*Official* New Zealand Domestic Cricket Season 2012/2013

[Flem274*]

Isn't he like 45 now though?

listen to the sound off Anderson's bat. Brutal.

[Mike5181]

Originally Posted by Flem274*

Isn't he like 45 now though?

listen to the sound off Anderson's bat. Brutal.

He's 36 apparently.

[Howsie]

Corey Anderson bowling with some real heat here, that wicket ball was clocked at 141.

[Flem274*]

It's a pity he's struggling to find his radar because Anderson bowls a heavy ball, gets good bounce and is ****ing sharp on the radar. High 130s with a bouncer in the 140s. Has had good spells with the ball before so hopefully this is just some one off puss because he has the raw assets to be test standard on bowling alone.

[Bahnz]

Originally Posted by Flem274*

It's a pity he's struggling to find his radar because Anderson bowls a heavy ball, gets good bounce and is ****ing sharp on the radar. High 130s with a bouncer in the 140s. Has had good spells with the ball before so hopefully this is just some one off puss because he has the raw assets to be test standard on bowling alone.

Yeah, doesn't surprise. When he was first selected for Canterbury back in 2007, it was as a bowler who batted at number 9. Reckon he'll improve over the course of the season. Prior to this season, he'd barely bowled a ball in the previous 3 years afterall.

[Hurricane]

Peeps here and on the radio are saying our domestic is 30% better than what it was 5 years ago. Hope this brings an end to domestic journeymen averaging 60 or 70 for the season by hiding down the order at number 6. Would like to look at a guy averaging 50 and knowing that he is a gun.
Also hoping this translates to a better national team.

[Bahnz]

Originally Posted by Hurricane

Peeps here and on the radio are saying our domestic is 30% better than what it was 5 years ago. Hope this brings an end to domestic journeymen averaging 60 or 70 for the season by hiding down the order at number 6. Would like to look at a guy averaging 50 and knowing that he is a gun.
Also hoping this translates to a better national team.

That'd be a relief. I remember some ex-player on the radio saying the exact opposite, about 5 years ago funnily enough.

[Mike5181]

Originally Posted by Hurricane

Peeps here and on the radio are saying our domestic is 30% better than what it was 5 years ago. Hope this brings an end to domestic journeymen averaging 60 or 70 for the season by hiding down the order at number 6. Would like to look at a guy averaging 50 and knowing that he is a gun.
Also hoping this translates to a better national team.

Bowling maybe. Have our domestic batsmen really improved?

[Flem274*]

These bowlers are passing the Sinclair test (can you get him out) but I miss the Pinga test.

Bowler A is soooo good. Swings the ball, 140 PLUS!!!!111

*Pinga smashes Bowler A for 250 (150)*

But yeah the influx of quality bowlers should ultimately result in either improved batsmen or 200 all out being a winning total.

[Hurricane]

Originally Posted by Mike5181

Bowling maybe. Have our domestic batsmen really improved?

2007

Northern Districts first innings	Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
BS Wilson	c Lythe b Hefford	0	19	22	-	-	 
BJ Watling	c Griggs b Hefford	32	127	143	2	-	 
NKW Horsley	c Griggs b Thompson	8	38	67	-	-	 
*JAH Marshall	c Diamanti b Lythe	99	135	174	12	2	 
MG Orchard	c Griggs b McInnis	11	15	18	2	-	 
DR Flynn	c Griggs b Hefford	110	178	254	14	-	 
JAF Yovich	c Griggs b Lythe	18	47	44	3	-	 
+PD McGlashan	c Griggs b McInnis	8	20	30	1	-	 
GW Aldridge	c Lythe b McInnis	21	55	70	3	-	 
TG Southee	c Griggs b Hefford	2	12	18	-	-	 
BJ Arnel	not out	2	12	13	-	-

