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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

The whole Crowe comeback thing is a joke. Ego maniac throwing himself back into the limelight. I reckon Crowe has been challenged by someone to put his money where his mouth is after all the criticism he has been giving the NZ players lately and he has decided to take it on because of that ego. He wants to be able to turn around and say "if I can do it at 49 what is wrong with our current crop?". Hope he get's rolled in club reserve grade.

Or maybe he just fancies a game every Saturday arvo again. Relax.

Three for me, and two for them.

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You must have missed all the hype buff. He has said that he wants to see if he can play first class cricket at 49, which translates to me as more that a social hit on the weekend. If you've met him you would know what he can be like, he's all about how good he was and how rubbish everyone else is.

Fruglo on 15.01.2013 wrote:

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True. Never met him but if that's the case then poor form. Oh well, at least he has his hair (is it his though?). And Lorraine Downs.

Three for me, and two for them.

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Trent Boult (24 7 48 5), Tim Southee (12 5 34 1) and Brent Arnel (24 6 54 2) bowled well in Whangarei with Boult and Southee at one stage having bowling figures of 13 13 2 and 8 8 1 respectively. I would expect both of these two to appear in the national side at some stage this summer. Southee looked to have a lighter bowling load in his first game back from injury. Auckland finished the day on a disappointing 250/5.

Southee and Boult carried on their form from yesterday to tear through the Auckland batting line up with Southee (9 2 23 3) and Boult (11 3 23 3) doing the bulk of the damage to restrict Auckland to only 139. ND have these two young bowlers to thank for being in the box seat, now needing just 264 from a possible 194 overs in their second innings to win the match. Score card.

[QUOTE] Rob Nicol hit 16 fours and one six on his way to 107 off 203 balls to throw his name in the hat for a test spot after his recent good form in the one day side. Canterbury ended the day in control on 286/4.

Canterbury resumed today to take their total to 420/9 before declaring. The Canterbury top/middle order all contributing with starts. Neil Wagner and English international Steven Finn taking three wickets each. Otago walked off at stumps at 122/2, with youngster Mark Bracewell (41) and Neil Broom (14) at the crease. Score card.

Again Southee and Boult putting in performances which will be hard for the NZ selectors to ignore. Along with Franklin who had some good form in India last time he played in a test series.

Just saw a story on the news saying Bracewell will be going to Australia which is a good move IMO but if they are to include Trent Boult and Southee it means we have a very inexperienced pace attack. Surely McKay won't be there if Boult is and I would think Mills might be included along with Martin to balance the experience with the youth. TopLeft072011-11-08 18:55:29

Fruglo on 15.01.2013 wrote:

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

nice report TL

really wish i could go to some plunket shield this summer, so hard given the days its on and the days i work though. ND play Canterbury here in hamilton late november

never fun when im sitting at work and 50m down the road is cricket being played at seddon park.

even worse when its international cricket and worse still when its test cricket.

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I plan on going to many 4dayers this year, I love getting on down to Seddon. ND making a much better go in their 2nd innings, 145-3, game still in the balance though, need a good bat from the tail

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Wellington made a bit of a comeback after lunch with 19 year-old debutant Scott Kuggeleijn taking three quick wickets to kick off the CD collapse. Other than Ingram making 81 the rest of CD didn't fare too well. CD were 252 all out and Wellington will be disappointed having undone their good work in the field when they finished the day on 59 having lost three wickets. [/QUOTE] Day two and Wellington well and truly recovered to hold a solid lead at stumps tonight. Both Stephen Murdoch and James Franklin passing three figures, 103 and 127 not out respectively. For Murdoch, a good start to his first contracted season and Franklin's chances of a spot on the Aussie tour were done no harm. Grant Elliot (63) and Luke Woodcock (50 n/o) also contributed to Wellington's total of 407/5, leading by 154 runs. New coach Jamie Siddons will be happy with his sides performance so far. [/QUOTE] Wellington pushed on this morning with Franklin making it to 162 and the highest individual score of the round so far. Luke Woodcock then combined with Harry Boam and while Woodcock (86 not out) held up his end, Boam smashed ten boundaries before Elliot waved his lads in. Boam finished on 55 from 35 balls and he brought up his fifty after just 32. 536/6d.

Central Districts have fought hard this afternoon to chip away at the deficit with Jamie how finishing the day on 128 not out. He had good support from youngster Ben Smith (68) and Matthew Sinclair (42 not out). CD are 267/ at stumps, still trailing by 16. Score card.

