Both have brought up tonnes (actually Jesse brought his to the ground with him). 270/3, Rosscoe 131, Jesse 105. Biggest fourth wicket partnership ever by kiwi's. I think.
Yep it is. ross out now hopefully we can push on to 400+
Well done Black Caps 
Tomorrow will be tough in the field, but I'm thinking we have the upper hand with two spin bowlers
oh and Loving the white board duel between the beige brigade beauty and the Indian fans very funny indeed great sense of humour from both sides
Tomorrow will be tough in the field, but I'm thinking we have the upper hand with two spin bowlers
oh and Loving the white board duel between the beige brigade beauty and the Indian fans very funny indeed great sense of humour from both sides
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Fri 3 - Fine. Northerlies developing.
Sat 4 - Fine with a few cloudy periods. Northerlies picking up.
Sun 5 - Cloudy periods. Fresh or strong northerly winds.
Mon 6 - Cloudy periods increasing. Strong gusty northerlies.
Tue 7 - Becoming cloudy, with some rain later. Strong gusty northerlies.
Two months ago I thought a Wellington test match in April was a joke but the forecast looks good. Word is the pitch has bounce and pace and will get variable on day 4 and 5. So those factors in mind we should get a result. Looking forward to it. See you all there, whiteboards and all.
Sat 4 - Fine with a few cloudy periods. Northerlies picking up.
Sun 5 - Cloudy periods. Fresh or strong northerly winds.
Mon 6 - Cloudy periods increasing. Strong gusty northerlies.
Tue 7 - Becoming cloudy, with some rain later. Strong gusty northerlies.
Two months ago I thought a Wellington test match in April was a joke but the forecast looks good. Word is the pitch has bounce and pace and will get variable on day 4 and 5. So those factors in mind we should get a result. Looking forward to it. See you all there, whiteboards and all.
Fuck this stupid game
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Sorry 2B, been a busy morning. Yes definately a bat first deck but you can't tell Vettori that. I'd almost go as far as saying he lost the test at the toss. Idiot. Should have Bowled first with Patel in for Southee or Franklyn. Spinners would be a huge factor on this deck come day 4 and 5. It just means our seamers have to step up, hit the deck hard and hope for wickets.
Good day for it.
Fuck this stupid game
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One of the greatest moments of my life, the whole crowd went mental! It was such a good shot!
If spending a day at the sun in the Basin wasn't so awesome that would have been a f**king sh*t day but I enjoy grass and sun
If spending a day at the sun in the Basin wasn't so awesome that would have been a f**king sh*t day but I enjoy grass and sun
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That must be about the most decent, respectable and all-round nice NZ cricket team ever. Those boys need to harden the f**k up. And doesn't anyone know how to play a straight bat any more? Pitiful.
Martin's four was brilliant though.
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New Zealand off-spinner Jeetan Patel made an instant impact on his English county debut for Warwickshire, but it was with bat rather than ball as he notched his maiden first-class century.
Signed by Warwickshire following a recommendation by former opener Andy Moles, who is now the coach of New Zealand, Patel was introduced by his county side in its four-day match against Yorkshire.
Patel started slowly in taking 1-150 off 36 overs, with his only wicket being that of opener Joe Sayers after he had scored 173 in Yorkshire's first innings of 600-8 declared.
Undeterred by an unwanted century beside his name, Patel set about registering another after coming to the wicket with his side in strife at 241-8.
He and partner Jonathan Trott not only avoided the follow-on but had Warwickshire dreaming of the most unlikely scenario of claiming first innings points.
The pair put on 233 in 47 overs, the ninth highest ninth-wicket stand in first-class history and well in excess of the previous Yorkshire record of 160.
When blasting a cut shot to the boundary that also took his side past the follow-on, Patel notched his maiden ton and matched Sri Lankan Kumar Sangakkara's effort of reaching three figures on Warwickshire debut.
The century was scored off 130 balls and was a chanceless effort. It finally came to a close when he was caught for 120 off 155 balls, including 16 fours and two sixes.