2012

Northern Districts first innings	Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*BS Wilson	c Smith b Wheeler	8	36	53	1	-	 
JAF Yovich	c Smith b Wheeler	13	48	62	-	-	 
JAH Marshall	c Smith b Cachopa	6	30	54	-	-	 
DJ Mitchell	c Raval b Cachopa	7	32	43	-	-	 
CJ Anderson	c Young b Noema-Barnett	23	50	79	2	-	 
+AJ Wheater	lbw b Cachopa	53	109	158	4	-	 
AP Devcich	c Noema-Barnett b Nethula	33	61	76	4	-	 
GW Aldridge	c Smith b Milne	3	15	23	-	-	 
IS Sodhi	b Nethula	8	24	25	1	-	 
BJ Arnel	not out	12	16	16	-	1	 
JD Baker	c Smith b Milne	1	6	10	-	-	 
Extras	(12 lb, 4 nb)

Judging by ND you may have a point.

[Bahnz]

From Boult v Starc thread:

Originally Posted by Flem274*

itstl. looks fast on footage, and every man and his dog insists he's rapid.

Next televised game is my lot v your lot and we need to get Mathieson in front of the speed gun, because he looks genuinely terrifying when he gets it right. Potentially the best quick in the country, but we'll take that to the domestic thread.

They only showed the speeds for a couple of balls per over. It's possible that he was bowling quicker in-between, but I get the feeling that if he had hit 140, they definitely would've showed it. We all know the faaaaast bowlers get the crowds going.

Agree, he looked quick at the ground too, but then again he was bowling at Michael Papps. We all know that he always ****s himself when facing anything at 135k above waist height.

As a measuring stick, Shaun Tait was clocked at 144, which given that he was still recovering from injury doesn't seem too slow. Still it could be that the stadium was using different speed-gun technology that estimates bowlers at slower speeds.

[Flem274*]

Originally Posted by Bahnz

From Boult v Starc thread:



They only showed the speeds for a couple of balls per over. It's possible that he was bowling quicker in-between, but I get the feeling that if he had hit 140, they definitely would've showed it. We all know the faaaaast bowlers get the crowds going.

Agree, he looked quick at the ground too, but then again he was bowling at Michael Papps. We all know that he always ****s himself when facing anything at 135k above waist height.

As a measuring stick, Shaun Tait was clocked at 144, which given that he was still recovering from injury doesn't seem too slow. Still it could be that the stadium was using different speed-gun technology that estimates bowlers at slower speeds.

Fair enough. NZers as a rule tend to overestimate pace by 10kph as a rule anyway. We can only go off the speed gun as concrete evidence.

itbt high 130s for a bouncy left armer is more than sufficient if they bowl well, but we'll see how they all clock up over the entirety of the season. I loved Bradley Scott tonight bowling under 120 then in the last over of the match fired in a 137kph yorker.

I was gutted Tait didn't hit the 150s. I want to see someone not from CD or important to NZ get roughed up.

Speaking of Papps, we're about to tour South Africa and he hit a double ton. Must be his turn on the merry go round again. World cricket needs Steyn back in top form as well.

[Bahnz]

Originally Posted by Flem274*

I was gutted Tait didn't hit the 150s. I want to see someone not from CD or important to NZ get roughed up.

Speaking of Papps, we're about to tour South Africa and he hit a double ton. Must be his turn on the merry go round again. World cricket needs Steyn back in top form as well.

144 was still quick enough to send Lou Vincent's middle-stump cartwheeling.

Hah, reckon there's an argument that could be made that Guppy shouldn't go to SA. His technique is a mess, and he won't benefit from 4 single figure scores in the republic. Send a sacrificial lamb (Can Papps catch?) in his place and get Guptill's confidence and technique restored on the Eden Park tarmac.

[Prince EWS]

Originally Posted by Bahnz

Send a sacrificial lamb

Tastle!

[Bahnz]

Originally Posted by Prince EWS

Tastle!

Couldn't do worse than Guppy on this tour.