce's season had one high point (345 on a flat EPOO in a drawn game), otherwise highest score 41. So no real impact on CD's title chances. For team of the tournament middle order batting perhaps Thorn Parkes a better choice than Bruce. Parkes was 5th highest run scorer, including 1st /...
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    All-Time New Zealand XIs - A re-run

    Bruce Murray Dickinson (need some pace) Yuile (need more 69ers, reminder to you all that Dick Brittenden's "Scoreboard 69" is worth buying if you spot in in the cricket section in a second hand bookshop. Germon
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    2024–25 NZ domestic season

    I wonder at what stage ND will regret picking a 5th seamer instead of a specialist spinner?
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    2024–25 NZ domestic season

    tbf the wide ball into rough that ripped back to bowl Todd was Warne-like.
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    2024–25 NZ domestic season

    Good stuff. First overseas top tier cricket for Hampton. https://www.utilitabowl.com/cricket/news/kiwi-all-rounder-brett-hampton-joins-the-rose-and-crown/
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    All-Time New Zealand XIs - A re-run

    Badcock Cunis Yuile James
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    All-Time New Zealand XIs - A re-run

    Jeff Crowe Trevor Franklin Curly Page John Beck John Parker
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    *Official* Pakistan in New Zealand

    If Babar or Rizwan bat deep, NZ might get exposed with 5th bowling option of Abbas and Mitchell.
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    All-Time New Zealand XIs - A re-run

    James Yuile Weir
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    *Official* Pakistan in New Zealand

    Clarkson has had limited chances for NZ but I think Abbas higher ceiling in both batting and bowling, and left arm variety useful when almost all white ball specialist seamers are righties.
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    *Official* Pakistan in New Zealand

    No Neesh or Seifert. I assume they are now being considered for T20Is only. If Seifert had been on a ND contract there was a chance he would be opening next week, not Kelly.
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    *Official* Pakistan in New Zealand

    I like the squad. Kelly selection is a good reward for domestic runs, but Dale Phillips might have been close. Time to move on from Nicholls Bowes. The other opener option was more game time for Robinson, but perhaps needs more runs at Ford Trophy and Plunket Shield. Having a batting all...
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    Players who would have had better careers for different countries

    Clarrie Grimmett "had he been an australian he might have been termed a wonder of the age."
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