Black Clash
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The crusaders used to have a charity cricket match as part of their preseason and Kieran Read and Andy Ellis were generally both pretty good cricketers.
Jordie Barret actually played Hawke Cup for Taranaki while he was still in school.
ACC are awful, and it totally puts me off every wanting to watch. I also hate streakers in any event and if it was up to me it'd be a lifetime ban from all NZ sports venues.
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The pitch invaders will no doubt be part of the debrief for future learnings...
Decent enough game, Team Rugby were close enough if they were good enough.
Ryder was fun to watch batting, just looked effortless for him. Elliot's Golden was unfortunate but he made up for it with the ball at least. Vincent's catches were highlights of the game - made up for Parore's average start.
Despite the slight choke at the end, good batting from Jordie again - should be a decent enough watch next year assuming similar personnel.
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I take it for what it is, a bit of light hearted entertainment and money maker for surf lifesaving.
Some of the skills on show were excellent, some of so much.
Ended up a close game, just what the promoters would have wanted, of course helped by some marginal umpiring calls and the staged fielding cheating by Rugby.
I enjoyed it.
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@Godder said in Black Clash:
The pitch invaders will no doubt be part of the debrief for future learnings...
Decent enough game, Team Rugby were close enough if they were good enough.
Ryder was fun to watch batting, just looked effortless for him. Elliot's Golden was unfortunate but he made up for it with the ball at least. Vincent's catches were highlights of the game - made up for Parore's average start.
Despite the slight choke at the end, good batting from Jordie again - should be a decent enough watch next year assuming similar personnel.
Yeah, it was great they got Ryder this time. A bit like how they first got Vincent back last year. Guys who had incredible promise and obviously had various issues that meant they didn't fulfil that but the public embrace them and welcomed them back. Ryder particularly makes batting look as easy as anyone.
Barrett seemed genuinely gutted when they interviewed him afterwards. Said he was expecting pace off but Elliott bowled pace on and he just missed it.
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@Biorealism said in Black Clash:
It must be a fine line for guys like Wagner and Southee with the bowling as even though it's meant to be a light hearted game no one wants to get smacked around in front of a big crowd.
I guess it's an interesting challenge for those guys in festival cricket. Pace off won't turn them into dibbly dobblies... probably like predictable slower balls, but still with plenty of pace to work with for hitting big.
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@Donsteppa said in Black Clash:
@Biorealism said in Black Clash:
It must be a fine line for guys like Wagner and Southee with the bowling as even though it's meant to be a light hearted game no one wants to get smacked around in front of a big crowd.
I guess it's an interesting challenge for those guys in festival cricket. Pace off won't turn them into dibbly dobblies... probably like predictable slower balls, but still with plenty of pace to work with for hitting big.
after being subjected to the Fox coverage of the Ashes for 6 weeks with endless frothing over their fancy special camera that recorded bowlers actions i can expertly say those bowlers still have their wrist snap speed which surely they cant just turn off.
