2022-2023 New Zealand First-Class Draft

[Kippax]

2022/23 New Zealand First-Class Draft

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Still hard to pick the winner here. No more Santner or Macewell for Athlai, Ravindra to be absent for a week or two, but no more Southee or Henry for Straw Man, either.

 

[Athlai]

I mean I'm unlikely to spoon so it's a new personal best

 

[Kippax]

Confirmed NZA players in the top five teams:

Straw Man: 1 (Duffy)
Athlai: 1 (Solia)
Chewie: 3 (McConchie, Fletcher, Randell)
Braai: 2 (Foxcroft, M Hay)
Ataraxia: 3 (Cooper, Bruce, Ajaz)

 

[Kippax]

Australia A squad set for Ashes camp in New Zealand

A squad of fringe Test players and rising talent to feature in two four-day games with the Dukes ball on New Zealand's south island

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Australia A squad: Wes Agar, Xavier Bartlett, Aaron Hardie, Peter Handscomb, Spencer Johnson, Campbell Kellaway, Nathan McSweeney, Joel Paris, Mitch Perry, Jimmy Pierson, Matthew Renshaw, Mitchell Swepson, Tim Ward, Teague Wyllie.

 

[Chewie]

hmm Sneddon's batting has meant that I lose all of his points unless he bowls really well in the next round

Good thing I didn't put keene at 10 or 11

 

[Kippax]

Oh that rule is definitely there for any dumb stuff like batting Keene (a former NZ U19 opener, albeit not that flash at it) lower than 9.

You can see a team like Athlai's all-rounder extravaganza is still tapping into the 'points system rewards all-rounders slightly too much' strategy again this season. That's why I can't let it become an unfettered free-for-all down in the rabbits' hutch.

 

[Athlai]

A solution could be that only a certain amount of players get their bowling points counted.

 

[Chewie]

Have a restriction on number of bowlers who score more batting points than bowling points, just like there is a restriction the other way around

 

[Kippax]

How would you classify bowlers in that rule. Like two guys in the 6-11 slots can score more batting points than bowling points, infringing players (lowest points-earners first) forfeit points.

Important ton from Popli on his last afternoon of play to tip things in Straw Man's favour. Brett Randell has to quickly get over a head knock and turn out against Aus A to boost Chewie's chances.

 

[straw man]

Great season for Popli after he spent several years not living up to the level he set back near the start of his career (I checked and it was way back in 15-16 with 1149 at 67).

I'd noted in the domestic thread that both Cleaver and Seifert were having poor PS seasons but forgot they were both in my draft team .

 

[Kippax]

Heads up for @Chewie, Simon Keene out with concussion.

If you pick a Sunde/Gibson/Harrison/Clark/Johnson/Boyle for your bench, he will be activated.

CENTRAL STAGS SQUAD


GREG Hay (c) — Nelson

JACK Boyle — Hawke’s Bay

WILL Clark — Hawke’s Bay

JOSH Clarkson — Nelson

DANE Cleaver (w) — Manawatū

LIAM Dudding — Hawke’s Bay

CURTIS Heaphy — Manawatū

BRETT Johnson — Hawke’s Bay, uncapped, potential first-class debut

JAYDEN Lennox, Hawke's Bay

BRAD Schmulian — Hawke’s Bay

BEVAN Small — Manawatū

RAY Toole — Manawatū


AUCKLAND ACES


Ben Horne (c, w)

Cole Briggs

Louis Delport

Danru Ferns

Matt Gibson

Martin Guptill

Ryan Harrison

Will O’Donnell

Will Somerville

Quinn Sunde

Ross Ter Braak

George Worker

 

[Chewie]

I'll pick sunde

 

[Kippax]

Bevan Small another option I should've mentioned there. But yes Sunde has 52* on debut and the practice 91 against England.

 

[Kippax]

A solution could be that only a certain amount of players get their bowling points counted.

Yeah this could be the correct way to go. I've now done a trial run on a copy of the spreadsheet. Five bowlers earning their bowling points at 1x and one golden arm guy at 0.5x.

 

[Chewie]

Could be a very tight finish in the table this year

 

[straw man]

I'm not getting any more serious points (dribs and drabs from Duffy and Cleaver by the looks). Solia and Delport could win it for Athlai, though that modification Kippax suggested to instead send Athlai to the bottom of the table looked a good one.

 

[Kippax]

Yes, Duffy is definitely galumphing Team Straw Man off the streets and into the stadium for the thrilling finish to this marathon. Splayed feet, poor technique.

 

[Kippax]

Looking like that absence of Randell will weigh decisively on Chewie's chances (unless he returns to action on Saturday). McConchie and Fletcher have maxed out their game limits, but they seem to be in some form now and can still contribute somewhat. McConchie will be adding to the team tally from his 41st draft point in the coming weekend's game. 55th point for Fletcher.

I was a bit generous with Chewie's team regarding McPeake's status for the final two rounds. Apparently not very significantly injured at all and bowling at full pace in club games. Maybe the coaches wanted a look at some bowlers like Hartshorn who are closer to the borderline for being contracted. Or maybe they're planning to fully back the youth and don't see McPeake contracted.

 

[Athlai]

I'm not getting any more serious points (dribs and drabs from Duffy and Cleaver by the looks). Solia and Delport could win it for Athlai, though that modification Kippax suggested to instead send Athlai to the bottom of the table looked a good one.

Naturally that kicks in next season

 

[Chewie]

I hope I get enough points in the last game to at least beat athlai