Roger Twose? The guy who averaged 80 at the World Cup and was our best bat in the Champions Trophy in 200, the only time i ever saw NZ cricket actually win something until that Test Championship. That Roger Twose?
@mariner4life said in Black Caps tour of India:
To add to cult status. Was fat, and a pom
you forgot to add chose to add 77 as jersey number to make shoulders look bigger and gut thinner... respect
@bayimports said in Black Caps tour of India:
@mariner4life said in Black Caps tour of India:
To add to cult status. Was fat, and a pom
you forgot to add chose to add 77 as jersey number to make shoulders look bigger and gut thinner... respect
the man is overqualified!
@mariner4life said in Black Caps tour of India:
To add to cult status. Was fat, and a pom
Jeepers, Beefy Botham, Gatting, Taylor, Big Merv and Boonie must be clinically obese then !
@Virgil said in Black Caps tour of India:
Greatbatch
Latham Snr
Ryder
Twose
Elliott
Smithy
Harris
Lance Cairns
Patel
Goldie
McKechnie
Trust an all time NZ CRICKET team to have two fucken All Blacks in there. We're a nation obsessed !
Good team though, definitely capable of sneaking a very odd win here and there.
@MN5 said in Black Caps tour of India:
@Virgil said in Black Caps tour of India:
Greatbatch
Latham Snr
Ryder
Twose
Elliott
Smithy
Harris
Lance Cairns
Patel
Goldie
McKechnieTrust an all time NZ CRICKET team to have two fucken All Blacks in there. We're a nation obsessed !
McKechnie earned cult status both for the ABs and NZ Cricket as well.
Shane Thomson. He could start his spell bowling fast medium and be used in the middle overs bowling off-breaks. A better ODI record with bat and ball than R Latham. And the headband.
Test XI version
2m Peter
Richardson
Sinclair
Rutherford
Ryder
Grandhomme
Smith
Hadlee
Santner
Chats
Chris Martin
Saw the comments re Thomson while typing this out
id be more interested in fitting him into the above test XI than ODI
he did steer us to a famous test win while chasing a large 4th innings target.
@Virgil said in Black Caps tour of India:
Test XI version
2m Peter
Richardson
Sinclair
Rutherford
Ryder
Grandhomme
Smith
Hadlee
Santner
Chats
Chris MartinSaw the comments re Thomson while typing this out
id be more interested in fitting him into the above test XI than ODI
he did steer us to a famous test win while chasing a large 4th innings target.
I can only assume you mean Dayle, Sir RJ is the first name down in the other team, he can't be in both !!!!
@MN5 said in Black Caps tour of India:
@Virgil said in Black Caps tour of India:
Test XI version
2m Peter
Richardson
Sinclair
Rutherford
Ryder
Grandhomme
Smith
Hadlee
Santner
Chats
Chris MartinSaw the comments re Thomson while typing this out
id be more interested in fitting him into the above test XI than ODI
he did steer us to a famous test win while chasing a large 4th innings target.I can only assume you mean Dayle, Sir RJ is the first name down in the other team, he can't be in both !!!!
No Richard, i mean you look back to the game in the 80's
Especially in OZ, Bay 13 at the MCG
Hadlee is a piston wristed gibbon etc
@Virgil said in Black Caps tour of India:
@MN5 said in Black Caps tour of India:
@Virgil said in Black Caps tour of India:
Test XI version
2m Peter
Richardson
Sinclair
Rutherford
Ryder
Grandhomme
Smith
Hadlee
Santner
Chats
Chris MartinSaw the comments re Thomson while typing this out
id be more interested in fitting him into the above test XI than ODI
he did steer us to a famous test win while chasing a large 4th innings target.I can only assume you mean Dayle, Sir RJ is the first name down in the other team, he can't be in both !!!!
No Richard, i mean you look back to the game in the 80's
Especially in OZ, Bay 13 at the MCG
Hadlee is a piston wristed gibbon etc
Hadlee was our greatest player AND a character......but I struggle with him being in a "gutsy trier" type team.
Speaking of Oz I saw this recently, so, SO good.
@Virgil said in Black Caps tour of India:
i thought it was Cult XI as in cult players...
OK, I took it as a team for guys who were characters but maybe not really top class. Gutsy triers.....basically the whole 1992 WC squad excluding Crowe.
