Posted by Moses on February 9, 2009 under NSW, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA | 
Travis Birt, Unlucky
Now that I’ve dropped Cameron White and David Hussey, the search has begun for a new number 6 and 7 in the Aussie ODI squad. I’ve taken a look at
the scorecards from our Domestic F50 competition and compiled a list of all the batting performances where more than 20 are scored at greater than a run a ball. The most recent performances are listed first.
Birt, TR 86(66), 94(80), 67(56), 25(15)
Smith, DLR 29*(13), 28*(26)
Manou, GA 48* (39)
Warner 31(20), 97(54), 165*(112)
MG Dighton 59(58), 87(76)
Klinger 133*(128)
Ferguson, C 52(35), 32(26), 101(83)
Hopes J 76(61), 42(40)
Bailey, GJ 32(28)
Divin, MA 38(31)
Ronchi, L 80(64)
AK, Heal 43(34)
Quiney 42(40), 16(15), 92(85), 73(63)
Crosthwaite, AJ 52(49), 29(17)
Thornely, DJ 108(90)
Doropoulos, TP 92(75)
Henriques, MC 41(37)
Borgas, CJ 39(35)
I’ve quite possibly missed some, if anyone can point me towards a tool that pulls out domestic data rather than having to manually read the scorecards, that would be most appreciated.
Looking purely at the numbers, the standout domestic performers are:
Travis Birt from Tasmania
Travis is the form pinch hitter in the domestic T50 competition with his 7 innings yielding 363 runs at 60.5 and at a strike rate of 122! His returns this year are:
- 1/11/08 56*(37) vs SA
- 12/11/08 25(15) vs Vic
- 29/11/08 34(38) vs NSW (the game where Warner scored 165*(112)
- 07/12/08 67(56) vs NSW
- 10/12/08 94(80) vs SA
- 14/12/08 1(5) vs QLD
- 07/02/08 86(66) vs VIC (this low scoring game Tas made 197 and VIC made 189)
David Warner from NSW
Dave has already been given a shot in the national setup with promising signs but too many failures. From his 8 starts there have been 3 good innings, yielding 89(43) on debut, 69(60) in his 4th match, and 22(29) in his 6th match when he was very unlucky to be run-out.
Combine these scores with Dave’s domestic highlights of 31(20), 97(54), 165*(112) and it’s easy to agree he has the destructive power hitting would really dominate the batting powerplay without the additional pressure of opening. I’d like to see Dave given a go down the order, where he’ll have a chance to perform without the added pressure of opening.
Callum Ferguson from South Australia
His stand out performances include 52(35), 32(26) and 101(83). It’s good to see him given a shot in the Aussie side, though I would have picked Birt first purely on the numbers. Callum played well last night before a Bucknor howler cut short his opportunity. Who did the BCCI ask to wipe him from their fixtures, and can we please be added to this list?
James Hopes from Queensland
In the two games that Hopes played for Queensland he’s opened in both, scoring 76(61) and 42(40). I’d like to see him given an extended run at the top of our order, his tight straight bowling will keep him in the squad regardless. Ideally we’d have a run of 2 or maybe even 3 ODI’s without changing our openers, wouldn’t that be nice.
Adam Voges from Western Australia
Conversely, Adam Voges has made the squad without topping a run a ball all year. Now he’s the one our selectors have picked to apply ‘pressure’ to Hussey and White, yet even if he were to continue his domestic results at the higher lever I don’t believe this would be enough. His 295 runs at 49.2 certainly doesn’t constitute bad numbers, but his strike rate of just 70.2 is not get our 300+ mojo back.
- 8/10/08 13(35) vs NSW
- 24/10/08 56(78) vs Tas
- 16/11/08 104(119) vs SA
- 26/11/08 39(72) vs VIC
- 20/12/08 78(108) vs VIC
- 23/12/08 5(8) vs NSW
If we were after a reliable batsman then Simon Katich would have to be the first picked, selecting Voges in this form to me makes little sense.
