*** Official *** South African Domestic Season 2019/20

[SeamUp]

Was just going through scorecards of the recent emerging tours. Can see when a lot of the young players are all in the same team.

2019 in SA

https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/e...g_by_team.html?id=13142;team=4153;type=series

https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/e...g_by_team.html?id=13143;team=4153;type=series

2018 in Sri Lanka

https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/e...g_by_team.html?id=12496;team=4153;type=series

https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/e...g_by_team.html?id=12495;team=4153;type=series

 

[SeamUp]

Wiaan Mulder back for the Lions today. In for Nicky van den Bergh (poor bloke). Think with numbers North West would be a certainty if we increased the teams let alone the facilities. But Paarl and East London would be problematic.

Was looking at MODC performances for the young players. It is mad that Mulder still hasn't got a MODC 50 but he has one for SA A . When he was in matric he was batting too low and they carried that on too long and then injuries/SA selection stopped him playing MODC despite him being around for a while now.

 

[StephenZA]

Wiaan Mulder back for the Lions today. In for Nicky van den Bergh (poor bloke). Think with numbers North West would be a certainty if we increased the teams let alone the facilities. But Paarl and East London would be problematic.

Was looking at MODC performances for the young players. It is mad that Mulder still hasn't got a MODC 50 but he has one for SA A . When he was in matric he was batting too low and they carried that on too long and then injuries/SA selection stopped him playing MODC despite him being around for a while now.

That is tough on van den Bergh has consistently been one of their best players all season.

 

[SeamUp]

That is tough on van den Bergh has consistently been one of their best players all season.

I heard that despite him being a professional cricketer now he still kept his job outside cricket. Not sure what it is though. But not many do that anymore.

Probably better in 4-day cricket but like you say done well in all formats.

 

[SeamUp]

Reeza Hendricks out for a duck.

Just looking back now on that group that went to Malaysia for the u19 CWC in 2008 and lost the final to Kohli's India.

JJ Smuts
Pieter Malan
Rilee Rossouw
Reeza Hendricks
Jono Vandiar
Yaseen Vallie
Obus Pienaar
Wayne Parnell
SA Engelbrecht
Brad Barnes
Mangi Mosehle
Matt Arnold

Such high hopes that faded away. Smuts and Malan now carrying the flag. Vandiar and Parnell were meant to be in the Proteas team within 18 months after returning.

Guys like Miller and players of similar ages like Rudi Second missed out. Think Miller was close to selection and both him and Second were in the SA Colts side.

 

[SeamUp]

Was reading this article when Rickelton right out of school went to play cricket in Wellington. Jamie Siddons, then coach, really wanted him to sign for the Firebirds : https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-po...-rickletons-star-rising-on-wellington-horizon

He is likened to Quinny de Kock quite a bit. Small package but packs a punch. Makes 6-hitting look easy.

 

[SeamUp]

Hoping to catch the game a little later when I get home.

Actually haven't seen Jansen bowl a spell to get a feel about his quality yet. So probably what I want to see the most.

 

[SeamUp]

2 quick wickets.
Rickelton 62 (68)
D.Hendricks 48 (79) can't afford these types of innings in 50-over cricket anymore.

 

[SeamUp]

Jansen just comes back for his 2nd spell and 2nd ball a great line and length and gets the edge to remove Mulder for 23.

Pitches about middle and leg and got Mulder coming forward to drive down the ground and goes across him.

He is a lanky bugger. Skin and bone. He really is.

 

[SeamUp]

Yeah. Jansen never looks like he is striving so he will never be mid to high 140s but his speed whilst not great looks effortless and he puts in good areas from about 10 foot.

Can see why the rushed him in to SA A ahead of Burger for instance. Burger is more erratic in his lines and lengths even if a little quicker.


Lets see what Delano Potgieter is about. Think there is some under-rated potential with him.

EDIT : Which has ended very quickly. Potgieter out.

If Knights win here then they pushing Warriors down to the wire. Titans also still in the mix.

 

[StephenZA]

Marco is an absolute bean-pole... somebody give the kid some milk and meat! Only 19? So an increase in speed still possible.

 

[StephenZA]

Another rained out televised match! Hopefully the game today gets completed, without rain, power cuts or nuclear melt down!

 

[GoodAreasShane]

I called Jansen the saffer Bruce Reid a while back, these last few posts only reinforce that opinion. Similar height, build, pace probably too

 

[StephenZA]

espncricinfo.com/series/8808/game/1194106/titans-vs-cape-cobras-27th-match-momentum-one-day-cup-2019-20

Not a great start for the Cobras.

 

[SeamUp]

espncricinfo.com/series/8808/game/1194106/titans-vs-cape-cobras-27th-match-momentum-one-day-cup-2019-20

Not a great start for the Cobras.

Doesn't look like it will be much of a contest.

Not many teams would have found it easy to replace key players like Puttick, Levi, van Zyl and Ontong, Kemp.

Cobras just about did but it took to look long and then soon as they have , they now without Janneman, Bedingham, Verreynne and Linde. They need to built that depth.

 

[MrPrez]

I've never watched Galiem play - is he someone we could look at as a long-term bowling AR in LO cricket or is he a domestic bully type?

 

[SeamUp]

I've never watched Galiem play - is he someone we could look at as a long-term bowling AR in LO cricket or is he a domestic bully type?

Think he may be one for a bit down the line when he matures.

He isn't very quick and probably not consistent enough with the bat yet.

I think the problem is we expected his batting to be his main discipline but he seems to be getting better results with the ball in professional cricket and batting at 7. His bowling isn't threatening enough to be considered a bowling all-rounder either so at the moment he is a sort of mid 20s with the bat average and mid 30s with the ball average.

For example I would say Jason Smith and Delano Potgieter keep their spots because of their batting. Their little medium pacers are a bonus.

 

[StephenZA]

Just watched the Hamza and Bird dismissals... both terrible in different ways.

 

[SeamUp]

Just watched the Hamza and Bird dismissals... both terrible in different ways.

Just saw them now too. Beaten by Galiem's bit of shape but both do look horrible.

Galiem should have got Pieter Malan to caught first slip due to that shape but for some reason they have a 1.5/2nd slip instead of a first slip.

 

[SeamUp]

Good to see Richard Das Neves (https://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/230854.html) is with the Titans coaching staff. Think Easterns won the Africa T20 under him and a title last season too. Mandla Mashimbyi is head coach now after being Boucher's assistant and think Toyana (who is Northerns coach) works with them too.