@Virgil said in Black Caps tour of India:
Test XI version
2m Peter
Richardson
Sinclair
Rutherford
Ryder
Grandhomme
Smith
Hadlee
Santner
Chats
Chris MartinSaw the comments re Thomson while typing this out
id be more interested in fitting him into the above test XI than ODI
he did steer us to a famous test win while chasing a large 4th innings target.
Michael Rae deserves a mention for reviving the Chris Martin look and for the fact that you can pretty much guarantee he'll never play again despite going pretty well.
@MN5 said in NZ Cricket best XI's:
@Virgil said in Black Caps tour of India:
i thought it was Cult XI as in cult players...
OK, I took it as a team for guys who were characters but maybe not really top class. Gutsy triers.....basically the whole 1992 WC squad excluding Crowe.
@Virgil said in NZ Cricket best XI's:
Allot was very good, shame he only played 31 games
Stats are top notch, 52 wickets @ 23.21 and SR @ 29.38interesting fun fact, only 2 Black Caps have a Strike Rate under 25 (at least 20 wickets)
One is currently in the side with 35 wicketsthe other took 60 wickets
any guess who they are without cheating?
the 2nd one is a bit surprising, not a front line bowler.
Jamieson and de Grandhomme?
@delicatessen said in NZ Cricket best XI's:
@Virgil said in NZ Cricket best XI's:
Allot was very good, shame he only played 31 games
Stats are top notch, 52 wickets @ 23.21 and SR @ 29.38interesting fun fact, only 2 Black Caps have a Strike Rate under 25 (at least 20 wickets)
One is currently in the side with 35 wicketsthe other took 60 wickets
any guess who they are without cheating?
the 2nd one is a bit surprising, not a front line bowler.Jamieson and de Grandhomme?
No both wrong sorry…
Is this tests or ODIs? Duffy might be the 35 wickets.
60 wickets for someone who isn't a front line bowler is an interesting amount, especially since they came fast - about 250 overs.
Jesse Ryder and Corey Anderson spring to mind as guys who had a bit of a golden arm. I suspect Anderson took more wickets and Ryder much less.
@Cyclops said in NZ Cricket best XI's:
Is this tests or ODIs? Duffy might be the 35 wickets.
60 wickets for someone who isn't a front line bowler is an interesting amount, especially since they came fast - about 250 overs.
Jesse Ryder and Corey Anderson spring to mind as guys who had a bit of a golden arm. I suspect Anderson took more wickets and Ryder much less.
That’s a bingo
Yup Duffey is the one with 35 wickets and it Corey Anderson who has 60
The only bowlers with a strike rate under 25
I suspect it will eventually be only Anderson though
Pretty amazing stat
@Virgil said in NZ Cricket best XI's:
@MN5 said in Black Caps tour of India:
@Virgil said in Black Caps tour of India:
Cult XI
Greatbatch
WrightLatham, R
TwoseBlain
Ryder
Grant Elliot
Harris
Lance Cairns
BondLarsen
Dipak Patel
Brian McKechnie
Chatsneeds work but think its a good start...
You need a keeper, Tony Blain bleached his hair. He'll do.
Some fine and extremely worthy selections from the 92 era in there though.
Shane Bond was far too world class for a team like this, he's no chance.
Rod for Wright is very good
Taking our Twose for Blain though?
I thought about it but couldnt bring myself to include him but in reality the most likely keeper we've had with his own following is the inventor of Bazball himself.forgot about Larsen
Greatbatch
Latham Snr
Ryder
Twose
Elliott
Baz
Harris
Lance Cairns
Patel
Larsen
McKechnie
No love for Murphy Sua or Willie Watson in this team…?
@junior said in NZ Cricket best XI's:
@Virgil said in NZ Cricket best XI's:
@MN5 said in Black Caps tour of India:
@Virgil said in Black Caps tour of India:
Cult XI
Greatbatch
WrightLatham, R
TwoseBlain
Ryder
Grant Elliot
Harris
Lance Cairns
BondLarsen
Dipak Patel
Brian McKechnie
Chatsneeds work but think its a good start...
You need a keeper, Tony Blain bleached his hair. He'll do.
Some fine and extremely worthy selections from the 92 era in there though.
Shane Bond was far too world class for a team like this, he's no chance.
Rod for Wright is very good
Taking our Twose for Blain though?
