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2024–25 NZ domestic season

Bahnz

Bahnz

Hall of Fame Member
I'm calling it early. Cam Paul is gonna play a lot of cricket for NZ. Between him, O'Rourke, Mariu, Hay and Foulkes, the Canterbury mafia are back!
 
ataraxia

ataraxia

International Coach
Not entirely sure whether Wellington are playing in Auckland or Chittagong here. Macewell has bowled 25 overs and Younghusband 19 overs – and this is before tea on day one. They bowled in tandem for 33 overs straight. Fabulously, Younghusband has 6 wickets to Macewell's none.
 
ataraxia

ataraxia

International Coach
Bahnz said:
I'm calling it early. Cam Paul is gonna play a lot of cricket for NZ. Between him, O'Rourke, Mariu, Hay and Foulkes, the Canterbury mafia are back!
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The Canterbury mafia are alive and well. They have 13 NZ-capped players and – unironically – 12 good seamers.
 
ataraxia

ataraxia

International Coach
Sean Solia may be into his 66th FC game and have scored 21 fifties, but all of his FC centuries have come at home against Wellington. In such matches, he averages 130.57.
 
Bahnz

Bahnz

Hall of Fame Member
Spent the afternoon watching Mariu bat. Looks every inch an international player. Strong off the front and back foot. Organized defence. Disciplined outside his off stump. Took a beauty to get rid of him for a paltry 87. Honestly, I think there's a very strong case to be argued for him replacing Conway as soon as next week.
 
ataraxia

ataraxia

International Coach
Bahnz said:
Spent the afternoon watching Mariu bat. Looks every inch an international player. Strong off the front and back foot. Organized defence. Disciplined outside his off stump. Took a beauty to get rid of him for a paltry 87. Honestly, I think there's a very strong case to be argued for him replacing Conway as soon as next week.
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Whichever selector left him out for Canterbury's first Plunket game must be cursing himself. He's got all the hallmarks of a great new hope.

Still remains a long domestic season for him to get through – hopefully he can keep it up; if so, he'll surely be selected for the Zimbabwe tour, at which time Conway may be caught up with MLC.
 
Bahnz

Bahnz

Hall of Fame Member
ataraxia said:
Whichever selector left him out for Canterbury's first Plunket game must be cursing himself. He's got all the hallmarks of a great new hope.

Still remains a long domestic season for him to get through – hopefully he can keep it up; if so, he'll surely be selected for the Zimbabwe tour, at which time Conway may be caught up with MLC.
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I presume that was to give Latham a run. Still odd that Bowes would get a run ahead of Mariu, but I suppose he's a lot more experienced and has played for NZ.
 
ataraxia

ataraxia

International Coach
Bahnz said:
I presume that was to give Latham a run. Still odd that Bowes would get a run ahead of Mariu, but I suppose he's a lot more experienced and has played for NZ.
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They were playing Matt Boyle though. Mariu has played at #3 previously IIRC.
 
Bahnz

Bahnz

Hall of Fame Member
Yeah, I can only assume it was because his early season form in the Ford Trophy was poor.
 
straw man

straw man

Hall of Fame Member
Yerg I really don't want to drop Conway, still think he's an excellent player.... somewhere in there. However I am curious now if he is going to miss tests next year like others have said. If so then yeah, he gives up a chance to someone else to perform in his spot.

Great to see Mariu continue to excel.
 
Bahnz

Bahnz

Hall of Fame Member
straw man said:
Yerg I really don't want to drop Conway, still think he's an excellent player.... somewhere in there. However I am curious now if he is going to miss tests next year like others have said. If so then yeah, he gives up a chance to someone else to perform in his spot.

Great to see Mariu continue to excel.
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Conway just looks so out of sorts, I honestly don't see him making any runs. The temptation is there to pick the kid who's in red hot form who the pommes will have never seen. Also gives you a rh/lh opening combination.

Obviously won't happen with Stead at the wheel, and even then there is the part of me that knows Conway was a class player who made vital runs in India, even if his overall form has been mud for a couple of years. But if I was on the NZ selection panel for a dead rubber test, I'd probably be leaning towards giving Mariu a run.
 
straw man

straw man

Hall of Fame Member
Bahnz said:
Conway just looks so out of sorts, I honestly don't see him making any runs. The temptation is there to pick the kid who's in red hot form who the pommes will have never seen. Also gives you a rh/lh opening combination.

Obviously won't happen with Stead at the wheel, and even then there is the part of me that knows Conway was a class player who made vital runs in India, even if his overall form has been mud for a couple of years. But if I was on the NZ selection panel for a dead rubber test, I'd probably be leaning towards giving Mariu a run.
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The Bazballers would do it. Is that a good reason? I don't know.
 
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