2024–25 NZ domestic season

[ataraxia]

In a Waddle/Coney podcast a month or so ago.
A section of that was an interview with Wellington coach Shane Jurgensen.
In which he he mentioned the work they were doing with Abbas on his bowling, that they were wanting to get more out of his bowling in T20s. I can't remember specifics , except were talking about working on strength. maybe conditioning.

Anyway, bowling for Abbas was very much on the radar. I think there were comments on here this season wondering if he was giving it up as a serious part of his cricket.

Check out On The Front Foot podcast if you want a source more precise than my garbled memory.

Incidentally, Wellington's bowling coach is Azhar Abbas...

 

[SteveNZ]

Incidentally, Wellington's bowling coach is Azhar Abbas...

That's a very interesting guy to have as your bowling coach. The guy who used to 'bowl' with a bent elbow, pick the **** out of the ball and send barbs in a foreign tongue

 

[Immenso]

in Hawke Cup news ....
Hawkes Bay v Taranaki will be the first challenge match.

Taranaki will make its first Hawke Cup Challenge since 2017/18, after having won the right to challenge Hawke's Bay on behalf of the rest of Zone 2.

They will be off to Napier at the end of this month for a rematch with Hawke's Bay - whom they defeated in the opening round of the Furlong Cup this season.

Taranaki had headed into the last round of Central Districts Cricket's Furlong Cup at Pukekura Park yesterday needing only to keep opponent Manawatū at bay in the home two-dayer to ink in the Challenge against the current holder on the opposite coast of CD.

They sealed the deal by defeating Manawatū on the first innings, by 65 runs

Taranaki eyes up Hawke Cup

Taranaki will make its first Hawke Cup Challenge since 2017/18, after having won the right to challenge Hawke's Bay in the upcoming first Challenge of the summer in Napier

www.nzc.nz

 

[_Ed_]

Today's women's game has already been abandoned. What are the chances of any play in the men's?

 

[Immenso]

So ... that Jacobs six was ommitted from the nzc youtube highlights package.

But. If you want to catch up with the match, minus the allegedly best bit of action on the day (who knows, I still haven't seen it ...) here you are. Bump up the drone-bots views by a click or two and reward them for their ineptness:

 

[ataraxia]

Today's women's game has already been abandoned. What are the chances of any play in the men's?

Looks like toss is happening at 6.15 (50 minutes late).

 

[Zinzan]

So ... that Jacobs six was ommitted from the nzc youtube highlights package.

But. If you want to catch up with the match, minus the allegedly best bit of action on the day (who knows, I still haven't seen it ...) here you are. Bump up the drone-bots views by a click or two and reward them for their ineptness:

Just more evidence that whoever puts these highlight packages together knows nothing about cricket.

 

[Canbat]

Interesting and honest chat with Jacob Duffy on the roar podcast on the Southland tribune website around his bowling and what happened a couple of years ago when he fell out of favour and how he has managed to increase his pace in the past couple of years. Starts about 15 minutes in.

 

[ataraxia]

Smith and Henry are back today. Canterbury now have 11 guys who have played T20Is for NZ in their squad – and Matt Boyle. I hope they play all five pacers just for the laughs.

 

[Prince EWS]

Smith and Henry are back today. Canterbury now have 11 guys who have played T20Is for NZ in their squad – and Matt Boyle. I hope they play all five pacers just for the laughs.

*Nathaniel Schaefer

 

[Bahnz]

Lol @ Tom Bruce's average and SR in this season's super smash.

 

[_Ed_]

So Matt Henry's promotion to #6 went about how you'd expect.

 

[ataraxia]

So Matt Henry's promotion to #6 went about how you'd expect.

Don't think it was a bad move at all. Sad to check that his T20 SR has dropped to 150.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Wellington’s selection policy for their lineup has been all over the place in this Super Smash. Really not convinced that they’ve put out their best available line up at any point.

 

[SteveNZ]

So ... that Jacobs six was ommitted from the nzc youtube highlights package.

But. If you want to catch up with the match, minus the allegedly best bit of action on the day (who knows, I still haven't seen it ...) here you are. Bump up the drone-bots views by a click or two and reward them for their ineptness:

Outrageous. Why wouldn't a six be on the highlights? I truly don't get it. Are NZC told to make sub-par highlights so it doesn't cannibalise TVNZ's package?

 

[NZTailender]

So Matt Henry's promotion to #6 went about how you'd expect.

Even with Rippon at 6 that's a long tail. Ridiculous bowling attack.