Meet Kyle Jamieson, a 6’8 James Anderson

[The Hutt Rec]

given we all thought he was slow i think he added pace last summer. not sure how quick he was during his call up to aus, but given it was a bit out of the blue i think the selectors saw the pace increase and said yep get him in the squad for polishing.

I remember when he took his 6 wickets in the super smash start of 2019 thinking he looked decent, but also a slightly faster Jacob Oram. Think he’s definitely improved heaps since then.

 

[Binkley]

given we all thought he was slow i think he added pace last summer. not sure how quick he was during his call up to aus, but given it was a bit out of the blue i think the selectors saw the pace increase and said yep get him in the squad for polishing.

I saw him quoted somewhere talking about how he learnt from sitting on the sidelines in Australia last year watching Cummins, Starc et al. He said something to the effect of “I realised what a difference it made when bowlers charge through the crease”, and that this is what he worked on over winter.

 

[Binkley]

Here we go, found the quotes from Jamieson about watching the Aussies.

 

[Howsie]

What they’re saying about him

Jamieson is right handed Hayden with the bat and white Ambrose with the ball

 

[Athlai]

 

[Starfighter]

Don't get out to this trundler

Would be interesting to see this Jamieson bloke on the asian wickets. He has been real good with that indipper + bounce but without those two weapons, how would he fare.

Yeh sab ghar ke sher hain trust me, in India or srl they will be dispatched.

Man why arent we smacking this Jamieson all he does is ball bouncers

This inning reminds me of when we gave anil kumble 10 wkts. We have given more wkts to this jamie trundler.

Out of his 9 wkts 5 were given to him.

 

[Athlai]

Has saying batsman are batting tuk tuk gone out of fashion? Didn't spot any

 

[Daemon]

Man why arent we smacking this Jamieson all he does is ball bouncers

Lol someone should show them Wagner's pitch map and wickets tally

 

[Prince EWS]

Kippax highlight video from 2015:

 

[harsh.ag]

Already has half the 5-fers Boult does

 

[Kippax]

Treading treacle to tearing up the Indians: Kyle Jamieson's remarkable cricket rise

Kyle Jamieson arrived in Christchurch as a batsman. Seven years on, he's a bowler going places.

www.stuff.co.nz

Pace bowling guru Dayle Hadlee chuckles when reflecting on his initial impression of Black Caps man of the hour, Kyle Jamieson.

"At one time there it looked like he was treading treacle in his run up," Hadlee told Stuff.

"In the end we suggested he might like to run in a little bit harder and attack the crease a bit."

The right-arm seamer has been a compelling storyline over the home summer, taking his chance in the ODIs against India, then backing up with a standout showing on test debut in Wellington.

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Bowling coach Dayle Hadlee says it wasn't always easy getting Kyle Jamieson to charge in hard in his early days switching from being a batsman.
The 2.04m giant wasn't fazed deputising for Neil Wagner, who missed the first test for the birth of daughter Olivia.

He was outstanding in the first innings, capturing 4-39 from 16 overs, including the prize wicket of Indian batting rock Virat Kohli. The former schoolboy opener then showed his batting exploits, chipping in with a valuable 44 from 45 balls at No.9, adding 71 for the eighth wicket with Colin de Grandhomme.

The 25-year-old is in line for another opportunity in the second test at Hagley Oval, starting Saturday, if New Zealand go with four frontline fast bowlers and sit spinner Ajaz Patel on a green seamer.

When Jamieson shifted to Christchurch from Auckland in 2013 to take up a sports scholarship at Lincoln University, he didn't care much for bowling.

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Securing his first Canterbury contract a year later, he had begun his bowling transformation, but still remained raw.

Former New Zealand fast bowler Hadlee was tasked with helping Jamieson as Canterbury Cricket's specialist bowling coach.

He worked extensively with him at the Action Indoor Sports facility in Hornby, which was "freezing cold in the middle of winter".

Hadlee was also involved with the New Zealand under-19 team at the time. Jamieson was selected for the 2014 under-19 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, where he was picked as a bowler. He took seven wickets at 23.85 in four matches.

Bowling coach Dayle Hadlee has been instrumental in Kyle Jamieson's development with the ball.
Jamieson had a reasonable medium pacer's technique, but there was large scope for improvement in the early days.

"It's always a bit of a problem when you ask a tall person who's in the development stage to push their body hard. It's a pretty fine line.

"I remember one stage where he was very soft in his front foot landing, so we went through a whole lot of drills to try and increase the pressure on his front foot to get a bit of snap. He finished up with an ankle injury."

The main issues for Jamieson in the formative stages were his feet and run up, especially getting into the delivery phase.

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A former schoolboy opening batsman, Kyle Jamieson shows off his skills in the first test at the Basin Reserve against India.
Hadlee worked closely on Jamieson's front arm and carried out a stack of seam release drills.

Two factors which continually worked in his favour were his height and the bounce generated from the pitch - something which caused Indian frequent problems in the first test.

"I think it's difficult because batsmen don't face a lot of people from that height and what appears a normal length can creep up on you.

