South African Domestic Season 2008/9

[popepouri]

Parnell gets a contract:
SuperCricket

Fantastic news for the kid. He bowled well in the 20/20 match making Mitchell Johnson look clumsy with the bat.

 

[TT Boy]

Parnell gets a contract:
SuperCricket

Fantastic news for the kid. He bowled well in the 20/20 match making Mitchell Johnson look clumsy with the bat.

Good. Be worthwhile for Parnell’s development if he could have a stint in county cricket, get lots of overs under his belt and a chance to show he can hold a bat.

Seems to have lost his ability to swing the ball, as he now favours bowling just short of a length but his speeds are very encouraging for a 19 year old. Already touching 145kph…

 

[TT Boy]

Obus Pienaar is another left arm seamer amongst the wickets. The 19 year old starred with bat and against England U19’s just recently and today his taken four wickets in only his second franchise game.

 

[TT Boy]

Day 1 SuperSport scorecards...

Lions 317/4 (Virus 119*, Vilas 83*, Mbhalati 2/35), Titans

Warriors 237 (Arno Jacobs 59, de Bruyn 54, D Jacobs 52, Henderson 7/64), Cobras 27/2 (Birch 2/7)

Dolphins 132 (Abbott 50*, Pienaar 4/46), Eagles 170/7 (Rossouw 68*, Abbott 3/23)

 

[TT Boy]

Human (Boeta Dippenaar) - "He bowled one particular spell against us in the SuperSport Series this year that could have been bowled by Wasim Akram, it was that good"

"Left arm around the wicket, swinging it both ways in the mid 140s, it was awesome. He has phenomenal talent and huge potential, no doubt about that, but he is still only 19-years-old."

Dippenaar was speaking about Wayne Parnell, the recent recipient of a national contract. And note that he said "BUT he is still only 19" rather than "AND he is still only 19."

Cricket South Africa announced Parnell on the national contract list with some fanfare. The news was received with considerably less fanfare amongst the vast majority of the cricket community. And it has absolutely nothing to do with Parnell, either as a cricketer or a person.

He has worked harder than most through the teen years to reach this stage in his career, living with a 'foster' family in PE to pursue his dreams and then captaining and playing with distinction up until SA under-19 level. He deserves success and as much nurturing and encouragement as possible. Whether he deserves a national contract, however, has been the subject of much consternation and eyebrow raising.

A national contract is, afterall, the ultimate goal for a provincial cricketer as it offers both the chance of glory and also an opportunity to lay the foundations for a secure financial future. But ever since national contracts were introduced they have been regarded as rewards for perseverance and consistent performances at provincial level followed by a minimum number of games for South Africa. That number always used to be six one-day internationals or three test matches. Parnell has played two Pro20 matches and one ODI.

But there is another way of looking at whether he 'deserves' the contract. "He hasn't even had time to lose form for the Warriors, never mind be dropped by them," says Dippenaar. "How is he going to cope with the emotions of that when it happens with the eyes of the whole country on him?"

"In my view, what he actually deserved was to be allowed to play a couple of seasons away from the prying eyes of the nation in order to learn more about himself and his game. There are some things you can only learn through experience and I'm really not sure that he deserves the pressure of having to learn those things at national level," says Dippenaar, who has always spoken with touching honesty about the regrets he had about his own premature elevation to the international stage.

"Maybe Wayne will cope with it all better than I did, I certainly hope he does. Nobody would be happier than me if he proves to be the exception and handles everything that life will throw at him, but we have a history in South Africa of throwing guys into the deep end too early and then either seeing them sink or, at least, not fulfil their potential. But all we learn from history, it seems, is that we don't learn from history."

 

[TT Boy]

Day 2

Lions 526/9d (Vilas 203, Virus 129, Mbhalati 3/69, Tahir 3/119), Titans 126/4 (Rudolph 52, Kruger 2/30)

Warriors 237 (Arno Jacobs 59, de Bruyn 54, D Jacobs 52, Henderson 7/64), Cobras 124 (Gray 42, Birch 5/48), Warriors 133/8 (D Jacobs 57*, Kleinveldt 3/34)

Dolphins 132 (Abbott 50*, Pienaar 4/46), Eagles 215 (Rossouw 79*, Abbott 4/40, Smit 3/66), Dolphins 175 (Kent 64*, Pienaar 4/40), Eagles 96/2 (Hendricks 42*, Abbott 2/14) - Eagles win

 

[TT Boy]

Day 3

Lions 526/9d (Vilas 203, Virus 129, Mbhalati 3/69, Tahir 3/119), Titans 360 (Behardien 114, Joubert 71, de Wet 3/76), Lions 85/2 (Virus 65*)

Warriors 237 (Arno Jacobs 59, de Bruyn 54, D Jacobs 52, Henderson 7/64), Cobras 124 (Gray 42, Birch 5/48), Warriors 197 (D Jacobs 101, Kleinveldt 3/42), Cobras 74 (Puttick 16, Brown 4/14, de Bruyn 4/28) - Warriors win

Horror first class season for the Cobras. Captain, Ontong couldn't buy a run whilst they went through more seamers then I have had hot dinners. Bothma, Rabie, du Toit, Lotter, Sandri, Plaatjies...

