NZ Cricket
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Not sure if there's a more recent thread, but good news I think?
One of my favourite one day players, totally of his time... But got very conservative as a selector. Thanks for the contribution and all the best. Interesting to see who will step up
https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/03/03/black-caps-selector-gavin-larsen-steps-down-for-job-in-uk/
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Not sure if there's a more recent thread, but good news I think?
One of my favourite one day players, totally of his time... But got very conservative as a selector. Thanks for the contribution and all the best. Interesting to see who will step up
https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/03/03/black-caps-selector-gavin-larsen-steps-down-for-job-in-uk/
@nzzp said in NZ Cricket 2022:
Not sure if there's a more recent thread, but good news I think?
One of my favourite one day players, totally of his time... But got very conservative as a selector. Thanks for the contribution and all the best. Interesting to see who will step up
Sums it up really well. The word is that he pushed for De Grandhomme when he made the test team and that was certainly a good call that worked surprising well.
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D Duluth forked this topic on
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How did New Zealand fall so steeply from being champions in the last cycle to rank eighth in the current one? Here are the key numbers comparing their previous campaign to this entirely forgettable one.
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@Duluth said in NZ Cricket:
I told the missus last night I get to spend an entire week at the Basin watching us play Australia, after listing off the dates she informed me that I'll be at a wedding in Wanaka for the entire bloody thing. I'm gutted.
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@Duluth said in NZ Cricket:
https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/07/11/stead-retained-as-nzc-reject-splitting-black-caps-coaching-role/
Sad news, this.
Instinct says they probably struggled to find a decent candidate wanting to take over a team on the edge of such a huge age and talent cliff.
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The NZ A v Aus A 'Test match' starts in 30mins
Aussies looking for an opening batsman
Aus chose to bowl
AUS A
Cameron Bancroft, Tim Ward, Caleb Jewell, Nathan McSweeney (c), Campbell Kellaway, Jimmy Peirson (wk), Joel Paris, Mitchell Perry, Mark Steketee, Mitchell Swepson, Jordan Buckingham
NZ A
Henry Cooper, Sean Solia, Nick Kelly, Tom Bruce (c), Muhammad Abbas, Josh Clarkson, Cam Fletcher (wk), Scott Kuggeleijn, Brett Randell, Ajaz Patel, Jacob Duffy -
We continue our fine trend of having the depth of a paddling pool when it comes to our opening and first and second drop batsmen.
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@Windows97 You could probably say the same about numbers five through eleven as well if we were being perfectly honest about our depth.