Tags: aaron heal, adam crosthwaite, adam voges, callum ferguson, cameron borgas, cameron white, daniel smith, dave warner, david hussey, david warner, dominic thornley, george bailey, grant manou, james hopes, luke ronchi, mark divin, michael dighton, moises henriques, pinch hitter, rob quiney, simon katich, theo doropoulos, travis birt
Posted by Moses on January 25, 2009 under NSW, VIC |
First off, hats off to the Mighty NSW Blues – what a bunch of deadset champions.
I’ve been to sydney olympic stadium a heap of times for rugby games, and there’s never any atmosphere. Usually the excuse is like, “well, there were only 35000 people and it’s such a big ground, it seems empty”.
Bullshit. Tonight 17000 champions rocked that ground. Sure, there were some gaps, there are like 90000 seats, but bugger me if there wasn’t atmosphere on tap. Did I mention full strength beer, and even a variety of choices. The staple was Toohey’s New, $6 in a plastic cup, but they also had Becks, Heineken and Squires for $7.50. Funny thing, didnt’ see a single person too pissed, no fight, and no-one ejected that I saw for drunkeness.
Another great thing was the police/securaty presence. About 1/100th of what they have at the SCG for an ODI/Test, and shock horror, everybody lived. Thing only went for 3 hours so no real time for venomous beer snakes, they could have your eye out you know. They didn’t even try to ban the wave, crowd got bored with that pretty quick thouhg, there was quality cricket to be seen.
Quiney played his arse off for hte Vics and set us one hell of a target, I would have loved to see him bring up his century, he sure as hell deserved one for that knock. Funny times at the end when Tubby completely farked up, saying words something like “well done to Quiney who we’d like to give man o fthe match to…. ” Quiney walks up … “but we instead are giving it to Rorher.”. Top effort Tubs. DIckhad.,
Brett Rohrer got man of hte match, I probably would make him share it with a Bird. Came in at the same time as Thornley and were both 0(0). At the time we eneeded 72 off about 30 somethign, and were deep up sh1t creek with no paddle in sight.
There was speculation that McDonald bowling to Thornley would see the Ranga-on-ranga effect, kind of like putting the north poles of two magnets together. Didn’t eventuate, but who said Twenty 20 cricket obesy the laws of physics?
Top knock by Brett Rohrer, champion effort. Kudos to Thornley as well, his pivotal role gave us the wickets in hand at hte end, and his 4 made it so. Bit of ablemish getting out 3rd last ball though, but I’ll rmeember his cheeky 4′s off Dirty Dirk – funny as.
The tension at the end of the game was the most I’ve experienced at a limited overs match. Last over and we needed 9 with Harwood bowling. Two off the first then a wide that was 15mm shy of leg stump, and we’re needing 6(4). Dominic Thornley chips one off his legs fine for 4 and it’s 2(3). The Harwood clean bowls him, Fark Me! 2(2) and Daniel Smith, the keeper we kept with McCullum in the side is to face. Straight to mid-on, misfield, quick single. One to go. Rohrer on strike for the last ball of the match. Scores Level. Missed it, to the keeper. They run, keeper misses, bowles relays on to the stumps. Did he have his bat down? Blues think they’ve won it. Ground Announcer thinks they’ve won. 3rd umpire takes an eternity while the ground announcer is waxing lyrical about our win. He’s safe! GO NUTS! FARK YEAH GO THE BLUES!!!! NEW SOUTH WALES, NEW SOUTH WALES!!!
Blues win by 5 wickets. And McCullum did fark all so the Vics have less excuse. Did I mention we got fulls trength beer?
I honestly can’t see myself pumped to watch another ODI live, and I’m saying this in the middle of an intriguing series between us and the saffas.
Posted by jrod on November 4, 2008 under NSW, VIC |
Dirty Dirk Nannes slapped NSWales around like only he can.
Crazy Clint McKay continues to get wickets just to prove me wrong.
And Victoria own the first day against the Speedblitz blues.
