Posted by jrod on May 26, 2009 under NSW, QLD, TAS, VIC, WA | 
Moises Henriques – Kolkata
38 runs @ av 19 sr 95 hs 30*
2 wickets @ 53 econ 8.79 bb 1/32
No one could quite understand how he kept getting a game, or the new ball. Is a very talented young kid, but maybe, just maybe, he should perform at the level below before he is given an opportunity.
David Hussey – Kolkata
98 runs @ av 24 sr 166 hs 43
0 wickets econ 8.5
Came late onto a ship that had already sunk, and decided to swing away. Looked in top touch, but kept getting out after amazing starts. Had a way better strike rate than McCullum or Gayle.
Lee Carseldine – Rajasthan
81 runs @ av 20.25 sr 119 hs 39
1 wicket @ 6 econ 6 bb 1/6
Came in first game and just smacked the ball everywhere when no one else could get the ball off the square, sadly that was about all he did in the tournament. Interestingly only bowled one over.
Rob Quiney - Rajasthan
103 runs @ av 14.7 sr 100.98 hs 51
Hit his first ball in the IPL for 6, then went out. Only really got two starts, and showed glimpses of his talent, but good spinners slowed him down or got him out. Hopefully he has learnt some good lessons, and will be able to score more consistently for Victoria.
Shane Harwood – Rajasthan
9 runs (no outs) sr 62 hs 6*
3 wickets @ 24.3 econ 7.30 bb 2/25
Only played 3 games, but did look dangerous. Rajasthan were more worried with making runs so he and Morne spent most of their time on the bench.
Luke Ronchi – Mumbai Indians
0 runs from 1 game
Sachin went into panic mode about half way through the tournament and threw Luke one game. He was run out for a duck.
Simon Katich – Punjab
145 runs @ av 16 sr 123 hs 50
His 50 was sensational, as good as I have seen the krab time the ball, but struggled other than that. 2020 really wasn’t made for him, and had his coach not been Moody, I doubt he would played too often.
George Bailey – Chennai
45 runs @ av 22.5 sr 115 hs 30
In both of his innings he looked in top form, and in both of them he ran himself out. The good news was smilin’ George looked completely at home at this level of cricket.
Andrew McDonald - Delhi
3 runs @ av 3 sr 75 hs 3
0 wickets (3 overs) econ 7.33 bb 0/22
Only played the one game when Delhi were resting players, and got a sensational Yorker from Anil Kumble.
Luke Pomersbach – Punjab
41 runs @ av 10.25 sr 83 hs 26
Looked out of touch, and small. When Luke is at his best he looks like a Hayden type bully, here he looked like a mouse imitating a flea.
Posted by Moses on January 20, 2009 under QLD, VIC |
Man Cry
This evening will see Victoria and Queensland fight it out at the Gabba in a high stakes elimination final T20 match. The winner will not only gain entry to the lucrative world club championship, but also the privilege of a Twenty20 lesson from the top dog in Australian domestic Twenty20 cricket at the SCG on Sunday.
The Victorians are píssed off, as having their top players unavailable due to national service is a new problem for them. Now they’ll have to go without the services of Cameron White and David Hussey, who have a ODI on Friday and need their beauty sleep. There is no factual basis to reports that Cameron White Cried, again, at hearing the news, though it does sound likely.
Ryan Harris has been dropped from the national squad so will be available for Queensland, however they’ve replaced him with Mitchell Johnson so that’s probably worse for the New Texas Bulls, who’ll also be missing James Hopes.
CA have also denied requests for the players to be available of for the final, so NSW will be missing David Warner, Michael Clarke, Nathan Bracken, Brad Haddin and Nathan Hauritz.
This could well end up a good experience, as Michael Hussey is keen to explain IPL loyalties come before the state that bought you up, so depending on which IPL teams make the club championship any Australian side could be without their stars when the big bucks are on offer.
Victoria squad: Brad Hodge (capt), Aiden Blizzard, Rob Quiney, Aaron Finch, Andrew McDonald, Matthew Wade, Adam Crosthwaite (wk), Damien Wright, Shane Harwood, Jon Holland, Bryce McGain, Dirk Nannes.
Queensland squad: Chris Simpson (capt), Wade Townsend, Ryan Broad, Lee Carseldine, Nathan Reardon, Glen Batticciotto, Craig Philipson, Chris Hartley (wk), Ryan Harris, Nathan Rimmington, Ben Cutting, Alister McDermott, Ben Laughlin.
Tags: aaron finch, adam crosthwaite, aiden blizzard, alister mcdermott, andrew mcdonald, ben cutting, Ben Laughlin, brad haddin, brad hodge, bryce mcgain, cameron white, chris hartley, chris simpson, craig philipson, damien wright, david hussey, david warner, dirk nannes, gabba, glen batticciotto, james hopes, jon holland, lee carseldine, man cry, matthew wade, michael clarke, michael hussey, mitchell johnson, nathan bracken, nathan hauritz, nathan reardon, nathan rimmington, new texas bulls, rob quiney, ryan broad, ryan harris, shane harwood, T20, wade townsend
Posted by jrod on January 8, 2009 under VIC, WA |
This time they beat the Warriors.
