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Adam Milne
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Flem274*
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Apart from Aamer, whose age could be debateable, can't think of too many others. Ishant Sharma was pretty quick at 19 as well. How fast was Josh Hazelwood at 18 again? Pretty sure he was pretty nippy.
Craig
World Traveller
I don't know if you have read any of his posts, but if you ever get a spare 10 minutes, go look up some of the posts by WindieWeathers, such gems include dropping Chanderpaul for Daren "the next Brian Lara" Bravo, and Adrian Barath >>>>>>>>>>>>> Phil Hughes. Also in his views, Steve Smith is a hack.
So in summary this amatuer hour by Flem.
Remember watching Hazlewood bowl over here in some bs T20 thing that was on TV. Not entirely sure how old he was then, it was maybe a couple of years ago but he was bowling low 130's at his quickest...obviously he's become a lot sharper since then so i'd expect Milne to get slightly quicker too.
Bahnz
Hall of Fame Member
I don't think Milne will get that much quicker, though I do hope he'll be able to sustain the kind of pace he showed yesterday for long spells. He'd been bowling in the 135-142 bracket up until that point, which I think is his natural pace at his current age. In that last over, How obviously told him to put his shoulder into it and just see what happened.
As for the pace of teenagers, I remember a happy few at the U19 WC last year who were getting it through intermittently in the low 140's, so Milne's not unusual in that respect.
As for the pace of teenagers, I remember a happy few at the U19 WC last year who were getting it through intermittently in the low 140's, so Milne's not unusual in that respect.
Bahnz
Hall of Fame Member
Yep, in the last over Milne bowled faster (143-146), and the Batsman started looking hurried and unsure. Lots of miscues and wild swipes and plays and misses. There wasn't too much different too his bowling, he was still probably a bit too short tbh, but the extra pace meant the aggressive stroke play that the Warriors had played up to that point was more risky and difficult.
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TT Boy
Hall of Fame Member
god forbid we have a thread about a young kiwi who just bowled the most exciting over in this years cl.
Hurricane
Hall of Fame Member
Yeah I didn't want to say what you said irottev but it what I was thinking. He looks like he will develop shoulder problems. So Bahnz's post here caught my eye that he has already had them.
I like the rest of Bahnz's post that maybe with Bond's influence he can smooth out his action and stay healthy.
Lets hope so.
Langeveldt
Soutie
As much as I'd like NZ to have found a decent young fast bowler, I wasn't very excited by this guy.. I was at the ground, and if the speed gun was telling everyone he bowled 145ks, well the last time Dale Steyn came to PE, he must have been bowling about 245..
irottev
U19 Cricketer
Looked 145 from TV tbh...SPeed gun can't have been that much off. It got the rest of the pacers about right.
Xuhaib
International Coach
Southee had a Botham-esque shape on the ball when I first saw him in an U-19 world cup.A good swing bowler> A good quick bowler imo.
Flem274*
123/5
If Milne gets seam movement though he'd be pretty dangerous, and like Milne, Southee is still pretty one dimensional. If the conditions aren't in Southee's favour he struggles.
Though we haven't seen Milne pitch it up yet. Might well get some swing. And after bowling on roads like Napier I'm sure he'd enjoy a helpful pitch or two once he starts playing FC cricket regularly and bowls away from home.
Though we haven't seen Milne pitch it up yet. Might well get some swing. And after bowling on roads like Napier I'm sure he'd enjoy a helpful pitch or two once he starts playing FC cricket regularly and bowls away from home.
Howsie
International Captain
Tim Southee is a once and a generation type bowler tbh, comparing young bowlers to him at the same stage of there careers isn't going to tell you much. I can't imagine we will see another young bowler like Southee in this country for quite some time.
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What is it that Southee has got that you hold in such high regard? You're confident that he will fulfill this promise?