*Official* New Zealand Domestic Cricket Season 2012/2013

[Kippax]

Corey Anderson, 167 vs. Otago - YouTube

Jimmy Neesham, 124 vs. Northern Districts - YouTube

Andrew Lamb, Triple-Wicket Maiden - YouTube

[Kippax]

Hah, Manu and Bates thinking they're a chance. Love at least one draw from a Wgtn perspective.

[SteveNZ]

Told ya Manu would average 40+..don't know about the other guy.

[Hurricane]

103 for munro wow.

[straw man]

Top match between Otago and ND. Otago were looking dead and buried at 190/7 chasing 440 but Broom currently 136* and Craig 73*. Pity there's not just a little more time - 123 required with 3 wickets remaining could be close, but as only 12 overs to play only ND can win from here.

CD should be able to polish off Auckland, despite wobbles against Martin's spin. Auckland will wish they had 50 more runs to make a game of it.

[Mike5181]

Quite a few of the players we want to perform are doing just that this round. Flynn, Broom, Anderson, and Neesham are playing well so far. I'd like to see Young make something of this start as well.

[Kippax]

Anderson actually went right down in my estimations as strange as it sounds. A bit like a prize carrot at a small farming town's school fete, once you put the impressive monsterism and early maturation factor aside, it's actually worse than a regular one for taste. Plays about 50 false and provincial shots, dropped chances, Butler beats him numerous times, dicey against spin as usual and yet Corey's still a brilliant prodigy rather than a handy Plunket player in a Munro or CdG way, I don't really buy it.

[Athlai]

CDG is a handy Plunket player? ITSTL

[Kippax]

Heh, averaged 70 last season with three tons, how can we say he's not.

[Mike5181]

CDG was more than handy at Plunket Shield level last season. Hasn't had the greatest start this season though.

[straw man]

Originally Posted by Kippax

Anderson actually went right down in my estimations as strange as it sounds. A bit like a prize carrot at a small farming town's school fete, once you put the impressive monsterism and early maturation factor aside, it's actually worse than a regular one for taste. Plays about 50 false and provincial shots, dropped chances, Butler beats him numerous times, dicey against spin as usual and yet Corey's still a brilliant prodigy rather than a handy Plunket player in a Munro or CdG way, I don't really buy it.

Nothing like a good play-and-miss merchant

Put him down for that number 6 spot... along with Flynn, Franklin, Vettori, Brownlie, Broom, Watling, Neesham and Munro

[straw man]

Originally Posted by Mike5181

Quite a few of the players we want to perform are doing just that this round. Flynn, Broom, Anderson, and Neesham are playing well so far. I'd like to see Young make something of this start as well.

One I wanted to see perform but hasn't is Bracewell (with the ball). Am getting a feeling that after his great start for NZ he's going to struggle to back up this season, with a risk he could revert to an average third seamer who takes wickets at 40ish. Predicting he will score some useful runs for NZ this summer but his first job is bowling.

[Cricket CoachDB]

Spot the deliberate mistake in the Auckland-CD report: Plunket Shield 2012-13 Report : Otago survive through Broom ton | Cricket News | ESPN Cricinfo

[Kippax]

I'm seeing some tenuous lobbying for Nethula and ****kins recalls here. Manu ain't get no respect!

[Slippaah]

Originally Posted by Kippax

Gillette Cup is early December at Lincoln, probably won't be a release though until all finalists have been found. Hutt Valley High for Wgtn, King's for Auckland, Chch Boys High are in. Official site was actually quite good to it last year after they brought the tournament to Lincoln
New Zealand Cricket - Follow Gillette Cup live on blackcaps.co.nz

Henry Nicholls was the most recent young cricketer to Lord's, Tim Johnston before that in 2010.
Henry Nicholls - 2012 Young Cricketers - MCC Young Cricketers - MCC - Lord's
Tim Johnston - 2010 Player Profiles - MCC Young Cricketers - MCC - Lord's

Thanks. Thats helpful.

Have now heard that it is the usual suspects in the Gillette - CBHS, PNBHS, OBHS with St. Peters of Cambridge , Kings College and HVHS . OBHS are rated this year.