The game at Cobham Oval finished in a thrilling last session today. Auckland and ND can lay an early claim to one of the matches of the season despite the game finishing within three days of play. The seesawing game ended miraculously in the Aucklander's favour with ND needing just 40 runs with four wickets in hand at tea. In a game dominated by bowlers, Andre Andams took five second innings wickets and eleven in the match. He and leg spinner Bhupinder Singh will be the toast of the dressing room tonight after Singh took three big wickets.

The obvious lack of runs will be a concern for both teams going in to the second round. Score card.

[QUOTE] [QUOTE] Rob Nicol hit 16 fours and one six on his way to 107 off 203 balls to throw his name in the hat for a test spot after his recent good form in the one day side. Canterbury ended the day in control on 286/4.

Down south Mark Bracewell came agonisingly close to his maiden first class century, being dismissed just five short. What makes it more frustrating is, in just his third first class match, this was the second time he has been out in the 90s, (97, 95). Bracewell is sitting atop the scoring for Otago with all their recognised batsmen getting starts. Otago were 295/5 at stumps. They will be chasing the first innings points tomorrow in a match destined for a draw. Score card.

A lot of the usual suspects putting in good performances with a handful of youngsters also impressing.

The Northern derby was dominated by the ball while the Central and Southern derbies have had plenty of runs. I look forward to hearing about the pitch in Whangarei and whether it had a bearing on the low scores. Napier consistently produces road like batting tracks so it is unsurprising to see three centuries scored in three innings there. I can't say I feel like I'm missing out on much in Rangiora where the game has fizzed into a first-innings-points battle. TopLeft072011-11-09 20:39:55

Fruglo on 15.01.2013 wrote:

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Downey26 wrote:

nice report TLreally wish i could go to some plunket shield this summer, so hard given the days its on and the days i work though. ND play Canterbury here in hamilton late novembernever fun when im sitting at work and 50m down the road is cricket being played at seddon park.even worse when its international cricket and worse still when its test cricket.

Cheers, I'm glad someone's reading! been a long off season and am now a bit excited about the summer of cricket to come.

Unfortunately for us we're only getting two Plunket Shield matches at Basin this year because of the RWC and one game going to Karori Park. Will still be keeping a close eye on the fixtures around the place though with a keen eye on the Test selections. The one-dayers and T20's will keep me going though. Not to mention the ODI/IT20/Test matches!

Just hoping the weather does it's bit, it's no fun being a groundsmen when Wellington is at it's worst.

Fruglo on 15.01.2013 wrote:

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N-Bomb wrote:

I plan on going to many 4dayers this year, I love getting on down to Seddon. ND making a much better go in their 2nd innings, 145-3, game still in the balance though, need a good bat from the tail

Bugger!

Fruglo on 15.01.2013 wrote:

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I don't think Ben Smith is a youngster by the way, pretty sure he's been around for years.

Anyways, Canterbury bowled out for 61 - just collapsed when trying to set a total, and then defnece didn't work either. Gonna be an unlikely Otago victory

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

When do the tests against Australia start?

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I think I heard Janurary but can't be sure. Sometime around Christmas though I think

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Start of Decemeber I think. Aussies are in Africa for two tests which started last night, then back to Oz for us. Maybe starting around Dec 6 or 7.

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N-Bomb wrote:

I don't think Ben Smith is a youngster by the way, pretty sure he's been around for years. [/QUOTE]
He's 21, which to me qualifies. I did get one thing wrong though, "Mark Bracewell" is in fact Michael Bracewell, Mark is his father.

[QUOTE=N-Bomb]Anyways, Canterbury bowled out for 61 - just collapsed when trying to set a total, and then defnece didn't work either. Gonna be an unlikely Otago victory

Yeah outrageous result there, thought it was destined for a draw. Would like to hear an explanation from the Cantabs! Wagner outstanding. TopLeft072011-11-10 17:28:32

Fruglo on 15.01.2013 wrote:

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Wagner must be close to being eligible for NZ?

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Not 100% sure but i think he's eligble in april.

Fruglo on 15.01.2013 wrote:

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

wow Shane Watson is ripping South Africa apart

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

aussie were 21-9 at one stage this morn

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Three for me, and two for them.

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Bring Back Simon Katich

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

i saw that on the fox morning sports news thing today and thought i was reading wrong, or it was just the overs bowled.

hahaha that is fantastic. bet simon katich had a quiet smirk when he saw that unfolding

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

bopman wrote:

I'm sorry, I know you tried valiantly, but there is just no where near enough "baha"'s there to even come close to expressing how I feel right now!

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Only bad thing is that our record didn't fall :(

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

To be fair, I don't think that record is ever going to fall.

