It is club cricket so not unexpected no Black Caps would be available for selection. Jesse Ryder batted at number five so there was one player that has played at the very top level out there giving back to his club (he is Tech's player/coach). By the way Greerton, demolished by ten wickets, were one of the team despatched.
@Higgins said in Other Cricket:
It is club cricket so not unexpected no Black Caps would be available for selection. Jesse Ryder batted at number five so there was one player that has played at the very top level out there giving back to his club (he is Tech's player/coach). By the way Greerton, demolished by ten wickets, were one of the team despatched.
Good. Greerton are shite. But the club with 4 current blackcaps was not involved.... That comp rewards the second tier clubs who have good players but not really good ones.
Some excellent last ball heroics from Mitchell Santner
@Donsteppa Seems like Santner did pretty well amidst a pretty erratic performance by Stokes...
19.6
6
Stokes to Santner, SIX runs, Santner finishes off in style What. A. Finish. CSK have won. They've stolen this. Amazing, amazing win. This was bowled full and outside off, Santner was probably expecting it, given that Stokes had been trying that, moved into position just enough to be able to extend his arms and loft it high and handsome over long-on. I repeat. What a win!
19.6
1w
Stokes to Santner, 1 wide, And now that's been called a wide! Stokes went for the one wide outside off, and it is moving away a bit ends up outside the tram line!
The square leg umpire over-ruled the straight one for that no-ball call. And we saw captain cool, well lose his cool
19.5
2
Stokes to Santner, 2 runs, wide of off and Santner stretches out and tries to swat it straight but it bounces in front of long-on
19.4
2
Stokes to Santner, 2 runs, another no-ball for height this time slower ball goes wrong ends up above waist height and Santner is able to shovel-flick it away. Okay scratch that, they have revoked that no-ball. And unprecedented - Dhoni is walking on the field to argue with the umpires He's arguing with them, Stokes is in the thick of it. Scenes! Scenes! Dhoni will earn himself a sanction. And CSK are going to be docked 'fairplay' points. The umpire had stuck his hand out, but the square leg umpire said that was not a no-ball
Santner in. 8 needed off 3
19.3
W
Stokes to Dhoni, OUT, yorked him Stokes nails the perfect ball at the right time. Tails in between bat and leg to shatter the stumps. Dhoni was looking to give himself room
MS Dhoni b Stokes 58 (76m 43b 2x4 3x6) SR: 134.88
Dhoni's running lots of twos. Four twos will do it...
19.2
2
Stokes to Dhoni, 2 runs, slower ball, back of a length, Dhoni doesn't get hold of it properly, pulls it off the end of the bat past Stokes. Runs two
Dhoni to face the free hit.
19.2
2nb
Stokes to Jadeja, (no ball) 1 run, no ball and Jadeja has leathered this through extra cover. There's a fielder, but it's a free hit coming up!
19.1
6
Stokes to Jadeja, SIX runs, Jadeja you ballerina beauty Full ball outside off, well wide of off and Jadeja falls over while driving it straight back over the bowler's head. Middles it while falling down and sends it over the fence! Incredible
Forecaster says 8.2%. Equation is 18 off 6. Bowler is Stokes
Sounds like Dhoni acting like a fuckwit. Kohli has been carrying on too. Guess when it’s played in their backyard they think they have a right to throw a tanty when calls go against them
Name drop time
Just spent a week with Gordon Greenidge
Best bowlers, lilee and Marshall. Had to be very cautious against Hadlee. Ashley mallet, best finger spinner. Abdul Qadir best spin bowler in his time.
Team he loved to beat most, England.
Lara great bat, no real leadership qualities.
Chris Gayle, great guy, not selfish. Had no choice to go t20 because he simply wasn't being paid by windies
Windies cricket fell because of administration fighting over money. That simple. The theory that windies youngsters were ignoring cricket for basketball in USA is totally wrong, as how can a jamaican compete with yanks growing up playing street ball.
Overall an outstanding man and possibly cooler than viv 
.
Still playing at age 67! And loves a drink and a yarn.
Shameless name drop over....
@Siam said in Other Cricket:
Name drop time
Windies cricket fell because of administration fighting over money. That simple. The theory that windies youngsters were ignoring cricket for basketball in USA is totally wrong, as how can a jamaican compete with yanks growing up playing street ball.
Yeah - that basketball theory never sounded very credible to me.
I think England also stopped taking as many West Indians into county cricket and so that training ground somewhat dried up as well.