Brad Ego made all the runs, a few others sort of chipped in.
Cameron White took a Australian Selectors erecting 4/10.
And Surprisingly Dirty Dirk and David Hussey did very little.
Well Future PM did put a little icing on it with 37 off 22, and two wickets.
But with the Vics making 180 and the warriors strangling themselves to 105 it was hardly a game where two super heroes like them were needed.
Dirty Dirk didn’t even feel the need to prove my assertion that he should have been picked ahead of harris in the 2020 side.
He doesn’t have to though, he is Dirty Dirk, he does what he please, when he please, and he don’t have to prove nuffin to no one.
Big ups to Andrew McDonald for playing in this game, I’m sure he would have been allowed to miss it, but he played anyway.
Also well done in the test Andrew, was a top effort with the ball.
And ofcourse Peter fucking Sizzle, you is on fire boy.
Have we won this tournament yet, i thought these things were supposed to be over quickly.
Posted by jrod on December 30, 2008 under NSW, VIC |
It is a good time to be Vicotiran.
Chris Rogers and Damien Wright sensed this.
David Hussey has always known.
Oh, so you don’t believe me.
Brad Hodge, test spot.
Bryce McGain, test spot*.
Cameron White, test spot.
Peter Siddle, test spot.
And now, from no where, and here is where we thank Merv Hughes, Andrew McDonald.
How the fuck is this happening.
Is Merv beating Andrew Hilditch up.
Suddenly it is raining Victorians, and not before time.
Remember when a test player was injured, or dropped, or retiring, and you said to yourself, I think whatshisname could go straight in, shame he is a vic.
No more.
Now even when there are other options, even NSWelsh ones, a vic goes in.
White/McGain before Casson.
Siddle before Bollinger.
Now McDonald before Noffke, Henriques, Geeves, North, and Smith.
There is a chance that there has been a huge mistake, and that Andrew McDonald is not the man who was supposed to be picked.
Congratulations to Andrew, and lets hope we can get a Vic to stick in the side for a while.
*He did get a spot, if not a test.
Posted by jrod on December 17, 2008 under VIC, WA |
Something happened on day three.
The warriors went from a fordable foe, to rotten cheese.
These things don’t just happen though.
Dirty Dirk cut their heart out.
Andrew McDonald ate it however.
It was pretty brutal.
They lost 9/98 on the day, and the game was over before Jewell and Rogers went out to bat.
Dirty Dirk is now the leading wicket taker in the country, and has a bowling average of 19 whilst doing it.
Not too mention his strike rate of a wicket every 6 overs, that is better than his strike rate for falling over.
The man is all over the shield season.
Some people still don’t rate him, but they are people who cannot understand the animal nature of the man.
The see the falling over, the wide balls, the terrible fielding and they say, oh he is not a proper cricketer.
No he is not, he is a barbaric warrior who takes wickets.
The man makes opposition batsmen piss themselves.
He gets wickets with an alarming consistency.
In essence, he does the job with brutal force while others are still tucking in their shirts.
Victoria has crawled on the back of the big man this year, and with Rogers and Wright playing pretty damn good as well, they would have to be red hot favourites for the title.
And if they do, Rogers will get credit, Wright will be applauded, and their will still be dick heads who don’t rate Dirty Dirk.
That is ok though, he is too uncouth to be anything other than a cult figure.
Posted by jrod on November 15, 2008 under TAS, VIC |
The Vics choked Tasmania without two of their main weapons.
Dirty Dirk and Eyelids were out, but Andrew McDonald stepped in with a 3 for to leave Tasmania 8 for 189 at the close.
George Bailey does his best work against us, I think all that Mick Lewis sledging early in his career really fired him up for a career of G scoring.
Luckily his 70 odd was the only score on the day.
Now that the Vics are home, this must be the 6 point game, first innings points are really starting to shit me.
Even more than the Australian saying that Klinger could be a chance to play for Australia and that his output has been Bradmanesque.
Funny twist wit the game to, starting it 2 hours late because all the players were flying back from the chicken promo game.
And Victoria caught a break because David Hussey’s batting gear didn’t arrive at all.
When I worked at Qantas that would have never have happened.
Posted by jrod on November 6, 2008 under NSW, VIC |
Not a great day for the Vics.
The ass end of the batting line up fell out.
FPM, 10 Points and Wade went without much noise.
Luckily Andrew McDonald and FSOB Holland put on a 70 run partnership.
This got the vics 180 up, and saved some face.
Something called Burt Cockley took a 5 for.
