New Zealand Off Season 2014

[brockley]

Was in Perth.

 

[RxGM]

A summary of contracts note only Auckland didn't pick a full roster of 14. 1 place left to fill.

Auckland
14/15 Contracts: Raval, Kitchen, de Grandhomme, Grobbellar, O’Donnell, , Bates, Quinn, Bartlett, Fergusson, Nicol, B Cachopa, C Cachopa, Nethula,
IN: Nicol, B Cachopa, C Cachopa, Nethula,
OUT: Hopkins , Friday, Cr Cachopa, Singh, McIntosh

Canterbury
Astle, Bennett, Ellis, Hira, McCone, Nicholls, van Beek, Fulton, N. Broom, Fletcher, Diamanti, Jamieson, Nuttall, T Johnston
IN: Fulton, N. Broom, Fletcher, Diamanti, Jamieson, Nuttall, T Johnston
OUT: Stewart, Nicol, B Cachopa, Henry, Worker, McEwan, Keen

CD
Hay, How, Mathieson, Noema Barnett, A Patel, Small, Smith, van Wyk, Wheeler, Young, D. Bracewell, Worker, Kain, Rance
IN: D. Bracewell, Worker, Kain, Rance
OUT: Nethula, C Cachopa, Milne, Robinson

ND
Aldridge, Baker, J Boult, Devcich, Flynn, J. Hickey, Kuggeleijn, Mitchell, Verma, Wilson, Brownlie, Carter,Popli, Santner
IN: Brownlie, Carter,Popli, Santner
OUT: Sodhi , Goodin, Styris, Fletcher

Otago
Beard, M. Bracewell, D. de Boorder, Duffy, McMillian, Redmond, Robertson, Ryder, Wells, Rutherford, Friday, R Duffy, Rodden, Scott
IN: Rutherford, Friday, R Duffy, Rodden, Scott
OUT: N. Broom, Craig, Neesham, Butler, Soper

Wellington
Arnel, Franklin, Gillespie, McKay, Murdoch, Papps, J. Patel, Pollard, Tugaga, Walsh, Woodcock, Elliott, Blundell, Hutchinson
IN: Elliott, Blundell, Hutchinson
Out: Ronchi, Brodie, McPeake

Note: Bruce Martin did not get a contract

 

[Kippax]

So McCullum helped get Seifert.....thin air. Itstl.

 

[Kippax]

Ah I see, bumped up to 15 contracts apparently.

The contracting process for domestic players involves two rounds, with each team to contract a total of 15 players overall. The Major Associations can offer 9-14 contracts at their discretion in the first round and then complete the process to their full contingent with second round contracts being offered on 8 August 2014.

 

[BackFootPunch]

A summary of contracts note only Auckland didn't pick a full roster of 14. 1 place left to fill.

It's 15 contracts this year isn't it? So still more to be announced in a couple of weeks I believe.

 

[Flem274*]

I'm surprised CD and Canterbury brought Worker and Diamanti back.

Iain McPeake gets the flick without playing a single game.

Simon Keen joins the long list of "so what was that about anyway?" Australian imports.

Huge fall from grace for McIntosh.

 

[Prince EWS]

Simon Keen joins the long list of "so what was that about anyway?" Australian imports.

A much better cricketer than Rhodes; a real shame that he's looking increasingly unlikely to do anything notable in First Class cricket.

 

[Howsie]

So McCullum helped get Seifert.....thin air. Itstl.

Give it a rest champion. Just because he wasn't handed a contract doesn't mean he won't see the field.

Predictable ND squad, won't get to many arguments from me. No keeper contracted as of yet, Dane Cleaver finally making the move perhaps. Going by Kippax's thinking we obvs just aren't fielding one this season though. 13 of the 14 born and bred in the district, can any of the other teams say that?

 

[Kippax]

Seifert was unlucky itbt. Tried to show Otago there was more of an age group buzz about him than Ryan Duffy or Brad Rodden ever had, then he realised his video had vanished from the web.

 

[Flem274*]

Give it a rest champion. Just because he wasn't handed a contract doesn't mean he won't see the field.

Predictable ND squad, won't get to many arguments from me. No keeper contracted as of yet, Dane Cleaver finally making the move perhaps. Going by Kippax's thinking we obvs just aren't fielding one this season though. 13 of the 14 born and bred in the district, can any of the other teams say that?

Auckland have been exporting cricketers for years tbh, they just keep the wrong ones.

Isn't the rumour Ben Horne is making the move to keep wicket for you?