 

[TT Boy]

Day 4

Lions 526/9d (Vilas 203, Virus 129, Mbhalati 3/69, Tahir 3/119), Titans 360 (Behardien 114, Joubert 71, de Wet 3/76), Lions 167/2 (Virus 105*), Titans 250/3 (Rudolph 126*, de Wet 2/35 - Draw

Titans win the SuperSport title

Most runs
I Khan (Dolphins), 835 runs @ 55.66 (4 100, 2 50)
A Prince (Warriors), 809 runs @ 53.93 (1 100, 4 50)
Virus Petersen (Lions), 798 runs @ 49.87 (4 100, 2 50)
Arno Jacobs (Warriors), 783 runs @ 43.50 (8 50)
R Rossouw (Eagles), 765 runs @ 40.26 (3 100, 4 50)

Highest scores in an innings
A Prince - 254, Warriors v Titans
H Kuhn (Titans) - 203, Titans v Warriors
D Vilas (Lions) - 203, Lions v Titans

Most wickets
C Henderson (Cobras), 39 wickets @ 27.15 (3 '5 wicket hauls')
C Alexander (Lions), 35 wickets @ 32.40 (1 5)
I Tahir (Titans), 32 wickets @ 27.71 (2 5)
C Pietersen (Eagles), 30 wickets @ 14.80 (1 5)
M Morkel (Titans), 30 wickets @ 17.06 (4 5, 2 10 wicket hauls)

Best bowling figures in an innings
P Joubert (Titans) - 7/38, Titans v Cobras
R Kleinveldt (Cobras) - 7/43, Cobras v Eagles
Rusty Theron (Warriors) - 7/46, Warriors v Eagles

 

[TT Boy]

Off-season update.

Former South African coach and current director of cricket at Kent, Grahan Ford is the new head coach of the Natal Dolphins. And Loots Bosman joins the franchise after leaving the Eagles.

Cape Cobras Squad 2009/10

Ryan Canning, Henry Davids, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Alistair Gray, Justin Kemp (capt ?), Rory Kleinveldt, Charl Langeveldt, Richard Levi, Justin Ontong, Hillroy Paulse, Robin Peterson, Vernon Philander, Francois Plaatjies, Andrew Puttick, Stiaan van Zyl, Mario Olivier, Monde Zondeki. National Players: Greame Smith, JP Duminy, Herschelle Gibbs.

In - Mario Olivier, Robbie P - From the Warriors. Hillroy Paulse (Rookie). Gray (Western Province). Kempie.

Warriors

Davy Jacobs (capt), Andrew Birch, Darryl Brown, Corbyn Dolley, Colin Ingram, Riaan Jeggels, Arno Jacobs, Justin Kreusch, Lyall Meyer, Sinethemba Mjekula, Siyamthanda Ntshona, Michael Smith, Jon Jon Smuts, Juan Theron, Craig Thyssen, Johan Botha, Wayne Parnell, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Ashwell Prince, Mark Boucher, Jacques Kallis, Makhaya Ntini.

In - Siyamthanda Ntshona (Rookie)

The Warriors have 7 nationally contracted players and are looking to add a few more players before the season starts. Former test all-rounder, Zander de Bruyn has up sticks to Gauteng (the Lions) for personal reasons. Nantie Hayward has ditched the ICL, so the former Eastern Province boy is likely to return.

 

[aussie]

Human (Boeta Dippenaar) - "He bowled one particular spell against us in the SuperSport Series this year that could have been bowled by Wasim Akram, it was that good"

"Left arm around the wicket, swinging it both ways in the mid 140s, it was awesome. He has phenomenal talent and huge potential, no doubt about that, but he is still only 19-years-old."

Dippenaar was speaking about Wayne Parnell, the recent recipient of a national contract. And note that he said "BUT he is still only 19" rather than "AND he is still only 19."

Cricket South Africa announced Parnell on the national contract list with some fanfare. The news was received with considerably less fanfare amongst the vast majority of the cricket community. And it has absolutely nothing to do with Parnell, either as a cricketer or a person.

He has worked harder than most through the teen years to reach this stage in his career, living with a 'foster' family in PE to pursue his dreams and then captaining and playing with distinction up until SA under-19 level. He deserves success and as much nurturing and encouragement as possible. Whether he deserves a national contract, however, has been the subject of much consternation and eyebrow raising.

A national contract is, afterall, the ultimate goal for a provincial cricketer as it offers both the chance of glory and also an opportunity to lay the foundations for a secure financial future. But ever since national contracts were introduced they have been regarded as rewards for perseverance and consistent performances at provincial level followed by a minimum number of games for South Africa. That number always used to be six one-day internationals or three test matches. Parnell has played two Pro20 matches and one ODI.

But there is another way of looking at whether he 'deserves' the contract. "He hasn't even had time to lose form for the Warriors, never mind be dropped by them," says Dippenaar. "How is he going to cope with the emotions of that when it happens with the eyes of the whole country on him?"

"In my view, what he actually deserved was to be allowed to play a couple of seasons away from the prying eyes of the nation in order to learn more about himself and his game. There are some things you can only learn through experience and I'm really not sure that he deserves the pressure of having to learn those things at national level," says Dippenaar, who has always spoken with touching honesty about the regrets he had about his own premature elevation to the international stage.

"Maybe Wayne will cope with it all better than I did, I certainly hope he does. Nobody would be happier than me if he proves to be the exception and handles everything that life will throw at him, but we have a history in South Africa of throwing guys into the deep end too early and then either seeing them sink or, at least, not fulfil their potential. But all we learn from history, it seems, is that we don't learn from history."

Strong point from Human no doubt, definately has merit. DeVilliers & Steyn stepped up well, so maybe the same will happen with Parnell...