2024–25 NZ domestic season

[Bahnz]

Weird to see him being left out of the Ford Trophy given his list A record. Maybe he had an injury and his return to the side is being managed?

 

[straw man]

He's not actually listed in the ND A playing XI so it's a little weird - could be injury management like you say.

 

[Bahnz]

Curtis Heaphy with his first List A hundred.

 

[Bahnz]

Gee some of those dismissals in ND's loss to Wellington are heinous. Younghusband looked genuinely embarrassed about the full toss that O'Donnell slogged to deep mid wicket.

 

[SteveNZ]

Fisher played for ND A today and 2/21, so good to know he's fit.

This makes me excited. I am 100% on the Fisher train

 

[SteveNZ]

Curtis Heaphy with his first List A hundred.

Big one, too. I'm also on board with Heaphy - haven't seen him play much but feel he's the specialist opener we should invest in

 

[ataraxia]

Big one, too. I'm also on board with Heaphy - haven't seen him play much but feel he's the specialist opener we should invest in

Yeah, definitely has the temperament to be a test opener.

 

[jcas0167]

Heaphy seems like someone CD have invested a lot in and it's starting to pay dividends. IIRC he did well in Plunket Shield last year. Seems like a fairly orthodox player but watching his boundaries a number come from switch hits.

 

[jcas0167]

Heaphy showed all the tricks in his knock which included 10 fours and two sixes, dotted liberally with sweeps, laps and reverse laps against the increasingly frustrated home bowlers.

Heaphy, a Palmerston North Boys’ High School product and NZ Under-19 rep, made his first-class debut at 19 when then-coach Rob Walter called him as he was about to go into a university exam, and scored 43 in his first knock against Northern Districts.

He spent this winter with Bristol in the West of England Premier League and plundered 800 runs at an average of 67, including five centuries.

The Post

www.thepost.co.nz

 

[Immenso]

I think he is quite a slow scorer ( at this stage). His strike rates are quite low. When watching his boundary highlights on the live scorecard I thought it was quite remarkable how late in the innings his first boundary was, for an opening batsman in a white ball game.

Don't mean this as a criticism. Rather than a younger batsman with 'all the shots, but no idea' , he is probably more the opposite "all the idea, but too few shot". Both extremes mean that sort of player has a few years of developing still to do, IMO. But I'm way more hopeful for his skillset than for players with the opposite.

 

[Flem274*]

He and Rhys Mariu appear to be the young openers to watch.

Latham and Conway have bought them more time by actually contributing lately.

 

[ataraxia]

Zac Cumming and Toby Hart in Otago's squad for tomorrow's match.

 

[Immenso]

Oooh Toby Hart. This is something I'm looking forward to seeing. Go well young man.

A first look with a camera down the pitch, rather than side(ish) on.

 

[ataraxia]

In Hamilton, Will O'Donnell caught Robbie O'Donnell and Robbie O'Donnell caught Will O'Donnell.

 

[ataraxia]

CD v C's a close close finish.

 

[straw man]

Must've been a turgid wicket in Rangiora for 204 in 49.1 overs to beat 201/7 in 50 overs.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Nerves of steel from Big Gus in that final over. Only conceding 3 runs when defending 6. What a legend.

 

[Immenso]

Matt Rowe also made his senior provincial debut yesterday. On a turgid old-school, club cricket-style, pitch though.

 

[Immenso]

Oooh Toby Hart. This is something I'm looking forward to seeing. Go well young man.

A first look with a camera down the pitch, rather than side(ish) on.

Lived up to my expectations, he should be a good-un.

I'm a bit flabbergasted that a young un-contracted player mamaged to get a game. Especially an early season game

 

[Immenso]

Henry Shipley playing for Canterbury A today.

Also Cameron Paul, after his very untimely shoulder dislocation last season.