***Official*** New Zealand Domestic Season 2016/17

[Dead Meat]

Looks like Milne is out of the ODI's while Anderson is a chance. Black Caps quick Adam Milne set to miss target of making ODI squad for India | Stuff.co.nz

Interesting two XI's named - heavy on the part time/all round bowling options

NZ XI

1. George Worker (6)
2. Anton Devcich (5)
3. Colin Munro (8....)
4. Will Young (c)
5. Mark Chapman (7)
6. Adam Milne
7. Tom Blundell
8. Ben Wheeler (2)
9. Seth Rance (4)
10.Jacob Duffy (1)
11.Hamish Bennett (3)

12th Cameron Fletcher

Emerging Players XI:

1. Michael Bracewell (c)
2. Jeet Raval
3. Robbie O'Donnell
4. Corey Anderson (5)
5. Colin de Grandhomme (7)
6. Tim Seifert
7. Scott Kuggeleijn (4)
8. Todd Astle (6)
9. Matt Henry (1)
10.Lockie Ferguson (3)
11.Edward Nuttall (2)

12th Shawn Hicks

 

[Howsie]

Seth Rance. I could really see him becoming a handy ODI bowler for New Zealand, most improved bowler I've seen in years.

 

[Flem274*]

the specialist batting in those teams...urgh

 

[Mike5181]

Quite like the Emerging Players bowling attack.

 

[Kippax]

Interesting how they're unmoved by Tom Bruce's fetching, Rob Nicoly runs. Maybe he and Glenn Phillips aren't in the country.

 

[NZTailender]

There's two batsmen in that NZ XI. Shocking.

 

[Kippax]

I see Bruce (Netherfield CC, Cumbria) and Phillips (Brondesbury CC) did play for their U.K. clubs last weekend. NZC a bit too semi-pro to call them home and demand a real Possibles vs. Probables affair here.

 

[Slippaah]

There's two batsmen in that NZ XI. Shocking.

Only two batsmen in the NZ XI ? In this level of fixture a List A average of 35+ at an SR of 75+ would qualify a batsman. Even if they roll their arms over occasionally.

 

[NZTailender]

Only two batsmen in the NZ XI ? In this level of fixture a List A average of 35+ at an SR of 75+ would qualify a batsman. Even if they roll their arms over occasionally.

NZ engine room 'I should bowl a bit to make sure I'm seen as a more valuable player' players like Munro, Devcich or George Worker aren't batsmen in my books tbh

 

[Athlai]

Would definitely consider Munro and Worker genuine limited overs batsman. Devcich would be selected on batting alone too at domestic level in limited overs.

 

[Zinzan]

So it's official, Milne is now more injury-prone than Bond was. How depressing.

 

[hendrix]

So it's official, Milne is now more injury-prone than Bond was. How depressing.

He's 24.

Bond wasn't selected until his late 20s.

Give him time.

 

[Zinzan]

Jeez, I hope you're right, just seems he can't go more than 2-3 weeks of bowling without something happening, and weirdly it often seems to be something quite different every time.

 

[hendrix]

to be honest I'm somewhat skeptical of the value in the great deal of orthopaedic surgery that top level sportsmen go through. I think the medical profession should be asking a bit harder questions about how much actual positive outcomes cleaning out an elbow joint has, from a variety of perspectives.

 

[Prince EWS]

Would definitely consider Munro and Worker genuine limited overs batsman. Devcich would be selected on batting alone too at domestic level in limited overs.

Yeah Munro and Worker would've been picked even if they couldn't bowl at all.

 

[Slippaah]

Will these 3 trial matches next week at Lincoln be Live scored. Any Camera feed?

 

[Kippax]

I'd wager on yes to live scoring, no to a live stream. There is the capability to live stream from Bert Sutcliffe Oval at Lincoln, but I think only with India A's visit they've ever bothered to do it, due to maybe demand.

 

[Slippaah]

Kippax. Thanks. Curiously demanding week of matches for those Domestic players who have not played a game in 5 months. Nothing on NZC site about these national trials so will be little demand when Kiwi cricket fans remain uninformed .

 

[Kippax]

Kippax. Thanks. Curiously demanding week of matches for those Domestic players who have not played a game in 5 months. Nothing on NZC site about these national trials so will be little demand when Kiwi cricket fans remain uninformed .

Yeah although I'd have to say NZC has achieved its goals in growing its web hits and Twitter followers etc. by really actively dialing down the nerdy vibe that makes cricket feel a bit peevish and forbidding, a bit stale, pale and male.

Until there are massive queues lining up down the street waiting to get into a domestic T20 Super Smash game, you can forget about NZC live camera feeds showing the windblown and desolate vibe of an early season Possibles vs. Probables trial series.

 

[Kippax]

190/4 | NEW ZEALAND XI vs NZC EMERGING PLAYERS

Slippaah would've enjoyed a stream of that Chapman 72(64) earlier. Other stars of the game so far: Raval and Rance.