Australian Domestic off-season 2023

[TheJediBrah]

Can't believe Kelvin Smith is only 28. Feels like he's been around on the fringes forever

 

[Nintendo]

NSW announced their contracts. Sam's has gone T20 merchant, green gets a full time contract, McDonald and some other lad get contracts for their form at the lower levels.

One thing I found funny was the mention of form at lower levels when:
Macdonald: 513 runs @46.64

Daniel Solway (Sydney Grade Cricket player of the season 22/23): 653 runs @65.30

I genuinely think Solway must have shaged one of the selectors dad's, or maybe multiple.

 

[Prince EWS]

NSW announced their contracts. Sam's has gone T20 merchant, green gets a full time contract, McDonald and some other lad get contracts for their form at the lower levels.

One thing I found funny was the mention of form at lower levels when:
Macdonald: 513 runs @46.64

Daniel Solway (Sydney Grade Cricket player of the season 22/23): 653 runs @65.30

I genuinely think Solway must have shaged one of the selectors dad's, or maybe multiple.

Spikey was wrong, as usual.

 

[TheJediBrah]

I genuinely think Solway must have shaged one of the selectors dad's, or maybe multiple.

Dad's? Interesting choice from you

 

[Burgey]

McGurk likely gets a gig as a 50 over opener with hunt before Kelvin right?

*McJerk

 

[Starfighter]

Ugh, Siddle gets a two year contract. Don't think he deserves one, especially mutiple years. Certainly doesn't deserve to be in the first team, or ahead of anyone except O'Donnell and Crone really.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Anyone got any more info on this Doug Warren character?

Holland pretty much got the arse in favour of him it looks, from the outside looking in that seems harsh, even with Murphy now being the primary spinner for the Vics I still would have thought Holland was worth keeping on for depth

 

[Starfighter]

Anyone got any more info on this Doug Warren character?

He's a left arm orthodox spinner.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

He's a left arm orthodox spinner.

I gathered that, but having never seen him bowl I have no idea of if he is actually any good or not. Not sure on age either, doesn't look too old though

 

[social]

Holland was pretty good in the final iirc

I can understand Siddle on the coaching staff but a 2 year contract seems a bit Copeland like

 

[Prince EWS]

Anyone got any more info on this Doug Warren character?

Spends a lot of his weekends playing cricket, I believe.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Spends a lot of his weekends playing cricket, I believe.

Sounds like a loser

 

[Starfighter]

WA have finally ditched Moody. About four years too late.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Also, finally the end of the line for David Moody. I can kinda sorta see why they liked him in his younger days (tall, decently quick, simple action) but the fact that he was around the FC scene for 6-7 years and his control is really no better now than it was day one is pretty damning

Gannon still being there is nauseating though

EDIT: beaten

 

[TheJediBrah]

guess nepotism has a limit

 

[Spikey]

so weird that no-one has signed solway for like 3 seasons now

(it's not weird)

 

[Burgey]

Yeah, he's no Jack Edwards, that's for sure.

 

[Spikey]

nsw did him wrong by not using him as an opener instead of Larkin, but now most of the teams are pretty set with their openers (for better or worse) so a 28yo with a strike rate under 40 probably isn't an appealing option to a lot of teams. he doesn't project as an international player and he's not gonna help you rack up the first innings bonus points as a middle order option or be a 5th bowling option. it's just not surprising no-one is giving him a go

it wasn't commented in tassie's contracts, but a couple of months ago there was an article that suggested that NSW were trying to sign Nathan Ellis which is just such an incredible example of NSW's weird "bringing them home" motif

 

[Prince EWS]

Bringing them home is great.

You're wrong and you should feel bad.

 

[Spikey]

if it was mixed with also trying to poach other players regardless of their U19 rep team it'd be ok, but I'm pretty sure Nevill is the last interstate player with no connection to NSW/ACT pathways that we've signed...?