Sure there were hiccups, who thought tubs Smith would be so hard to get out.
And that damn Khawaja fella made runs again.
But they is out, and since Cameron & Bracken aren’t there, we shouldn’t have anything to fear from something named Cockley.
The other bowlers are Casson, Lambert, Hauritz and Henriques.
So the Vics should make a big first innings score.
Casson has 1 wicket in 2 games this year.
Back to form for him.
Dirty Dirk and Crazy Clint are the two that excite me though.
I have never understood how Clint gets wickets, but he does and I am happy with that.
It’s his runs per over that have me more excited than his 4 wickets though.
22 overs for 11 maidens and 33 runs is pretty good.
With Dirty Dirk spraying them, and Eyelids giving a way a few runs, if Clint can keep the breaks on that is quite a 3some if Siddle continues to be needed for higher honours.
This was Eyelids comeback game after the Nottingham 6 month ultra marathon he had been running in.
While he may not have impressive figures, it is good to get him a run again, and he did get Khawaja out, which is no easy feat, that guy puts a high price on his wicket.
This season is looking like it may be Dirty Dirk’s.
His current average is 13 with a strike rate of 27, if he keeps up anything like this, Victoria can ride the big man into the final.
Ride him hard boys.
Posted by jrod on September 30, 2008 under NSW |
Time for my state cricket round up.
This may be the last year I can do one with any authority,
We’ll start wit the reigning champs.
NSWales, the speedblitz blues
Players that won’t be available for large parts of the season.
Bollinger, Bracken, Clark, Clarke, Haddin, Jacques, Katich, and Lee.
That is a fair list, and looking at the “a” team, there are a bunch more in the wings.
What have they got left, youth, youth, and yup, youth.
Last year I though there youth was ordinary and wouldn’t make much of a splash, they did, bastards.
The Reigning Shield Champions seem to have an uphill battle to do the same.
This year they will need that youth to kick on either further as Haddin, Katich and Bollinger will be available far less.
Leadership
Katich is a huge loss, not just for batting, but he was the steel, but the captaincy, when you have a young team you need a captain who can bring them together, but he will be there and thereabouts for Australia, and may miss large portions of the season.
Whoever has the captaincy for the games Katich is not available will be the key, I would say they would go with Thornely, Daniel Smith, Mail or Ed Cowan.
Bowling
With their top 4 bowlers all busy, Cameron and Henriques will have to take a lot of wickets.
Henriques is the highest rated young player since Michael Clarke, but so far he hasn’t done much other than look impressive.
Beau Casson will be trying to prove he is the number one spinner in Australia, which he isn’t, but with this bowling attack, he should get a lot of overs.
Batting
Hard to see where the runs are coming from. Mail, Cowan and Thornley are experienced, but none of these players are top flight state batsmen.
The class would appear to come from Hughes and Khawaja. Neither have the experience, but they do look like the way forward.
Khawaja will also provide Australian writers the opportunity to call him wristy which is nice.
Henriques, Casson and Steve Smith are all supposed to be all rounders, and they will have to make a few runs between them.
Long in the tooth
The Mail Man may be paying his last season. Should get a game for the first half of the year, but when the young bucks start circling, he is the one Matthew Nicholson and the other selectors may get rid of. Although Nicholson probably thinks 30 is young.
Ready to shed the nappies
Steven Smith is the highest rated youngster since Moises Henriques, sorry couldn’t help myself. Played in a few 2020 games last year and tripped over wickets with his leg spin. He may be the Cameron White, Cameron White never proved to be, a genuine top six batsman who can bowl.
Nostradamus
Shield
3rd to 4th.
One dayers
2nd to 3rd.
2020
Last, they never take this shit seriously.
The rub
They is young, and held in high regard, but can they play?
The Ryan Gosling side
Tags: beau casson, cameron white, daniel smith, mark cameron, matthew nicholson, michael clarke, moises henriques, Sheffield Shield, shield preview, simon katich, steven smith
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