**Official** New Zealand in South Africa

[straw man]

South Africa pretty awesome tbh.

Someone do the stats for our batsmen and bowlers this series :lazy:

[wellAlbidarned]

tbf I don't think any tail would survive much longer against Steyn and Morkel bowling like that with the second new ball.

[Bahnz]

Originally Posted by Howsie

So why did he get the call up when Fulton went down?

Probably because it was cheaper and easier than flying someone else out, especially given that they never intended to change the top 7 in the 2 test series.

All over!!!

[KiWiNiNjA]

Originally Posted by straw man

South Africa pretty awesome tbh.

Someone do the stats for our batsmen and bowlers this series :lazy:

It was very hard but....

New Zealand batting averages
Player	      Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
TA Boult	2	4	2	23	17*	11.50	42	54.76	0	0	0	2	1
DAJ Bracewell	2	4	0	9	7	2.25	63	14.28	0	0	2	0	0
DG Brownlie	2	4	0	172	109	43.00	352	48.86	1	1	1	23	2
DR Flynn	2	4	0	22	14	5.50	69	31.88	0	0	2	4	0
MJ Guptill	2	4	0	50	48	12.50	145	34.48	0	0	1	10	0
BB McCullum	2	4	0	82	51	20.50	240	34.16	0	1	0	11	0
C Munro	       1	2	0	15	15	7.50	26	57.69	0	0	1	3	0
JS Patel	2	4	1	13	8	4.33	31	41.93	0	0	1	2	0
N Wagner	1	2	0	4	4	2.00	20	20.00	0	0	1	1	0
BJ Watling	2	4	0	168	63	42.00	356	47.19	0	2	1	28	0
KS Williamson	2	4	0	43	15	10.75	102	42.15	0	0	0	7	0
New Zealand bowling averages
Player	      Mat	Inns	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	5	10	Ct	St
TA Boult	2	2	53.0	7	186	4	3/78	3/78	46.50	3.50	79.5	0	0	0	0
DAJ Bracewell	2	2	58.0	10	187	4	3/94	3/94	46.75	3.22	87.0	0	0	0	0
DG Brownlie	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0
DR Flynn	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0
MJ Guptill	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0
BB McCullum	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	0
C Munro	       1	1	18.0	4	40	2	2/40	2/40	20.00	2.22	54.0	0	0	0	0
JS Patel	2	2	53.5	6	194	1	1/134	1/134	194.00	3.60	323.0	0	0	3	0
N Wagner	1	1	33.0	4	135	1	1/135	1/135	135.00	4.09	198.0	0	0	0	0
BJ Watling	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	0
KS Williamson	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	0

[Bahnz]

Originally Posted by Bahnz

Anyway, because everyone is now expecting us to put in an improved performance, I'm predicting that we'll defy expectation once again and get completely stuffed, losing by an innings and 200.

and

[Flametree]

Does anyone know how much these guys were paid to perform like that? Cos I'm pretty sure I'd volunteer to do something not too much worse for about half the price...

[TT Boy]

Nathan Astle usually looked just as bad when he toured South Africa, so Munro maybe worth a punt again in NZ.

[jcas0167]

Originally Posted by Howsie

1b, right next to Rob Nicol earning a test cap. It just smacked of someone not doing their job and looking at the scorecards.

I'd like to think Turner or Crowe would have given some feedback following his big scores in FC cricket. I haven't seen a huge amount of Munro except for seeing him hit huge sixes in HRV Cup. He seems to have a great eye and a lot of power, although facing Morkel with the new ball was always going to be tough. I am not sure I'd write him off based on that brief innings.

Who would you have in that all rounder role at no7?

[Flametree]

Originally Posted by KiWiNiNjA

It was very hard but....

New Zealand batting averages
Player	      Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
TA Boult	2	4	2	23	17*	11.50	42	54.76	0	0	0	2	1
DAJ Bracewell	2	4	0	9	7	2.25	63	14.28	0	0	2	0	0
DG Brownlie	2	4	0	172	109	43.00	352	48.86	1	1	1	23	2
DR Flynn	2	4	0	22	14	5.50	69	31.88	0	0	2	4	0
MJ Guptill	2	4	0	50	48	12.50	145	34.48	0	0	1	10	0
BB McCullum	2	4	0	82	51	20.50	240	34.16	0	1	0	11	0
C Munro	       1	2	0	15	15	7.50	26	57.69	0	0	1	3	0
JS Patel	2	4	1	13	8	4.33	31	41.93	0	0	1	2	0
N Wagner	1	2	0	4	4	2.00	20	20.00	0	0	1	1	0
BJ Watling	2	4	0	168	63	42.00	356	47.19	0	2	1	28	0
KS Williamson	2	4	0	43	15	10.75	102	42.15	0	0	0	7	0
New Zealand bowling averages
Player	      Mat	Inns	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	5	10	Ct	St
TA Boult	2	2	53.0	7	186	4	3/78	3/78	46.50	3.50	79.5	0	0	0	0
DAJ Bracewell	2	2	58.0	10	187	4	3/94	3/94	46.75	3.22	87.0	0	0	0	0
DG Brownlie	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0
DR Flynn	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0
MJ Guptill	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0
BB McCullum	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	0
C Munro	       1	1	18.0	4	40	2	2/40	2/40	20.00	2.22	54.0	0	0	0	0
JS Patel	2	2	53.5	6	194	1	1/134	1/134	194.00	3.60	323.0	0	0	3	0
N Wagner	1	1	33.0	4	135	1	1/135	1/135	135.00	4.09	198.0	0	0	0	0
BJ Watling	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	0
KS Williamson	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	0

You left off Martin!

[ohnoitsyou]

So thats 5 thrashings in the last 8 games, im getting pretty close to calling it quits with the Black Caps, they are just such a shambles off the field that results are these are really not surprising

[Athlai]

McCullum
Guptill/Flynn
Williamson
Taylor
Ryder
Brownlie
Watling +
Vettori
Bracewell
Southee
Boult

Our full strength team at the moment presumably. I guess Brownlie and Watling doing well is something to take away from this series.

That and humiliation. Utter terrible humiliation.

[wellAlbidarned]

Originally Posted by Flametree

You left off Martin!

It's copied from cricinfo, which only has the players from this game for whatever reason.

[Howsie]

Originally Posted by jcas0167

I'd like to think Turner or Crowe would have given some feedback following his big scores in FC cricket. I haven't seen a huge amount of Munro except for seeing him hit huge sixes in HRV Cup. He seems to have a great eye and a lot of power, although facing Morkel with the new ball was always going to be tough. I am not sure I'd write him off based on that brief innings.

Who would you have in that all rounder role at no7?

I wouldn't, I'd have Watling at seven and pick another batsmen.

[Mike5181]

Originally Posted by Flametree

Does anyone know how much these guys were paid to perform like that? Cos I'm pretty sure I'd volunteer to do something not too much worse for about half the price...

Like seven thousand for each test match or something.

[jcas0167]

Originally Posted by ohnoitsyou

So thats 5 thrashings in the last 8 games, im getting pretty close to calling it quits with the Black Caps, they are just such a shambles off the field that results are these are really not surprising

They will bounce back in the ODI's.