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*Official* New Zealand Domestic Cricket Season 2012/2013
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jcas0167
International Regular
Heh. Yes, he averaged 19.92 in the 2005 Ashes with 40 wickets compared to 25.79 in the 1993 series with 34 wickets, when he delivered the ball of the century. I guess England won so it's easy to think they must have sorted out a way to handle Warne.
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Chubb
International Regular
I may be leaving Invercargill to take up a job in Wellington in the new year.
Since I moved to NZ I haven't lived in large cities and don't know much about cricket there. I've played senior reserve in Timaru without success, done well in North Otago second grade and okay in Southland senior reserve. Ideally I'd want to keep playing at the same level I am at now. I know the standard here will be crap compared to Wellington.
I don't want to play 2020 bashy stuff, I want to play "proper" cricket with people who are taking it reasonably seriously, like village cricket in England, but I know I won't be good enough for the top grades.
There seems to be a wide range of different types of cricket played up there. I also know some of the guys at my potential new workplace play cricket so perhaps they will introduce me to a club but what can you guys tell me about it?
Since I moved to NZ I haven't lived in large cities and don't know much about cricket there. I've played senior reserve in Timaru without success, done well in North Otago second grade and okay in Southland senior reserve. Ideally I'd want to keep playing at the same level I am at now. I know the standard here will be crap compared to Wellington.
I don't want to play 2020 bashy stuff, I want to play "proper" cricket with people who are taking it reasonably seriously, like village cricket in England, but I know I won't be good enough for the top grades.
There seems to be a wide range of different types of cricket played up there. I also know some of the guys at my potential new workplace play cricket so perhaps they will introduce me to a club but what can you guys tell me about it?
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straw man
Hall of Fame Member
Tools are only as good as the people using them - see biomechanics
straw man
Hall of Fame Member
HDS, Voltman, Bahnz, Meridio to comment
straw man
Hall of Fame Member
Wondered if Southee might have played a semi-controlled batsman-like attacking innings but nah, from that it just looks like good slogging. I liked the bounce in Patel's approach to the crease at the start of the vid btw.
And yeah, Tugaga looks good - haven't seen him before - nice action and shape. But I guess if he's not being chosen every week in the Wellington side he must not be getting the results.
HeathDavisSpeed
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
I can get you a club, don't you worry about that...
And since the reforms to the Pearce Cup eligibility last season, pretty much any club here worth its salt has a Pearce Cup team. If you're worried that the standard in Pearce might be a bit high, then the big clubs tend to have teams in the top two leagues.
Top grades play ODers, two dayers and 20:20s at different times of the year.
Alternatively, just find your way to the pub. Better than most other Wellingtonians round here can achieve it seems.
Kippax
Cricketer Of The Year
Has encountered "different personality" issues.
http://www.3news.co.nz/Firebirds-bo...r-six/tabid/317/articleID/179039/Default.aspx
The sorry saga of Wellington's Ili Tugaga | Stuff.co.nz
grecian
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
I can't believe I missed this comment.
Peter Trego is awesome.
What did he do that was so awesome, other than making PEWs taste it, and just being his natural cool self, obviously
Binkley
U19 Captain
Yeah, I was going to post something about that. I remember watching Tugaga bowl just before all that crap happened and thought he looked a real talent. I just hope he has matured a little in the past two years.
Meridio
International Regular
They made a whole heap of changes to Wellington club cricket this season; I'm not there anymore so don't know exactly how they've panned out, and I think the structure has changed quite a lot. I think the top grade (Pearce Cup) now has about 12 teams in it, and then below that there's a Reserve grade with all those clubs' second teams (Heef to confirm). After that there's about six more grades, with a few smaller clubs thrown in, and a few local T20 leagues.
Pearce Cup is a decent standard, though having said that, when I was in Wellington there was a big gap between the top three teams and the rest. I'd say Southland Reserve etc. would be lower standard that Wellington Reserve grade, so you're probably best aiming a bit below that.
Obviously what club you join will depend on where you live, though make sure you follow the golden rule: don't join Easts.
HeathDavisSpeed
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Didn't you play for Easts? I'm sure Ch00baka will advocate signing for them to allow learning from Lance Dry.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
so true
ch00baka
School Boy/Girl Captain
Beat me to it
HeathDavisSpeed
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
I did wonder if you wanted to learn how to be the least popular person in Wellington club cricket (and most successful).
I would highly recommend Taita CC. Guaranteed to find a spot in a team there. Good bunch of guys too - especially now I'm not playing.
Meridio
International Regular
Oh, God no. Heeded your warning when I arrived in Wellington and stayed well clear. Biggest bunch of ****s I've ever played against - plenty of teams have one or two ****s, whereas Easts have several.