NZ domestic season 2023/24

[_Ed_]

Was about to say what a good first over that was by Henry (four dots and a leg bye), but then the last ball got hit for six. Still a decent return.

EDIT: And he gets a wicket in his second.

 

[_Ed_]

The pitch might not be easy, but this seems like quite bad batting.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

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Good spot, that.

For some reason I would have thought there would be a much wider gap in games played from player A to player B

 

[_Ed_]

Well, that was fun while it lasted.

 

[thierry henry]

Nitpicking yeah…but 9 balls into this game, Sumo has already misidentified an obvious slower ball by Hazeldine as ‘keeping low’ and then claimed that a dead straight ball by Lockrose ‘spun the other way’, presumably implying it was a doosra. He’s just really bad at observing and identifying what is happening, which is a big problem for a lead commentator.

 

[thierry henry]

And now credits Raval nicking a chest high short ball to imagined ‘prodigious movement off the seam by Duffy’. Just take a deep breath man.

 

[NZTailender]

Tried to bring up the Tetris world record as well, thankfully cut off by Seifert boshing a six

 

[NZTailender]

Santners batting is much like his bowling. Looks slow and like he has all the time in the world

 

[ataraxia]

See Santner is a gun bat guys

As for the rest of ND, the less said the better. Best FC batting lineup but worst T20. J Carter and Cooper should really be well on the chopping block at this point in this format.

 

[Athlai]

Santa wafg

 

[SteveNZ]

Nitpicking yeah…but 9 balls into this game, Sumo has already misidentified an obvious slower ball by Hazeldine as ‘keeping low’ and then claimed that a dead straight ball by Lockrose ‘spun the other way’, presumably implying it was a doosra. He’s just really bad at observing and identifying what is happening, which is a big problem for a lead commentator.

I'll buy into this...I watched the Aces highlights and he attributed a genuine, very obvious Gup edge through 2nd slip to the boundary 'smart batting'. I like the guy and he used to be able to call rugby well, but they're giving him far too much reach doing any level of analysis

 

[Athlai]

Northern Brave suck

 

[SteveNZ]

This is a hell of a horrible collapse. Awful batting.

In other news, GP should bowl in every game he plays at every level. Gun.

 

[jcas0167]

Santners batting is much like his bowling. Looks slow and like he has all the time in the world

It's good to see him and Phillips coming back and standing out. Santner's batting at this level is so good (kind of like Vettori for a while in Ford Trophy).

 

[The Hutt Rec]

Nitpicking yeah…but 9 balls into this game, Sumo has already misidentified an obvious slower ball by Hazeldine as ‘keeping low’ and then claimed that a dead straight ball by Lockrose ‘spun the other way’, presumably implying it was a doosra. He’s just really bad at observing and identifying what is happening, which is a big problem for a lead commentator.

Why does he call overs “sets”

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Definitely overheard a player use it and thought it sounded cool.

 

[Mike5181]

Does Guy Heveldt commentate internationals?

 

[NZTailender]

Does Guy Heveldt commentate internationals?

Don't think so. He goes alright.

Meanwhile Otago is just dominating this pseudo-international bowling attack

 

[Bahnz]

Yay, always fun when the Volts knick a win. It's great that Phillips has moved down there to give their T20 batting some real grunt.

 

[OnTheBank]

The Volts with GP is a completely diffierent team to without him. Allows Foxcroft to play the ith confidence and anchor the innings. Hopefully we will still have Phillips for another game.