Aussie Cricket
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@Cyclops said in Aussie Cricket:
@Rapido said in Aussie Cricket:
@Cyclops said in Aussie Cricket:
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I don't know what the financial setup is like in Sheffield Shield but if they're fully pro that probably makes it worse because a guy could comfortably play first class cricket for a decade and not mind (perhaps hoping that things break for him).Whereas our semi pro setup means that guys who aren't good enough to step up to test level move on to jobs with better stability, which means that they don't clog up the system (of course not being fully pro reduces the quality of the competition which has negative effects but that's another debate, I'm just focusing on the potential reasons why the Aussie batting lineup is pretty universally acknowledged as weaker than ours, and even with Smith and Warner back would be a good argument)
This is not what happens in nz domestic cricket. We've had domestic contracting for 15 years and we've had loads of domestic veterans hanging around the FC scene ever since. Which imo has been great. Think Papps , Mason, Fulton, Sinclair, Franklin, Broom, Cumming, Redmind, Marshall, Gillespie, McKay, Aldridge, Arnel, Ellis etc dominating the domestic scene the last decade.
I can think of very few players who gave away domestic cricket early the last decade. Andrew de Boorder was promising batsman who gave it up once he finished university. Harry Boam completely lost his mojo. Will Sommerville moved to Sydney mid 20s. Austin-Smellie, Dean Bartlett. That's all I can think of who packed it in too early.
But to counter the above rosy view of the handling of nz domestic cricket and bring it into a relevance of Barbarians post re Aus, NZC has discontinued entirely our provincial 2nd 11 competition for 2 years now.
Fair enough. Been a few years since I was following domestic closely. At the time it felt like there used to be guys who would play a season or two and then move on, but you're right that there's always been the provincial stalwarts. There's also a lot of movement between regions that I might have mistaken.
Players definitely used to complain about how tough it was balancing cricket with another job the other six months of the year. Are players fully professional now?
We've got 20 players each year on a NZC central contract. (Which are full 12 months contracts).
And there the 6 associations with 16 domestic contracts each. These contracts are for 7 months. The players are then free to earn elsewhere (or not earn , e.g. study) in those other 5 months.
It must still be pretty difficult in those 5 months. Some of them bounce up and down between bottom of central contracts and top of domestic contracts. A few are good enough to get good paying overseas cricket, county cricket or CPL (Patel, Franklin, Broom, Devcich, etc). Some might play English club league cricket. While others have real jobs -Graeme Aldridge for example was a school teacher (private school) with a long summer holiday and I guess an understanding employer for the overhang months.
But for some it is putting career plans on hold while aiming for higher honours, or aiming to get noticed to be able to become a T20 free agent working the global leagues (like Devcich now).
But over the last decade, it has worked. NZ domestic cricket has been pretty good. Youth can't waltz into FC teams. Most young Auckland cricketers need to move associations to get their first break due to the population depth in their area.
Black Caps contracted players (August 1-July 31), 20 players:
• Retainer for top-ranked player: $236,000
• Retainer for No 18-20: $100,000
• Match fees: Tests $9000, one-day internationals $4000, T20 internationals $2500Domestic contracted players (September 1-April 15) 6 x 16 players:
• Retainer for top-ranked player: $53,000
• Retainer for No 16: $27,000
• Match fees: Plunket Shield $1650, one-dayers $800, T20 $575 -
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@barbarian steady bro, these guys made NZ look good
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Only seen the news clips. Two points:
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I'm surprised Jhye Richardson bowls with his right arm. is there another young guy with a stupid name who bowls left arm quick?
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Are the Brisbane lights a bit dark? As I said I watch news clip only so suddenly it changed from light to dark and I literally couldn't see the ball when allegedly Marcus Harris hit a boundary somewhere in the direction of the point boundary. Maybe youn eed time to adjust or maybe my eyes are starting to go.
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@barbarian said in Aussie Cricket:
Not sure on both counts. Plenty of young quicks with stupid names floating around - I'd suggest you're thinking of Kane Richardson but he's a right-armer too.
I'm thinking of a Perth Scorcher, will look it up.
Edit: I think I just mixed him up with Jason Behrendorf.
Not a stupid name, just as both from the same domestic teams. -
Yeah he does look good, though it's sometimes hard to judge in the BBL.
Shield numbers look OK without being outstanding. You feel like he is on the verge of getting a chance in the Australian team in a shorter format which should allow him to push his claims.
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Labushagne and Head have steadied the ship, and we're 4/159 at the first break. Impressed with the composure and patience of both, as it doesn't seem like conditions are that easy to bat in. A century = a ticket to England, so there's a bit riding on it.