Warwickshire's innings ended eight runs later at 482 with Trott, a former Otago overseas player, stranded on 161.
Another New Zealander in action, Andre Adams, also had a match to remember as Nottinghamshire beat Somerset by six wickets to go to the top of the County Championship Division One, four places ahead of Warwickshire.
Adams took 3-30 and 2-70 along with a hard-hit 24 off 17 balls to contribute to Notts' second outright win of the season through three games.
Playing for Leicestershire in Division Two, Iain O'Brien got one-up on fellow Kiwi Hamish Marshall by dismissing him for a duck but Marshall had the last laugh as Gloucestershire won by 10 wickets.
O'Brien took 2-78 from 32 overs and also chipped in with the bat where he was Leicestershire's second top scorer with 23 in a feeble first innings of 133 before reaching 31 out of 331 in the second innings.
Grant Elliot had a quiet match for Surrey, registering one and 22 and going wicketless in a draw with Middlesex.
Signed by Warwickshire following a recommendation by former opener Andy Moles, who is now the coach of New Zealand, Patel was introduced by his county side in its four-day match against Yorkshire.
Patel started slowly in taking 1-150 off 36 overs, with his only wicket being that of opener Joe Sayers after he had scored 173 in Yorkshire's first innings of 600-8 declared.
Undeterred by an unwanted century beside his name, Patel set about registering another after coming to the wicket with his side in strife at 241-8.
He and partner Jonathan Trott not only avoided the follow-on but had Warwickshire dreaming of the most unlikely scenario of claiming first innings points.
The pair put on 233 in 47 overs, the ninth highest ninth-wicket stand in first-class history and well in excess of the previous Yorkshire record of 160.
When blasting a cut shot to the boundary that also took his side past the follow-on, Patel notched his maiden ton and matched Sri Lankan Kumar Sangakkara's effort of reaching three figures on Warwickshire debut.
The century was scored off 130 balls and was a chanceless effort. It finally came to a close when he was caught for 120 off 155 balls, including 16 fours and two sixes.
Warwickshire's innings ended eight runs later at 482 with Trott, a former Otago overseas player, stranded on 161.
Another New Zealander in action, Andre Adams, also had a match to remember as Nottinghamshire beat Somerset by six wickets to go to the top of the County Championship Division One, four places ahead of Warwickshire.
Adams took 3-30 and 2-70 along with a hard-hit 24 off 17 balls to contribute to Notts' second outright win of the season through three games.
Playing for Leicestershire in Division Two, Iain O'Brien got one-up on fellow Kiwi Hamish Marshall by dismissing him for a duck but Marshall had the last laugh as Gloucestershire won by 10 wickets.
O'Brien took 2-78 from 32 overs and also chipped in with the bat where he was Leicestershire's second top scorer with 23 in a feeble first innings of 133 before reaching 31 out of 331 in the second innings.
Grant Elliot had a quiet match for Surrey, registering one and 22 and going wicketless in a draw with Middlesex.
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Can anyone else believe that Martin actually scored runs? By hitting a world-class spinner for four over his head?
I nearly spilled my beer when I saw that...
I nearly spilled my beer when I saw that...
Pretty darn late to be commenting on this, but Martin isn't actually technically hapless with the bat. His problem is an eye condition which means when a seamer is bowling, he cannot see the ball until it is too close to him for a shot to be played properly.
Other than that, he isn't actually that bad.
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Seven overs?? Yikes...
This got me thinking of a new even more limited over form of the game. I am going to call it NO OVER cricket. The teams will toss a coin and the winner of the toss wins the game.
Profile pic. Should you be interested. Lakhsen, on the right, lost touch with him.
Mohammed, on the left, I'm still in touch with. He's now living in Agadez, Niger. More focused on his animals now as tourism has dried up. Is active with a co-op promoting local goods, leather work and bijouterie, into Europe.
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Mohammed, on the left, I'm still in touch with. He's now living in Agadez, Niger. More focused on his animals now as tourism has dried up. Is active with a co-op promoting local goods, leather work and bijouterie, into Europe.
20/5/20
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