I thought about it but couldnt bring myself to include him but in reality the most likely keeper we've had with his own following is the inventor of Bazball himself.forgot about Larsen
Greatbatch
Latham Snr
Ryder
Twose
Elliott
Baz
Harris
Lance Cairns
Patel
Larsen
McKechnieNo love for Murphy Sua or Willie Watson in this team…?
2 more from the young guns of 92’ absolutely
But who do you leave out…
@Virgil said in NZ Cricket best XI's:
@delicatessen said in NZ Cricket best XI's:
@Virgil said in NZ Cricket best XI's:
Allot was very good, shame he only played 31 games
Stats are top notch, 52 wickets @ 23.21 and SR @ 29.38interesting fun fact, only 2 Black Caps have a Strike Rate under 25 (at least 20 wickets)
One is currently in the side with 35 wicketsthe other took 60 wickets
any guess who they are without cheating?
the 2nd one is a bit surprising, not a front line bowler.Jamieson and de Grandhomme?
No both wrong sorry…
Duffy is one of them, no idea the other.
@WoodysRFC said in NZ Cricket best XI's:
not a front line bowler
Going to throw out a random name on that basis...
Martin Crowe?
@Virgil said in NZ Cricket best XI's:
Corey Anderson who has 60
I suspect it will eventually be only Anderson though
Corey Anderson was a prodigious talent. Pro contract at 15 or 16 and just nuts. Injuries and possibly some mental stuff meant we didn't see long term high performance from him. Still got that insanely quick ton in Queenstown I believe.
@nzzp said in NZ Cricket best XI's:
Corey Anderson was a prodigious talent.
USA's best ever cricketer. 
@nzzp said in NZ Cricket best XI's:
@Virgil said in NZ Cricket best XI's:
Corey Anderson who has 60
I suspect it will eventually be only Anderson thoughCorey Anderson was a prodigious talent. Pro contract at 15 or 16 and just nuts. Injuries and possibly some mental stuff meant we didn't see long term high performance from him. Still got that insanely quick ton in Queenstown I believe.
Yup briefly held the record for the fastest 100 in ODI before ABdv took
Funny enough the fern fav Ryder scored a ton in that game too but it was over shadowed by Anderson’s
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Sir Paddles made his debut 53 years ago today. Not the most auspicious start, but obviously went on to greatness.
@Godder said in NZ Cricket best XI's:
Sir Paddles made his debut 53 years ago today. Not the most auspicious start, but obviously went on to greatness.
Think I read somewhere ages ago that if paddles was English he would have been dropped well before his career kicked off.
@Virgil said in NZ Cricket best XI's:
@Godder said in NZ Cricket best XI's:
Sir Paddles made his debut 53 years ago today. Not the most auspicious start, but obviously went on to greatness.
Think I read somewhere ages ago that if paddles was English he would have been dropped well before his career kicked off.
Early Beefy and Bob Willis were the only guys of his era who came remotely close to Paddles. None has come close since.
England can go and fuck themselves.
@MN5 said in NZ Cricket best XI's:
Early Beefy
and
Imran Khan
Kapil Dev
and chuck in Clive Rice
all-time great all-rounders
class company for paddles
@mohikamo said in NZ Cricket best XI's:
@MN5 said in NZ Cricket best XI's:
Early Beefy
and
Imran Khan
Kapil Dev
and chuck in Clive Rice
all-time great all-rounders
class company for paddles
I meant English players, more specifically bowlers. Paddles was very much a tear away bowler who could bat a bit when he debuted although worth noting he did get 46 on debut.
More on Paddles.......
from his debut until the end of 1979 he was a good cricketer. Worthy of his spot in the team if not the Iegend he would become.
I don't think England would be in a luxurious position to drop him with those stats. Worth pointing out he'd certainly struggle to get a game for the Windies in that period though, Australia too.
In 26 tests he took 107 wickets at 30.14 and 844 runs at 20.09.
Fair to say he took off from 1980 onwards. His long county cricket stint, shortened run up and being more disciplined with his batting all paid dividends.
In 60 tests he took 324 wickets at an amazing 19.7 and for good measure got 2280 runs at 31.23. Mind blowing stats ( Imran Khan did similar for Pakistan while Beefy declined from the early 80s )
No wonder NZ were so hard to beat during that period and God bless the the gutsy battlers who supported the great man along the way.