***Official*** New Zealand Domestic Season 2018/19

[Flem274*]

how did tickner bowl and did we get some speed gun readings? wagners the oldest of the test bowlers so it would be good to develop more third seamer options along with ferguson

 

[_Ed_]

Didn't see any speeds, but I thought Tickner (and Rance) looked really good.

 

[Blain]

The speeds for some reason only come up only once or twice an over - Not sure what sky's set up is but it's half arsed. Also the speeds seems very slow, guys like Kuggs and Tickner clocked like 135km max, despite looking much faster, and all other guys hitting late 120's..

Nice to see Bruce back in the runs.

 

[_Ed_]

Sounds like a thriller at the Basin today. Shame it wasn't on TV.

 

[The Hutt Rec]

It's weird and frustrating that Sky don't show every Super Smash game ... when you consider some of the extremely obscure rugby union they put on.

Anyway, I headed along to the Basin today ... total collapse from Wellington and a great comeback from Otago when all looked lost. Wellington bowlers not firing so far, but they really should have got there from 100/0 after 10 or so.

 

[nzfan]

Watched the game at Basin, I don't know what Conway was fussing about when given out. There was still a bail standing and he was clearly run out.

Amazing over by Nathan Smith, after having conceded 4 off a waist high full toss early in the over. A bit silly to have a shy at the stumps though of the last ball when firebirds needed 3 off the last ball.

BTW what's with firebirds again playing so many oldies and who's Hose ? He's averaging under 25 in all format playing for Warwickshire in the not so elite grade. Where are the likes of Ben Sears, Rachin Ravindra or Andrew fletcher? This is exactly the reason in the past locals weren't excited with firebirds. Play the young bucks already, there'll be better following and likely results will turn around.

 

[The Hutt Rec]

Yeah I'm not too sure what Woodcock adds ... a few times in the last few years he's been batting in situations like yesterday and not got us home. Since he's only adding a couple of overs as a bowler, you'd expect him to be able to hit a few boundaries to win a game.

 

[nzfan]

Also should be done with Jeetan Patel and not sure how they end up picking some of the players ahead of Rachin Ravindra a NZ A player unless he's injured. I can't think of any NZ A player currently not in the Super Smash or international mix. NZ Cricket has faith on the lad but Firebirds don't. Strange that... Unless the likes of Woodcock and Patel move on there's no hope for us to see some young bucks playing for firebirds in T20 format. I can understand if the older guys stood a chance in the leagues around the world but they don't. T20 is supposed to be young men's game at all?

 

[Blain]

They need to trust the young talent they have. It's worked wonders in other forms of the game, but they must be stuck in the "dad's army" mindset, that won them the comp a couple years ago. Fletcher has shown white ball cricket talent, so has Nofal but they keep picking Pollard despite showing he's not quite up to it. Hose, classic WTF import. He's probably OK but what's the point? Nofal offers a lot more than Woodcock with bat, probably equal with ball. Younghusband is OK, but I would back Ravindra. I like the look of Johnston, he deserves a call up over a average import like Hose. Van Beek injured I guess?

Would love to see (being a bit radical, but I want to see an exciting team when watching T20);

Fletcher, Conway, Johnston, Neesham, Blundell+, Nofal, Ravindra, Van Beek, Newton/Sears, Patel, Bennett

 

[Howsie]

I really haven’t seen a lot of Ravindra but if he’s as good as he’s suppose to be if I’m a team like Otago I offer him a top contract next year, especially if Wellington **** him around like they appear to be doing here.

You’d have a hard time convincing me that a teenager good enough to play A cricket for New Zealand can’t make a domestic team that features players like old as hell Luke Woodcock.

 

[nzfan]

They need to trust the young talent they have. It's worked wonders in other forms of the game, but they must be stuck in the "dad's army" mindset, that won them the comp a couple years ago. Fletcher has shown white ball cricket talent, so has Nofal but they keep picking Pollard despite showing he's not quite up to it. Hose, classic WTF import. He's probably OK but what's the point? Nofal offers a lot more than Woodcock with bat, probably equal with ball. Younghusband is OK, but I would back Ravindra. I like the look of Johnston, he deserves a call up over a average import like Hose. Van Beek injured I guess?

Would love to see (being a bit radical, but I want to see an exciting team when watching T20);

Fletcher, Conway, Johnston, Neesham, Blundell+, Nofal, Ravindra, Van Beek, Newton/Sears, Patel, Bennett

I'll buy tickets for the entire family to go watch that team every time no matter the results.

 

[_Ed_]

Great day for Ferguson and Somerville.

 

[jcas0167]

Also should be done with Jeetan Patel and not sure how they end up picking some of the players ahead of Rachin Ravindra a NZ A player unless he's injured. I can't think of any NZ A player currently not in the Super Smash or international mix. NZ Cricket has faith on the lad but Firebirds don't. Strange that... Unless the likes of Woodcock and Patel move on there's no hope for us to see some young bucks playing for firebirds in T20 format. I can understand if the older guys stood a chance in the leagues around the world but they don't. T20 is supposed to be young men's game at all?

Funnily enough, T20 seems to be an old man's game when you look at the number of guys in their late 30's or even early 40's who have continued in that format alone.

I think ND were a bit wary about playing teenage Kane Williamson in T20, or at least batted him down the order. Maybe there is similar thinking with Ravindra and the SuperSmash.

That said, I would play him, Fletcher and Johnston who did so well in the A games in Taupo. Having a relatively unknown import like Hose seems misguided when there are promising local options.

 

[_Ed_]

Great day for Ferguson and Somerville.

But Wheeler got Munro and Phillips in his first over! This game might not be over just yet.

 

[straw man]

Hey, Guptill is back.

 

[_Ed_]

Guptill's 43* in a team total of 75-5!

 

[_Ed_]

And he finishes on 71*. Handy contribution, that.

 

[nzfan]

Too easy for Guptill. Wish CD had scored 150+ Would have been nice to see how Guptill steered the aces. What's up with the likes of Munro, Chapman and Phillips? That's quite a strong batting order. CD were lucky to see the back of those three.

 

[Howsie]

Too easy for Guptill. Wish CD had scored 150+ Would have been nice to see how Guptill steered the aces. What's up with the likes of Munro, Chapman and Phillips? That's quite a strong batting order. CD were lucky to see the back of those three.

tbf that’s a damn handy bowling attack.

 

[Blain]

I was thinking yesterday that we have the worst TV coverage of our domestic T20 competition in the world? It blows my mind that Sky and NZC don't cover more games, or even get mainstream media on board more to cover/promote the games. As someone mentioned earlier, Sky cover obscure 3rd div Rugby, and 1st 15 regularly, but we can't get 50% of the domestic T20's on TV when there is no other mainstream sports on TV this time of the year.

The quality of our comp is actually pretty good thanks to the strong domestic sides ATM, couldn't help watching some Big Bash and not being that impressed by some of the sides (particularly the batsmen, pretty weak some of those teams. Crazy how bad their batting stocks are, but their bowling is strong).

Is this a Sky thing, or NZ Cricket. Or both? Oh well, no cricket today for anyone unfortunately, again.