@Siam said in Other Cricket:
Name drop time
Just spent a week with Gordon Greenidge
Best bowlers, lilee and Marshall. Had to be very cautious against Hadlee. Ashley mallet, best finger spinner. Abdul Qadir best spin bowler in his time.
Team he loved to beat most, England.
Lara great bat, no real leadership qualities.
Chris Gayle, great guy, not selfish. Had no choice to go t20 because he simply wasn't being paid by windies
Windies cricket fell because of administration fighting over money. That simple. The theory that windies youngsters were ignoring cricket for basketball in USA is totally wrong, as how can a jamaican compete with yanks growing up playing street ball.Overall an outstanding man and possibly cooler than viv
Still playing at age 67! And loves a drink and a yarn.
Shameless name drop over....
Lara thing doesn't surprise me at all. It's amazing how often sports teams make the mistake of thinking the best player is also the best choice to be captain.
Shit we're lucky with KW.
@Paekakboyz Tied him up for a seven day breakfast? Poor old Gordon's going to have eaten a hell of a lot of pancakes, while he figured out how to get out of that basement! 
@Chris-B cricket tournament in Thailand. Funny thing was he was late and people thought perhaps not coming. I was hungover to fuck at breakfast and couldn't talk hungover and sitting miles away from people. Big Gord arrives and sits at my table. Breakfast with a legend and couldn't actually speak.
God I wished @jegga was there to take over!
13 days later
Ahhhhh, cricket they way we all remember it!!!!!
2 months later
Three LBWs so far, very reminiscent of the visiting team's scorecard in the days when there were not mutual umpires, particularly on the sub continent. One slight difference, all these three today have been utterly plumb.
I’ve only been watching since the 3rd wicket.
It’s not a minefield. The ball is swinging around a little and Ireland have bowled a good line.
@Duluth said in Other Cricket:
I’ve only been watching since the 3rd wicket.
It’s not a minefield. The ball is swinging around a little and Ireland have bowled a good line.
Using the slope as well. They're saying Murtagh has a few wickets here playing for Middlesex so he knows how to put it in the right areas.
England do not get the chance to declare their first innings closed as they lose their last wicket to be all out for just 85 runs shortly before lunch after winning the toss and batting!
Ireland goin well in comparison 45/1
England prob still win though due to hitting more boundaries
England are still struggling to find top order batsmen who can cope with the new ball - Roy may blast some runs in the Ashes but generally going for your shots on the first morning will get the slips excited. Bairstow's innings was just weird, being warned for batting so far out of his crease that he was "running on the pitch" and then bowled through the gate with a big drive.
They are all still drunk from last weekend. And rightly so
Aus no better with the bat, their internal match is a wicketfest
@mariner4life said in Other Cricket:
They are all still drunk from last weekend. And rightly so
Aus no better with the bat, their internal match is a wicketfest
Only 4 of the players actually played in that final ...
Going to be a great day tomorrow - Ireland with a real chance of the upset but it will be a tricky chase with a lot of pressure.
That pom test team looks weak. Reminds me of us when we were trying all sorts of first class players.
Aus favourites on personnel and test experience
Interesting stats
Root as non-captain 53 tests, batting average 52.80
Root as captain 28 tests, batting average 42.48
Kane as non-captain 48 tests, batting average 49.23
Kane as captain 24 tests, batting average 63.69
Kohli's numbers are 41.13 and then 62.70 as captain
Smith is 51.83 and then 70.36 as captain
My hunch is Ireland will find 200 (and the pressure) too much.
Their own first innings batting collapse may be costly, left their number 5 stranded on just 28 not out.
But here's hoping.
@Rapido said in Other Cricket:
My hunch is Ireland will find 200 (and the pressure) too much.
Their own first innings batting collapse may be costly, left their number 5 stranded on just 28 not out.But here's hoping.
I agree - I think 200 will be too far. But, as you say, here's hoping.
So, I just copied your post. Good for me. I will say if the pitch flattens out, and the openers can see off the hard ball, that 200 is very very gettable. So maybe I am optimistic... will take some disciplined batting for an hour, and then it'll be game on for Ireland.
Imagine winning your first test in less than 20 odd years of, admittedly war-interrupted, trying.
It took us:
20 years to win our first test.
30 years to win our first away test.
45 years to win our first test v England.
50 years to win our first test in England.
66 years to win our first test at Lords.
