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@LABCAT said in NZ Cricket:
@Cyclops said in NZ Cricket:
Doull and Nash both average much less than I remember, although I feel like pitches in NZ don't offer quite as much as they would have when they were playing.
It's depressing that the top 3 don't even have 50 tests between them.
Also, didn't actually play that many tests and my memory makes me feel like they were both core team members.
Both finished before their 30th birthdays (due to injury)
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@MN5 said in NZ Cricket:
Doull and Nash were both very good players.
A shame between them and Cairns they were injured all the fucken time. That would have been quite the trio had they played together more often.
Nash dragged us over the line at Lords to win a series v England I think - arguably one of his finest moments
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@nzzp said in NZ Cricket:
@MN5 said in NZ Cricket:
Doull and Nash were both very good players.
A shame between them and Cairns they were injured all the fucken time. That would have been quite the trio had they played together more often.
Nash dragged us over the line at Lords to win a series v England I think - arguably one of his finest moments
Handy batsman at times too, definitely a bit of a “coulda been”
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@reprobate said in NZ Cricket:
Medium paced swing bowlers, good when conditions suit them.
Doull averaged 54 against Australia. Nash only played them once but didn't take a wicket, so doesn't get an average.That would have been his last test match, broken.
I wouldn't describe Nash as a swing bowler. Yes, he had a good outswinger. But most of his role in the second half of his career was as a disciplined bang-it-in / back-of-a-length bowler.
Until Wagner. I'd describe him as NZ's best 'specialist' 3rd seamer. that I had seen Although he did also open the bowling about hald his matches - when e.g. Doull was crocked, as well as earlier in his career.
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@nzzp said in NZ Cricket:
@MN5 said in NZ Cricket:
Doull and Nash were both very good players.
A shame between them and Cairns they were injured all the fucken time. That would have been quite the trio had they played together more often.
Nash dragged us over the line at Lords to win a series v England I think - arguably one of his finest moments
He got a 10-fer at Lords in 1994. But NZ didn't win. Rain on the final day ruined a likely win, by what was a very poor team.
In 1999 he had a good series, and a good test at Lords where NZ did win. But not a drag us over the line performance. Probably conflating the 2.
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@Rapido said in NZ Cricket:
@nzzp said in NZ Cricket:
@MN5 said in NZ Cricket:
Doull and Nash were both very good players.
A shame between them and Cairns they were injured all the fucken time. That would have been quite the trio had they played together more often.
Nash dragged us over the line at Lords to win a series v England I think - arguably one of his finest moments
He got a 10-fer at Lords in 1994. But NZ didn't win. Rain on the final day ruined a likely win, by what was a very poor team.
In 1999 he had a good series, and a good test at Lords where NZ did win. But not a drag us over the line performance. Probably conflating the 2.
Jesus that 1994 team 😂 Gavin Larsen (test version) and Heath Davis part of your seam attack 😂
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I see youngster Rhys Mariu made 240 opening for Canterbury. That pushes his average in the 60s in his 9th match with 3 centuries (including this one) and 4 50s. Pretty handy start - haven't heard anything about him before but see he's been in the youth setup. Anyone else know much about him?
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@Cyclops said in NZ Cricket:
I see youngster Rhys Mariu made 240 opening for Canterbury. That pushes his average in the 60s in his 9th match with 3 centuries (including this one) and 4 50s. Pretty handy start - haven't heard anything about him before but see he's been in the youth setup. Anyone else know much about him?
I'm not sure the Plunket Shield is always a great barometer... I suppose Toole, Tickner and Patel is a better attack then some teams have, but it is quite a step down from anything you'll ever face at the international conditions (particularly in these conditions.
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@Cyclops said in NZ Cricket:
I see youngster Rhys Mariu made 240 opening for Canterbury. That pushes his average in the 60s in his 9th match with 3 centuries (including this one) and 4 50s. Pretty handy start - haven't heard anything about him before but see he's been in the youth setup. Anyone else know much about him?
a bit about Rhys below talented bat with a good defence he has succeeded at most levels he has debuted at.
Rhys Mariu is an exciting young batting talent from Christchurch, NZ. A part-time, Right-arm Leg Spinner, Rhys’ dominant talent is his Right-handed Top Order Batting. Currently contracted to Canterbury in the New Zealand Domestic system, Rhys was a regular for the New Zealand U19 side, representing them at the 2020 ICC U19 World Cup in South Africa.
School at St Andrews College, Christchurch, Rhys was a star for the school and a regular selection in the Canterbury age groups, starring for their U17/U19 sides. His performances saw him selected for the New Zealand U19 squad in 2019 as a 17-year-old and he represented New Zealand in bilateral series against Australia and Bangladesh before leading the NZ run scoring tally at the 2020 World Cup in South Africa with 206 runs @ 41.20 as one of the youngest batsmen, having turned 18 just a month beforehand.
He continued playing age group and club cricket post-COVID and cracked the Canterbury A side throughout 2021 & 2022 before making his professional debut in early 2023, scoring 68 & 78* against Northern Districts, with his 2nd innings knock seeing the Kings home in a tense chase, showing maturity and level head beyond his 21 years as he carried his bat to seal the win. Rhys got his first hundred in just his fourth first class game, a first innings 122 to set up a big win over Wellington.
Seeking to head to the UK for the first time 2024, Rhys joined Flitwick CC in the Hertfordshire Championship, helping the club to break their promotion hoodoo, scoring 1249 runs @ 54.30 to go with 47 wickets @ 9.49 across all formats. His best knock came in August to seal the league title, with 147* (115) to set up a huge win and lockdown top spot.
