New Zealand Off Season 2014

[Bahnz]

It is what it is, I guess.

Hypothetically though, say in 2 years time, Brendon McCullum retires, Cachopa's contract with Sussex runs out, and Hesson (or whoever's in charge at that point) gets in his ear and says there's a spot waiting for him if he wants it. Can he just come straight back to New Zealand and play, or is there another stand down period?

Regardless, Auckland better not give him any games outside of the HRV Cup. Their player roster is big enough as it is.

 

[Blocky]

Even HRV Cup, if you're having to recruit this guy as an overseas pro and had a chance instead to pick up a bonafide T20 superstar, similar to Ten Doeschate for Otago - then you're recruiting very wrong.

 

[Kippax]

Two pros allowed in HRV though.

 

[Kippax]

Hypothetically though, say in 2 years time, Brendon McCullum retires, Cachopa's contract with Sussex runs out, and Hesson (or whoever's in charge at that point) gets in his ear and says there's a spot waiting for him if he wants it. Can he just come straight back to New Zealand and play, or is there another stand down period?

Hard to say, because we don't know what his family's managed to get for him since 2002, re: permanent citizenship.

He won't have been in the country for 184 days for four straight 12-month periods, he wasn't born here, and his parents weren't NZ citizens at the time of his birth.

 

[Flem274*]

Nah **** him, let him be another pseudo-Englishman and get his stumps rearranged by Ishant. When blokes bust their nut for years to make international cricket on tiny wages and move all over the order for the good of their sides, it's hard to sympathise with a bloke trying to play the field and take the easy options based on his 50 average on a motorway.

Good player but give me someone with the commitment of BJ Watling any day.

 

[Blocky]

Two pros allowed in HRV though.

So get a Laughlin style bowler and a Ten Doeschate style of all rounder. Cachopa should not be seen as a viable overseas player option for Auckland.

 

[Kippax]

Fuller was, for both Auckland and an unbeaten Otago side iirc.

 

[Kippax]

Not everyone has Peter Roach's genuinely tight and clever connections with Australia, obvs. Siddons tries, but he gets us Borgas.

 

[SteveNZ]

Even HRV Cup, if you're having to recruit this guy as an overseas pro and had a chance instead to pick up a bonafide T20 superstar, similar to Ten Doeschate for Otago - then you're recruiting very wrong.

Can't disagree with this. Hard to justify using an overseas signing on a guy who averages 24 without a half-century in 29 attempts. 4, 24, 11 in in Sussex's 1sts doesn't sing out pick me either. With the batting the Aces have available to them, he's not required.

I don't know the ins and outs of all this business, obviously. But Craig kept Andy de Boorder out of a spot a couple of years ago when Strangy told Andy if he turned down a contract he'd still be picked if scoring runs (he scored a truck load that summer but wasn't picked). He came from SA with his brothers, captained NZ u19, Auckland have put their weight behind him and now he's learning the verses of God Save the Queen.

 

[Kippax]

I wouldn't use one on Fuller again though. Dropped about 10kph when he put himself in light blue.

 

[SteveNZ]

I wouldn't use one on Fuller again though. Dropped about 10kph when he put himself in light blue.

Nah, it's better to try and disassociate with the fact a guy has played for you/is a NZer. Look at a flavour of the month from the UK like they've done with Nash, Jimmy Adams and co recently.

 

[Bahnz]

Not a good day for Jeets. You know what I think? He's a cricketing Superman in the comic-book sense of the term. In normal conditions he's an unstoppable force, but expose him to a slither of his home world, and he becomes weak and powerless. In this case, it was the presence of the villainous Cachopa (probably carrying around a clump of NZ soil in his pocket) that did him in.

 

[RxGM]

Auckland Cricket(or the bloke who runs the twitter account) don't have an issue with the move.

 

[SteveNZ]

Auckland Cricket(or the bloke who runs the twitter account) don't have an issue with the move.

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Yeah, they're still going to contract him.

 

[Flem274*]

For FC? You'd think after losing so many youngsters to other provinces/real jobs they'd learn.

Cachopa leaving was the perfect opportunity to bring an O'Donnell or the like through.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

HUZZAH!

Basin Reserve flyover bid turned down | Stuff.co.nz

So tempted to make a special thread for this one. Made my day, never thought it would happen... Though no doubt the intransigent Transport Agency will try and appeal.

 

[Kippax]

 

[Kippax]

Auckland Cricket(or the bloke who runs the twitter account) don't have an issue with the move.

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Do the things that you always wanted to
Without me there to hold you back; don't think, just do
More than anything I want to see you grow
Take a glorious bite out of the whole world

- Snow Patrol

Cachopa's pissed it away here for sure
New rule holds him back; for seven years, not four
Another crap season for Auckland, irregardless
Take a glorious bite, as we hand you your arses

- Agribusiness

 

[Prince EWS]

"irregardless"

Oh my.

 

[Kippax]

It's a Blocky favourite, you'll find.