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Devon Conway: Why He Wasn't a Star from 2010-2017
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nzfan
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That shot over extra covers, boy that was an amazing shot.
nzfan
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He played real well and smartly. Don't think he played to his full potential in the last game and that's a compliment. He'll start opening up from now on now that the highly anticipated debut is out of the way. Can't wait to see him in all formats.
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Kippax
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Oh I'd say NZC did give away four of Devon's 50 Tests to Will Young (then Blundell).
That was for some 'oh we'd always put empathy and cultural fit over pure merit down here. Look at all the troubles the toxic masculinity and lust for dominance and status have been creating in the rest of the world, aren't we just as snug as a bug in a rug #nzhellhole' reason.
Young didn't deserve to become an old man with no Test caps to his name, of course. Foiled by a terrorist attack, then a major shoulder surgery. But it was really something that only all of New Zealand's Scottie Stevenson know-nothings, and all its anti-Christian wounded Tori Amos girls, would have felt was appropriate selecting.
That was for some 'oh we'd always put empathy and cultural fit over pure merit down here. Look at all the troubles the toxic masculinity and lust for dominance and status have been creating in the rest of the world, aren't we just as snug as a bug in a rug #nzhellhole' reason.
Young didn't deserve to become an old man with no Test caps to his name, of course. Foiled by a terrorist attack, then a major shoulder surgery. But it was really something that only all of New Zealand's Scottie Stevenson know-nothings, and all its anti-Christian wounded Tori Amos girls, would have felt was appropriate selecting.
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The Hutt Rec
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It was insanity not selecting Conway for those four home tests this season as plenty of us said at the time ... well, you, me and nzfan at least.
But I have to say Conway really doesn't come across as what you sort of think a typical South African to be. He actually seems like a Kane-clone to me ... they almost give identical answers when being interviewed and hate giving themselves any credit ... all about the team. I wonder if that was one reason he didn't flourish in SA?
The Hutt Rec
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I found this clip a while back and he obviously had something back in South Africa ... also interesting that he had the Grant Elliott-inspired 88 number on his shirt even back then, too
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nzfan
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Anything less than Hussey's record I'd be disappointed. Hussey ended up a legend and I'm hoping Devon will too. He won't play as many matches as Hussey. I'm guessing about 50 test matches, 100 ODIs and about 75 t20s in the next 6-7 years.
Like any player he'll have a dip in form at some point in time but expecting him to average 45-50s in test cricket, 40s in one day and 30s at healthy strike rate in T20s. Definitely over 8000 international runs.
nzfan
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You're right but we definitely play more than 4 a year. More like 6 to 8 test matches a year. He can play for 7 years and likely over 40 test matches. If we maintain our test form we will likely start getting at least 3 test matches from the big 3.