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Kane Williamson
- Thread starter Howsie
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TumTum
Banned
Maybe because he is NZ's best bat
Flem274*
123/5
Shot Howsie. 
Meanwhile, I'm going to draft a list for you to support. Gareth Hopkins, Chris Martin and Jeetan Patel to start with. More soon.
Hand in your supporters card. Now. We'll have your Hay and Sinclair ones while you're at it.
Meanwhile, I'm going to draft a list for you to support. Gareth Hopkins, Chris Martin and Jeetan Patel to start with. More soon.
BeeGee
International Captain
They have to keep him, what other top order batting options do they have in the squad... Ingram? I'm sure he'll play every game. I hope he can pass fifty in one of his next two innings, just to settle his nerves.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Maybe I should just start supporting Northern Districts.Shot Howsie.
Hand in your supporters card. Now. We'll have your Hay and Sinclair ones while you're at it.
Meanwhile, I'm going to draft a list for you to support. Gareth Hopkins, Chris Martin and Jeetan Patel to start with. More soon.
Couldn't bring myself to, though.
That would be an incredibly poor move. His game isn't set up to bat at 6 at all (though, neither is Grant Elliott's), he doesn't have a power game and he would inevitably get out cheaply (or use up too many balls and then people would be criticising for different reasons).
A couple of ducks in a first couple of games is nothing to get worried about. A few nerves and an absolute beauty of a ball. If he manages to see off his first 20 balls or so, get 10 runs on the board then he will be away.
Howsie
International Captain
Well you'd hope so, it would be very poor management if you were to drop him especially with no better batsmen sitting on the sidelines. Martin Crowe said after they selected him for that second test against Australia that once you pick Williamson you stick with him no matter what, which is absolutely right for mine. They pulled the trigger on his international career so to speak, they now have to live with the consequences of doing so, which sadly enough hasn't started how everyone thought and wanted it too.
FTR this isn't new for Williamson, he made 0 and 1 in his first-class debut and only scored something like 20 odd runs during his first four one day games for ND. Perhaps he's just a slow starter.
Bahnz
Hall of Fame Member
Hah! I knew he was ****. He and Hay should get together sometime to swap notes on bullying undermanned opponents.
Seriously though, people need to stop panicking about him so much. He'll probably come good eventually, and even on the improbable chance that he doesn't, it's hardly like he'd be the first "next Martin Crowe" to be a disappointment.
Seriously though, people need to stop panicking about him so much. He'll probably come good eventually, and even on the improbable chance that he doesn't, it's hardly like he'd be the first "next Martin Crowe" to be a disappointment.
NZ Guy
U19 Captain
Who are the others? Im pretty sure Williamson has had the most hype around him since Ive been watching
Hurricane
Hall of Fame Member
Yeah I like this post. I think there is an adjustment period to get used to international cricket. You also have to factor in the concept of playing on TV and in front of a big crowd for the first time as well.
Found this interview about Kane - certainly has been a lot of hype about him...
YouTube - INTERVIEW: Martin Crowe
Just from following this thread no one is making any conclusions about him yet. I didn't see his first inning and he wasn't in long enough for me to comment about his technique either positively or negatively. I finally saw the highlight of the ball that bowled him and it was a tough ball to get.
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Howsie
International Captain
What was actually predicted of Craig McMillan if you can remember? Was it just the usual "The next Crowe" "The potential to be New Zealand's greatest ever batsmen"? I remember my primary school cricket coach use to hate him and would go on rants about how he's just a big fat waste of talent (only starting because everyone wanted to adopt the McMillan stance at the time). His domestic record wasn't anywhere near as good as Williamson's was over the first two years of his career, although he did pick up some massive runs in his third year.