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*Official* New Zealand domestic season 2022/23
- Thread starter OnTheBank
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Prince EWS
Global Moderator
So he was dropped from the whole squad, then.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
I guess if you knew you weren't gonna play him it'd make some sense to give him a game in club cricket to regain some form, but still.
Nintendo
Cricketer Of The Year
Walked across and paddle swepped on a way outside off 3 balls later lmao, no respect at all.
ataraxia
International Coach
Wow
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Flem274*
123/5
I wonder if he still is.Hahaha omg!!
He would have been 12! I wonder if he was a member of the forum.
Deadset some domestic lads will check here and reddit occasionally to see the chat about them and get real mad but know posting isn't a good idea.
Nintendo
Cricketer Of The Year
Didn't some NZ cricketer come on here once only to storm off as a poster refused to believe they where that player?
jcas0167
International Regular
Martin Crowe using the handle Hogan. I wasn't on the forum at the time, but saw that thread later on. I think it was when he was making his club cricket comeback. It was pretty embarrassing the way some people questioned him tbh. He actually gave quite an interesting account of what happened during the WC semi loss to Pakistan. RIP.
NZTailender
I can't believe I ate the whole thing
Interesting that CdG is playing. I guess he counts as an experienced head in the side.
HeathDavisSpeed
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Loads of no balls from Snedden and an unusually slow scoring rate for 1-down at Colin Maiden.
Yep it was Martin Crowe with user name Hogan - he joined to discuss his return to playing club cricket again at 48.
Here's the thread.
Many of the posters doubted it was him and weren't very welcoming.
SteveNZ:
"As I said before, that's not a personal contribution to club cricket. He didn't go out to score Test centuries so little Johnny would wander down to the park and sign up. He did for personal gain be it money, fame etc and for team a distant second I would suggest. Throwing John Wright under a bus re his tactics in the 92 semi and saying we would've won if he stayed fit is a perfect summation of Martin Crowe's ego.
Trust me, Martin Crowe is not getting within a mile of the Auckland side. And again, if he wants to be in a hurry so he can get 1-2 FC tons - he is being completely self-serving. He's not above club cricket. He's not even above 2nd grade, on his results so far.
And I argue he's drawing negative attention for the game. What have we seen in the media so far? A 49 year old's self-confessed mid-life crisis, poor standard of pitches, over-appealing and murmurs of being above the normal process of being selected for sides. Ask people involved in the running of Papatoetoe if they're happy with the coverage their club has gained out of Crowe 'gracing' their ground. They are far from it.
And he's gained far more column inches than the first week of the Plunket Shield, where there were several performances from players who actually have futures in the game (at levels other than golden oldies). How about this one - there was a young talent in the Auckland Gillette Cup final today who took four wickets and scored runs, is a member of the Blues rugby development squad and is being head-hunted by a few NRL clubs. Yet a has-been is the news.
If he came back to the game for the right reasons, great. I was actually welcoming of it when I initially heard. But not now."
James (site owner), closed the thread and had this to say:
"Given the way a small minority of members singularly failed to give Martin the welcome and respect he deserved I'm closing this thread now he has had the last word.
This is not a bar on discussing the man who I would say is the finest batsmen New Zealand has produced, but it is a lesson for those who need it not to jump to conclusions that involve insulting new members.
If you want to continue discussing Martin's return to club cricket, then please open a new thread."
The Hutt Rec
International Vice-Captain
Sounds like he could see where you were coming from and didn’t take it personally or anything. Wanted to catch up for a beer, can’t beat that!
I want to see all the deleted posts in that thread that are mentioned though! Seems like it was absolute chaos haha