Think we're stuck with it.

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

LOL

UK Kiwi wrote:

Bring Back Simon Katich

This. Take that Clarke you w**ker.

Problem is they're likely to bounce back and smash us next month.

Fruglo on 15.01.2013 wrote:

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLf7warZxQM Have a look at the shot Haddin plays. There should be a rule that if you do something as dumb as that you are never ever allowed to play test cricket ever again.

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Ryan's Rovers wrote:

Wagner must be close to being eligible for NZ? [/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=TopLeft07]Not 100% sure but i think he's eligble in april.

The interesting thing will if Boult can secure a spot in the team before then, what might happen. Will we end up with two left arm quicks in the team or will they battle for that spot...

Fruglo on 15.01.2013 wrote:

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TopLeft07 wrote:

Ryan's Rovers wrote:

Wagner must be close to being eligible for NZ? [/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=TopLeft07]Not 100% sure but i think he's eligble in april.

The interesting thing will if Boult can secure a spot in the team before then, what might happen. Will we end up with two left arm quicks in the team or will they battle for that spot...

They obviously fancy McKay as well.

Our fast bowlers stocks are looking alright at the moment if the promise that Bennet, Milne, Wagner and Boult show can be transformed into performance on the world stage.

That and the continued development of Tim.

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

You don't often see a pair of left arm seamers play together, last time I can think for us was Sewell & O'Connor

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bopman wrote:

Jesus christ. Deserves to be dropped for sure.

To be fair though that is something McCullum would do.

Fruglo on 15.01.2013 wrote:

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bopman wrote:

TopLeft07 wrote:

Ryan's Rovers wrote:

Wagner must be close to being eligible for NZ? [/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=TopLeft07]Not 100% sure but i think he's eligble in april.

The interesting thing will if Boult can secure a spot in the team before then, what might happen. Will we end up with two left arm quicks in the team or will they battle for that spot...

They obviously fancy McKay as well.

Our fast bowlers stocks are looking alright at the moment if the promise that Bennet, Milne, Wagner and Boult show can be transformed into performance on the world stage.

That and the continued development of Tim.

Test bowling line-up of Boult, Milne, Wagner, Tim and Dan will do me just fine. Don't like Bennett, hate McKay. Out of the 5 listed I think Milne has the furtherest to go before getting a spot.

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

IMO McKay isn't as good as either of Boult or Wagner but has been picked recently because [obviously] Wagner isn't eligible and Boult isn't the final product yet.

Fruglo on 15.01.2013 wrote:

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I still think Boult is better than McKay at this point in time, I am very anti-McKay :). Also, Luke Woodcock - why on earth are we playing him in limited overs but not in tests? To me, I'd love to see him given a go in tests, his limited overs ability is, well, limited

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Woody I think is being picked for limited overs because of his good ecomomy rate. He's there to tie down and end and frustrate the batsmen while they attack at the other. His average isn't great, he's not a huge wicket taker and that's kind of what you need your spinner to be in a test side. Jeets hasn't done himself any favours though, he's not quite what he use to be which is a shame. I'd have to say while there are plenty of good young pace bowlers coming through we really are struggling for spinning options which is a worry with Dan's career nearing it's end.

Fruglo on 15.01.2013 wrote:

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For me neither Woodcock or Jeets are test options so I have been pondering who is the 2nd spinner right now? Plenty of talk about Todd Astle. A few of the Indian guys floating around Auckland seem to go alright.

Speaking of spinners, Williamson fair dinkum chucks it.

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

bopman wrote:

Bhupinda Singh FTW.

[QUOTE=bopman]Speaking of spinners, Williamson fair dinkum chucks it.

Nah, just a rubbery wrist!

He gives a good tweak that's for sure. Probably why he's not great economically.

Fruglo on 15.01.2013 wrote:

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Nick Beard is going along all right but hasn't shown any NZ level potential yet, I've loved Todd Astle for years, but he didn't do much with NZ A, so maybe once Dan is gone we may have a bit of Shane Warne syndrome

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N-Bomb wrote:

Shane Warne syndrome

is that what they're calling it?

Fruglo on 15.01.2013 wrote:

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bopman wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLf7warZxQMï¿½Have a look at the shot Haddin plays. There should be a rule that if you do something as dumb as that you are never ever allowed to play test cricket ever again.

My God! I thought you meant he had a wave at one outside off. That is just disgraceful in test cricket at the best of times, let alone on 0 with your team at five for f**k all. Sorry TL but I don't think even McCullum would be that irresponsible.aitkenmike2011-11-11 17:18:27

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