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The best/your favourite nightwatchman innings

Mr Miyagi

Mr Miyagi

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Borges said:
Probably because the Kiwis have realised that sending in a night watchman is good for the bowling side.
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It is definitely something some teams favour more than other teams. No doubt it comes down to the captain and coach's philosophy on it, and if the captain is a middle order bat as against a top order bat.

KW prolly has less interest in it as a number 3, than perhaps say BMac did as a #5. In the Vettori era - he just took on everything himself, so it was hard to know if he was playing as a batsman or as a nightwatchman. He was one of our best batsman for most his captaincy.
 
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Bolo

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Mr Miyagi said:
It is definitely something some teams favour more than other teams. No doubt it comes down to the captain and coach's philosophy on it, and if the captain is a middle order bat as against a top order bat.

KW prolly has less interest in it as a number 3, than perhaps say BMac did as a #5. In the Vettori era - he just took on everything himself, so it was hard to know if he was playing as a batsman or as a nightwatchman. He was one of our best batsman for most his captaincy.
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Swap Vettoris name out for just about any of the specialist bats from his era and the bolded remains true
 
Pratters

Pratters

Cricket, Lovely Cricket
- Chris Lewis century in India comes to mind as one of the first I had seen of a 'bowler' making runs. Remember being shocked by it. Now, when a bowler makes runs, it isn't that big a surprise as it was to a kid having watched for so many years.

- Srinath and Prasad v Australia in the Titan come also springs to mind.

- Nicky Boje and Symcox had a few for SA till it was no longer a surprise.

Obviously neither of these were night watchman innings as they were innings by bowlers.
 
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