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***Official*** Zimbabwe in New Zealand 2012
- Thread starter Nigel Benjamin
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BeeGee
International Captain
Yeah. He looked tentative and very defensive yesterday, but looks very comfortable and relaxed at the crease today.
wellAlbidarned
International Coach
Taylor limping. **** it, so is this what happens when our batsmen take quick singles?
On the bright side, we may see Southee and Doug earlier than planned.
On the bright side, we may see Southee and Doug earlier than planned.
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wellAlbidarned
International Coach
Plenty of movement off deck with the 20 over ball.
Terrible drop.
wellAlbidarned
International Coach
***c timing from Watling.
lockton2skipper
U19 Debutant
what sort of pace does vitori bowl ?
Days of Grace
International Captain
So, a typical day of New Zealand test cricket.
Best player goes down injured, and rain stops play.
Best player goes down injured, and rain stops play.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Depends on his fitness, rhythm and what session it is.
I've seen him bowl spells where he was consistently pushing 140; I've also seen him bowl spells where he failed to break the 120 barrier.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
This has been seriously disappointing from Zimbabwe. All the talk of how green the wicket was obviously got to Taylor's head because even though Zimbabwe haven't bowled very well, the wicket is pretty much straw coloured and looks like a typical Napier road; it would've been great to rack up an imposing score batting first instead of doing this.
Jarvis has been pretty good, IMO - he's basically performed as a support bowler who's leading the attack which never works particular well but he's beaten the bat often enough and looked genuinely threatening. All the talk about how much Shingi has improved and how he's now he's now a 140-145km/hr bowler looks like it was pretty much rubbish, although he does at least seem a little more accurate now which is a plus. Given he replaced Mpofu, bowling 128km/hr straight balls that bounce a little at sub-par but not disgraceful levels of accuracy means he probably did a fair job of filling in, actually. Vitori has been absolutely rubbish, carrying on the trend from every other time he's bowled since that Bangladesh series was over; if Meth was fit or Querl/Rainsford were on tour I'd axe him in a blink. Cremer has been a little disappointing as well, he was always going to go at 4.5rpo or so IMO but I expected him to cause a little more trouble in between pies. He's only really bowled on Day 1 so far though, to be fair. Hamilton Masakadza has arguably been Zimbabwe's best bowler which says it all really; the bloke should be lucky to bowl 5 overs in a day's play and he's been a frontline bowler for the side. There's seriously more to Brownlie's bowling, although Hamilton as always has bowled a reasonable line at least, which is more than you can say for his brother or Vitori.
Jarvis has been pretty good, IMO - he's basically performed as a support bowler who's leading the attack which never works particular well but he's beaten the bat often enough and looked genuinely threatening. All the talk about how much Shingi has improved and how he's now he's now a 140-145km/hr bowler looks like it was pretty much rubbish, although he does at least seem a little more accurate now which is a plus. Given he replaced Mpofu, bowling 128km/hr straight balls that bounce a little at sub-par but not disgraceful levels of accuracy means he probably did a fair job of filling in, actually. Vitori has been absolutely rubbish, carrying on the trend from every other time he's bowled since that Bangladesh series was over; if Meth was fit or Querl/Rainsford were on tour I'd axe him in a blink. Cremer has been a little disappointing as well, he was always going to go at 4.5rpo or so IMO but I expected him to cause a little more trouble in between pies. He's only really bowled on Day 1 so far though, to be fair. Hamilton Masakadza has arguably been Zimbabwe's best bowler which says it all really; the bloke should be lucky to bowl 5 overs in a day's play and he's been a frontline bowler for the side. There's seriously more to Brownlie's bowling, although Hamilton as always has bowled a reasonable line at least, which is more than you can say for his brother or Vitori.
HeathDavisSpeed
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Summed it up well there, except I'd say Jarvis has been by far the best bowler with Hamilton a clear 2nd.
Disappointed we haven't seen Tom Petty get a go yet given how poor some of the other options have been.
Disappointed we haven't seen Tom Petty get a go yet given how poor some of the other options have been.
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Looks like it is clearing, albeit slowly.
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