NZ cricket 2020
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@Chris-B said in NZ cricket 2020:
@MN5 I guess one quite timeless measure of doing well on the World Stage is to be selected as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the year.
Donnelly, Dempster, Sutcliffe and Reid all achieved this.
Some of our more recent guys being considered for our NZ XI haven't.
You'll be pleased to know that Cairnsie did, though!
Pfffft as if I didn't know this.
Good on the old timers for doing so as well though.
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@Duluth said in NZ cricket 2020:
@Bones said in NZ cricket 2020:
@Duluth you been moderating while on a bender? ,😬
Oops. I moved too many?
Cant be arsed fixing it
You thrust me into a thread where @MN5 thinks he has some kind of superior knowledge so it's all good, everybody should start Monday laughing.
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@Bones said in NZ cricket 2020:
@Duluth said in NZ cricket 2020:
@Bones said in NZ cricket 2020:
@Duluth you been moderating while on a bender? ,😬
Oops. I moved too many?
Cant be arsed fixing it
You thrust me into a thread where @MN5
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I think much of the John Reid legend was built in the 61-62 series in South Africa when NZ won their 1st and 2nd tests overseas. He scored over 500 runs at 60, 11 wickets at 20 and was the captain as well. He also broke the record for most runs scored on a tour of South Africa with almost 2000.
That's all from memory of course .... mostly!
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@Chris-B said in NZ cricket 2020:
@MN5 I see Wisden also has made up a historic list of the Leading Player in the World for each year since 1900.
Only Sir Paddles and Little Kane make it.
Edit: No - Marty Crowe does too!
Such a demeaning nickname for our best batsman ever.
Come on NZ. We can do better.
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@KiwiPie said in NZ cricket 2020:
I think much of the John Reid legend was built in the 61-62 series in South Africa when NZ won their 1st and 2nd tests overseas. He scored over 500 runs at 60, 11 wickets at 20 and was the captain as well. He also broke the record for most runs scored on a tour of South Africa with almost 2000.
That's all from memory of course .... mostly!
That tour was his finest hour, surely?
At one period on that tour he scored six hundreds in eight innings - very Bradman-like!
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@dogmeat said in NZ cricket 2020:
@MN5 Bond - Shane Bond.
Turner
Then the Reid / Cairns / A.N. Other scenario
Also that (really) fat guy that does the rugby sideline has to be in the wk conversation
Played just 18 tests.
Between his first and last Test he missed 47 Tests.
Was enough to make you cry.
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@canefan said in NZ cricket 2020:
@Bovidae said in NZ cricket 2020:
So the best Sky cricket commentators haven't jumped ship.
Maybe they didn't want them?
Ian Smith said at the time he would remain loyal to Sky. The others (e.g., Doull, Styris) already have overseas gigs that would be well-paid.
