Kane Williamson

[Fuller Pilch]

We can't say we weren't warned:

The Vault: Kane Williamson - Black Cap in waiting - Sport - NZ Herald News

I see he opened with Doug Bracewell at one point and interesting about Thorpe's bat

 

[straw man]

Wow good digging. Didn't realise Kaneh was a twin - Logan Williamson can you please pull your finger out, we could do with another test opener.

 

[SuperMurali]

remember reading that article years ago about Thorpe's bat, and when KW started doing well I thought it may have been about him. tried searching for that article but couldn't find it, now you've posted it.

 

[BC_fan_abored]

Mother ****er went to my school at the same time as me. Weird that i never heard of him in my entire time there.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Wow good digging. Didn't realise Kaneh was a twin - Logan Williamson can you please pull your finger out, we could do with another test opener.

Not digging - it was on the Herald website today. Good point about the twin - send Logan over for the IPL in disguise so Kane can prepare for the tests in England

 

[Prince EWS]

Not digging - it was on the Herald website today.

The Herald dug it though.

 

[jcas0167]

We can't say we weren't warned:

The Vault: Kane Williamson - Black Cap in waiting - Sport - NZ Herald News

I see he opened with Doug Bracewell at one point and interesting about Thorpe's bat

Just saw this on the Herald site yesterday. Interesting to see Williamson was also a star at rugby. Can imagine he would be a very handy first five. McCullum of course started ahead of Dan Carter for a South Island age group selection.

 

[_Ed_]

Basketball was a bit more of a surprise.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Stat on cricinfo that today was his first single figure score in ODIs since December 2013...

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Basketball was a bit more of a surprise.

either you have to tower over everyone or run between their legs. No normal height people allowed.

 

[Zinzan]

Yet another failure for Williamson, will be feeling the pressure to keep his spot.

 

[Flem274*]

bets on how many pages long this thread will be by the time he retires?

29 pages long and he's only 24(?), started when he was 18-19 so I'm going for 120 pages.

 

[Daemon]

about 20 of those will be sachin posts and another 20 will be warne v murali

 

[Hurricane]

bets on how many pages long this thread will be by the time he retires?

29 pages long and he's only 24(?), started when he was 18-19 so I'm going for 120 pages.

I am forever grateful that I watched what I said early doors after his initial ducks

 

[Fuller Pilch]

I just saw this stat today - I don't think Turner gets enough recognition for his batting:

Highest batting ave in won ODIs (min 1000 runs):
MS Dhoni 74.23
GTurner 72.88
Amla 71.98
Kohli 69.69
AB de Villiers 66.03
Bevan 65.24

 

[Zinzan]

I just saw this stat today - I don't think Turner gets enough recognition for his batting:

Highest batting ave in won ODIs (min 1000 runs):
MS Dhoni 74.23
GTurner 72.88
Amla 71.98
Kohli 69.69
AB de Villiers 66.03
Bevan 65.24

Glenn Turner has always been criminally underrated. His fall-out with NZ cricket administrators right at his peak really stifled what could have been an amazing career. Was right up there with the best batsmen in the world in the mid-late 70s if we're talking about run-scoring.

Used to absolutely boss county cricket along with Barry Richards. Shame there's hardly any footage of him out there.

 

[Hurricane]

Glenn Turner has always been criminally underrated. His fall-out with NZ cricket administrators right at his peak really stifled what could have been an amazing career. Was right up there with the best batsmen in the world in the mid-late 70s if we're talking about run-scoring.

Used to absolutely boss county cricket along with Barry Richards. Shame there's hardly any footage of him out there.

He reminds me of my batting in some ways. He would either decide right at the start of his inning to take no prisoners and destroy the opposition or he would be quite slow and deliberate. So my memory is that he would be at either extreme.

My lasting memory of him is that he had been out of the team and then it was announced he was returning and people were excited even though I was too young to have heard of him. He immediately was our best bat and did it from the number 1 position, none of this hiding down at number 3 or 4. He played one inning where he smashed some century after being dropped on 15 getting a leading edge that went straight up.
"After that drop I just decided to hit it with the full face of the bat for the rest of the inning because it obviously wasn't coming on". As a young ten year old batsman I put that lesson away in the filing cabinet. "Always adjust your shots to suit each pitch".

 

[_Ed_]

Interesting piece: Martin Crowe: The serenity of Kane Williamson | Cricket | ESPN Cricinfo

I hadn't considered the point he makes here: "Williamson is a difficult player to focus against. Due to his humility and lack of ego, it is harder for bowlers and captains to get ramped up about the absolute necessity to remove him."

 

[Dan]

Yeah, I can understand that. You see McCullum blazing away at a strike rate of 200 and you don't think Williamson can hurt you. Next thing you know he has 50 from 52 balls and has taken the game away from you.

 

[Prince EWS]

Yeah, I can understand that. You see McCullum blazing away at a strike rate of 200 and you don't think Williamson can hurt you. Next thing you know he has 50 from 52 balls and has taken the game away from you.

I think his point was moreso about his personality than his actual batting approach. Bowlers -- particularly fast bowlers -- gear themselves up for the big personal battles. Williamson is too humble to get involved in that crap, he just bats, so it'd be harder for an emotion-driven bowler to get into the contest and focus on the enormity of his wicket.