"The good thing about Kyle is he bowls with a very strong braced front leg, so therefore he's maximising the height he's got."

Jamieson reminded Hadlee of former Australian left-arm paceman Bruce Reid, who is roughly the same height.

HAGEN HOPKINS/GETTY IMAGES

Kyle Jamieson has a chat to New Zealand bowling coach Shane Jurgensen before day three of the first test against India.
Reid took 113 wickets at 24 from 27 tests, but injuries ultimately ended his career - something Jamieson will be desperate to avoid.

"The important thing is understanding your body and managing your workloads and the intensity at which you bowl.

"There's quite a lot of factors which come in, being tall, especially when he's young there's a lot of pressure going through his back, so we had to be mindful of that."

Hadlee hadn't been surprised by Jamieson's meteoric rise and early success in international cricket, given how he hard he worked and his ability.

Opposition sides will be aware of Jamieson's quality after his dream debut at the Basin. He would need to keep evolving and strive to be better.

Jamieson was receptive to feedback and and a dedicated trainer, which would serve him well for the future, Hadlee said.

"The good thing about Kyle is he's always seeking improvements.

"He and I spent a lot of time talking about the coaching of fast bowling. He'd come around home and we'd talk about techniques and training methods and things like that.

"He's really hungry for information and I think with that knowledge he has and the people he's now surrounded with, progress will continue."

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Kyle Jamieson dives to stop a boundary during a 2016 domestic Twenty20 for the Canterbury Kings. Jamieson moved back home to Auckland for this summer.

Jamieson spoke this month about the changes he had made around curbing his natural aggression in the field and at the bowling crease.

A move back home to his native Auckland to play domestic cricket for the Aces had also been beneficial.

Hadlee said staying collected in the heat of battle was a work in progress.

"One thing he has to do and I've talked about that with him, he has to make sure he controls his emotions.

"Especially with young fast bowlers, they sometimes go over the edge a little bit. Kyle is really maturing as a person and as a bowler.

"It's wonderful to observe."

 

[straw man]

Kippax highlight video from 2015:

Was hoping someone would dig one of these up. Interestingly for NZ I haven't seen him bowl big outswingers as in the first couple of balls in that clip; I thought that would still be his stock delivery but it's not. Away movement now tends to come from the seam rather than swing.

Clip shows the inswinger is far from a new invention of his though - there it is at 0:15. Perhaps just that he's now mastered it and is happy to bowl it more frequently.

 

[Shady Slim]

jamieson's good no doubt but has also undoubtedly benefitted from the NZ Seamer All Rounder Who Debuts At Home Against Pakistan Effect (NZSARWDAHAPE), but still gives them great balance in there and can turn matches with bat and with ball. he's also very tall which is cool bc we love sportspeople who are super tall (@thierry henry to say more)

just hope that he doesn't spell the end of lord colin

 

[harsh.ag]

jamieson's good no doubt but has also undoubtedly benefitted from the NZ Seamer All Rounder Who Debuts At Home Against Pakistan Effect (NZSARWDAHAPE), but still gives them great balance in there and can turn matches with bat and with ball. he's also very tall which is cool bc we love sportspeople who are super tall (@thierry henry to say more)

just hope that he doesn't spell the end of lord colin

He debuted against India and wrecked their chances. NZ Seamer All Rounder Who Debuts At Home Against Asians Effect (NZSARWDAHAAE)

 

[Bahnz]

W

Was hoping someone would dig one of these up. Interestingly for NZ I haven't seen him bowl big outswingers as in the first couple of balls in that clip; I thought that would still be his stock delivery but it's not. Away movement now tends to come from the seam rather than swing.

Clip shows the inswinger is far from a new invention of his though - there it is at 0:15. Perhaps just that he's now mastered it and is happy to bowl it more frequently.

He’s still definitely got the outswinger, cleaned up Bravo with it in the first test of the summer. The inswinger is definitely the better option in conditions like today’s game though, where the ball isn’t swinging much and you just want to angle it in and look to slide it past the inside edge and into the pads/stumps.

Also lefties clearly have nfi how to deal with the inswinger. What does he average against them now? About 7 right?

 

[Daemon]

His debut against India was Sam Curran levels of annoying.

First innings of both games he set them up with the ball by taking a 4 & 5-fer and then rescued their batting from 8 with a couple of 40s. Dickhead.

 

[Prince EWS]

His debut against India was Sam Curran levels of annoying.

First innings of both games he set them up with the ball by taking a 4 & 5-fer and then rescued their batting from 8 with a couple of 40s. Dickhead.

If Craig McMillan was a CW member he'd no doubt make a post about Rizwan in response to this.

 

[honestbharani]

If he can remain sensible and grounded, sky is the limit, really. But don't beanpoles like him often face injury issues throughout their careers?

 

[Gnske]

That dismissal reminds me a lot of Stick Cricket.

Didn't they remove that particular animation after Hughes?

 

[Son Of Coco]

Didn't they remove that particular animation after Hughes?

Maybe they did. I haven't played it for a long, long time.