 

[Flem274*]

State of origin in bold

Auckland
14/15 Contracts: Raval, Kitchen, de Grandhomme, Grobbellar, O’Donnell, , Bates, Quinn, Bartlett, Fergusson, Nicol, B Cachopa, C Cachopa, Nethula,

Canterbury
Astle, Bennett, Ellis, Hira, McCone, Nicholls, van Beek, Fulton, N. Broom, Fletcher, Diamanti, Jamieson, Nuttall, T Johnston

CD
Hay, How, Mathieson, Noema Barnett, A Patel, Small, Smith, van Wyk, Wheeler, Young, D. Bracewell, Worker, Kain, Rance

ND
Aldridge, Baker, J Boult, Devcich, Flynn, J. Hickey, Kuggeleijn, Mitchell, Verma, Wilson, Brownlie, Carter,Popli, Santner

Otago
Beard, M. Bracewell, D. de Boorder, Duffy, McMillian, Redmond, Robertson, Ryder, Wells, Rutherford, Friday, R Duffy, Rodden, Scott

Wellington
Arnel, Franklin, Gillespie, McKay, Murdoch, Papps, J. Patel, Pollard, Tugaga, Walsh, Woodcock, Elliott, Blundell, Hutchinson

Now Auckland have nicked most of their boys back most teams are looking pretty homegrown, and everyone has the majority of their players from their own stocks

Tell you what though, Otago, Wellington and ND are much smarter robbers than the other teams.

That Otago side could be more homegrown than I've given credit, but iirc a lot of the team debuted for Canterbury (whether they were the usual Cantabrian robbery job I'm not sure)

 

[Blocky]

Auckland have been exporting cricketers for years tbh, they just keep the wrong ones.

Isn't the rumour Ben Horne is making the move to keep wicket for you?

Not a rumour, Ben Horne will be playing his cricket in the ND region next season

 

[Flem274*]

So including non-test squad members we will see

Auckland
Guptill, Raval, Nicol, Carlchopa, Colin, Colin, Brachopa, Mills, Nethula, Bates, Mitch

Will score a million runs at home, but the middle order will get owned away.

Northern Districts
Flynn, Brownlie, Carter, Mitchell, Hickey, Popli, Horne, Santner, Kugglejuggle, Aldridge, Baker

Can bat, needs Kugglejuggle to have another good season in partnership with Aldridge if it ever wants to bowl anyone out.

Central Districts
How, Smith, Young, Hay, Worker, KNB, Kruger, Dougeh, Wheeler, Milne, Small
:/

5th place locked in

Wellington
Papps, Murdoch, Elliott, Pollard, Franklin, Woodcock, Ronchi, Jeets, Gillespie, McKay, Arnel

This is how Wellington will conspire to spoon it

Canterbury
Fulton, Broom...wait where are the contracted middle order batsmen?...Ellis, Astle, Henry, McCone, Bennett

Changed my mind. Barring Latham's return, spoon.

Otago
Rutherford, Redmond, Macewell, Ryder, Wells, Robertson, Derek, NcCullum, McMillan, Duffman, Friday

Desperately needs the bowling Wagner, Neesham and Craig but will never get bowled out. This lot v ND will be the most high scoring game of the season if there are no Black Caps involved.

 

[RxGM]

Huge fall from grace for McIntosh.

I don’t know if McIntosh is completely done with FC cricket as I understand it is planned that he will captain the Auckland A team, to develop players, and may just get a coaching contract. Hopefully he will still get a couple more FC games and be able to retire on the field.

But if both Tim and Bruce Martin have played their last provincial match as per last year with Sinclair it would be great if these could be announced at the end of the season so that they could get the send off there careers deserve.

 

[Kippax]

Canterbury
Fulton, Broom...wait where are the contracted middle order batsmen?...Ellis, Astle, Henry, McCone, Bennett

Changed my mind. Barring Latham's return, spoon.

Haha, that's just such disgraceful recruitment, isn't it. Canterbury at its parochial, small-minded worst.

 

[BackFootPunch]

Haha, that's just such disgraceful recruitment, isn't it. Canterbury at its parochial, small-minded worst.

Henry Nicholls is a decent bat, tbf. Darren Broom might get a crack in the middle order. Or someone like McClure / Carter / Yugaraja

 

[Prince EWS]

So from the contract list, that'll be, what? Nicholls at 3, Diamanti at 4 and then probably trying to fudge off Ellis and Astle at 5 and 6?

Umm.

 

[BackFootPunch]

I reckon Broom will bat 4. So, 1. Fulton 2. Latham/new opener 3. Nicholls 4. Broom 5. ? 6. Ellis/Astle 7. Fletcher 8. Ellis/Astle

 

[Prince EWS]

I reckon Broom will bat 4. So, 1. Fulton 2. Latham/new opener 3. Nicholls 4. Broom 5. ? 6. Ellis/Astle 7. Fletcher 8. Ellis/Astle

Well Diamanti doesn't really bowl anymore and he's been contracted, so I reckon he'll be there as a bat unless he's been contracted as a limited overs specialist.

 

[BackFootPunch]

Well Diamanti doesn't really bowl anymore and he's been contracted, so I reckon he'll be there as a bat unless he's been contracted as a limited overs specialist.

Yeah quite possibly. When I saw him in the list I just assumed Canterbury was doing the same thing ND have done with Styris recently but perhaps he's available for the whole season.