Then after ensuring Mail had a pair, it was all bad news for Victoria.
Then Forrest and Hughes stuck it to Victoria.
Forrest obviously got over his fear of Dirty Dirk and he stuck in, as the real batsman Hughes made runs against us, again.
Everyone needs to get used to seeing Hughes, the boy can bat, and I don’t say that about a young NSWelshman easily.
He is only 19 and is averaging 53 in first class cricket.
Victoria need to despatch of him, and about 9 others quick smart if they are to take the points in this game.
Posted by jrod on November 5, 2008 under NSW, VIC, WA |
No one in Victoria thought it was a bad idea to get Chris Rogers.
But we were getting him on the back of, what was for him, an ordinary season.
Victoria finally had an opener they could rely on, in SOT, and we knew that one more would give us a seriously top class batting line up.
Well here it is.
No weak links in the top 6, not one, in a Victoria top 6.
Rogers didn’t have to beat much yesterday, but this is his 3rd score in the shield in 3 games.
And this one has all but assured us of Victory you would think.
Not that he hasn’t caused some problems.
Foxsports got all confused with all those rangas out on the field, and put up a picture of Dominic falling over instead of one of Rogers classy shots.
And the Headline Blizzard has lost his white ball opening duties.
Other than that it is all good.
Victoria continue their tradition of having ridiculously productive openers.
Andrew McDonald doesn’t stand out as much.
FPM and the Ego don’t have to come in with the score 2/0.
And Chris Rogers gets to live in the best city in Australia.
Now boys, lets knock up a 200 lead, and then slap them back in.
Posted by jrod on October 15, 2008 under SA, VIC |
Hodge and Hussey decided that their work was done yesterday.
But Andrew McDonald popped in with a 60, because that seems to be the plan with read head Victorian batsmen these days.
And 10 points Quiney put some red ink into his average.
Then they declared.
And South Australia batted like a comatose mormon.
110 runs in 55 overs.
On a pitch where SOT Jewell scored at a decent rate.
Plant held steady for 48 from 158.
Harris flew to 18 off 80 before McDonald got his wicket.
And then Victoria’s Ex Hebrew Hammer really took them apart.
He played an innings that I am so glad he didn’t play for us, 31 runs for 101 balls.
I saw Klinger play so many innings like this, the sort of innings that makes you want to give your eyes to a young albino kid.
He is the sort of batsman who can face 100 balls and still look like he is facing his first ball.
And Klinger at 3, wow, the boy can bat, true, but he does so at a pace that won’t win you anything, and he usually doesn’t finish off with a hundred anyway.
How bad are South Australia.
That was rhetorical, we all know.
If South Australia keep batting at this pace, they should’ve gone past Victoria’s score by Christmas.
Posted by jrod on October 9, 2008 under VIC |
FSOB and no Eyelids
Eyelids has a dud groin, and you know who we have to blame for this, Notts.
They made him, and then they broke him.
And what do we have left Gerard White.
Not good enough.
I want Eyelids goddammit.
I have watched him destroy Notts all year, and now, just as he is to do the same for us he is no where to be seen.
Someone fix his groin please.
In other news Victoria is still splitting the difference on the keepers. The X man was good enough for last years final, but Wade is back.
I do hope Wade keeps better than last year, because that was freakin horrible.
And in even other news.
Who is Jon Holland?
Being that the info I have on him is that he is a left arm orthodox spinner, I’d have to say he is the son of Bob Holland.
It’s not true, but it has wonderful symmetry.
He shall be called F(ake)SOB for the time being.
I know he plays for Carlton.
That he was picked because McGain is injured and White is living a surreal moment.
And on wikipedia it tells me “He is an Australian cricketer who played in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka where he was a very good bowler.”
He looks like he will make his debut in both forms of the game next week, although its hardly a baptism of fire against the redonkbacks.
And in even otherer news the future PM David Hussey is to skipper, which is a good thing, cause I thought it might be the Ego of Hodge.
The squads are…
Victorian squads:
Ford Ranger Cup: David Hussey (capt), Aiden Blizzard, Adam Crosthwaite, Shane Harwood, Brad Hodge, Jon Holland, Andrew McDonald, Clinton McKay, Dirk Nannes, Robert Quiney, Chris Rogers, Damien Wright.
Sheffield Shield: David Hussey (capt), Shane Harwood, Brad Hodge, Jon Holland, Nick Jewell, Andrew McDonald, Clinton McKay, Dirk Nannes, Robert Quiney, Chris Rogers, Damien Wright, Matthew Wade. (12th men to be named).
Tags: adam crosthwaite, aiden blizzard, andrew mcdonald, brad hodge, chris rogers, clinton mckay, damien wright, darren pattinson, david hussey, dirk nannes, jon holland, matthew wade, nick jewell, shane harwood, Sheffield Shield
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