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@frugby said in NZ Cricket:
@Cyclops said in NZ Cricket:
I see youngster Rhys Mariu made 240 opening for Canterbury. That pushes his average in the 60s in his 9th match with 3 centuries (including this one) and 4 50s. Pretty handy start - haven't heard anything about him before but see he's been in the youth setup. Anyone else know much about him?
I'm not sure the Plunket Shield is always a great barometer... I suppose Toole, Tickner and Patel is a better attack then some teams have, but it is quite a step down from anything you'll ever face at the international conditions (particularly in these conditions.
What barometer do you wish to use to identify NZ talent it is the domestic comp.
Rhys has succeeded at every level he has tried at.
Was the leading NZ bat in the under u/19 World Cup in SA still only 18 then
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@Chris said in NZ Cricket:
@frugby said in NZ Cricket:
@Cyclops said in NZ Cricket:
I see youngster Rhys Mariu made 240 opening for Canterbury. That pushes his average in the 60s in his 9th match with 3 centuries (including this one) and 4 50s. Pretty handy start - haven't heard anything about him before but see he's been in the youth setup. Anyone else know much about him?
I'm not sure the Plunket Shield is always a great barometer... I suppose Toole, Tickner and Patel is a better attack then some teams have, but it is quite a step down from anything you'll ever face at the international conditions (particularly in these conditions.
What barometer do you wish to use to identify NZ talent it is the domestic comp.
Rhys has succeeded at every level he has tried at.
Was the leading NZ bat in the under u/19 World Cup in SA still only 18 then
9 First class matches for Canterbury 3 100'sand 4 50's a good strike rate.Wasn’t meant as a slight on Mariu, more of a general statement. The two best batters in the Plunket Shield in the last 10 or so years statistically are probably Munro, Hay and Bruce, all of whom never played test cricket.
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@frugby said in NZ Cricket:
@Chris said in NZ Cricket:
@frugby said in NZ Cricket:
@Cyclops said in NZ Cricket:
I see youngster Rhys Mariu made 240 opening for Canterbury. That pushes his average in the 60s in his 9th match with 3 centuries (including this one) and 4 50s. Pretty handy start - haven't heard anything about him before but see he's been in the youth setup. Anyone else know much about him?
I'm not sure the Plunket Shield is always a great barometer... I suppose Toole, Tickner and Patel is a better attack then some teams have, but it is quite a step down from anything you'll ever face at the international conditions (particularly in these conditions.
What barometer do you wish to use to identify NZ talent it is the domestic comp.
Rhys has succeeded at every level he has tried at.
Was the leading NZ bat in the under u/19 World Cup in SA still only 18 then
9 First class matches for Canterbury 3 100'sand 4 50's a good strike rate.Wasn’t meant as a slight on Mariu, more of a general statement. The two best batters in the Plunket Shield in the last 10 or so years statistically are probably Munro, Hay and Bruce, all of whom never played test cricket.
Yeah Rhys is talented had a bit to do with him here in Brisbane he has come over and trained in the off season.
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@frugby said in NZ Cricket:
@Chris said in NZ Cricket:
@frugby said in NZ Cricket:
@Cyclops said in NZ Cricket:
I see youngster Rhys Mariu made 240 opening for Canterbury. That pushes his average in the 60s in his 9th match with 3 centuries (including this one) and 4 50s. Pretty handy start - haven't heard anything about him before but see he's been in the youth setup. Anyone else know much about him?
I'm not sure the Plunket Shield is always a great barometer... I suppose Toole, Tickner and Patel is a better attack then some teams have, but it is quite a step down from anything you'll ever face at the international conditions (particularly in these conditions.
What barometer do you wish to use to identify NZ talent it is the domestic comp.
Rhys has succeeded at every level he has tried at.
Was the leading NZ bat in the under u/19 World Cup in SA still only 18 then
9 First class matches for Canterbury 3 100'sand 4 50's a good strike rate.Wasn’t meant as a slight on Mariu, more of a general statement. The two best batters in the Plunket Shield in the last 10 or so years statistically are probably Munro, Hay and Bruce, all of whom never played test cricket.
Probably due to the BC bats not getting much game time.
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@frugby said in NZ Cricket:
@Chris said in NZ Cricket:
@frugby said in NZ Cricket:
@Cyclops said in NZ Cricket:
I see youngster Rhys Mariu made 240 opening for Canterbury. That pushes his average in the 60s in his 9th match with 3 centuries (including this one) and 4 50s. Pretty handy start - haven't heard anything about him before but see he's been in the youth setup. Anyone else know much about him?
I'm not sure the Plunket Shield is always a great barometer... I suppose Toole, Tickner and Patel is a better attack then some teams have, but it is quite a step down from anything you'll ever face at the international conditions (particularly in these conditions.
What barometer do you wish to use to identify NZ talent it is the domestic comp.
Rhys has succeeded at every level he has tried at.
Was the leading NZ bat in the under u/19 World Cup in SA still only 18 then
9 First class matches for Canterbury 3 100'sand 4 50's a good strike rate.Wasn’t meant as a slight on Mariu, more of a general statement. The two best batters in the Plunket Shield in the last 10 or so years statistically are probably Munro, Hay and Bruce, all of whom never played test cricket.
I reckon we actually have to go back quite a long time now find a failed Plunket Shield elevation to test cricket.
I'm not talking short term elevations. E.g. an experienced domestic like Broom or Redmond coming in for a single series because of an injury to a regular. I'm not even talking Will Young or Matt Henry who had sporadic injury replacement opportunities for the first 5 or so years and struggled in their opportunities.
I'm talking when they've picked someone they hope to be a test regular. And then given them a few series.
I think you'd have to go back 10 or 11 years. To the early 2010s and with the 'usual suspect' problem positions for NZ; openers and spinner.
To 2013/14 when Latham came in for the Rutherford/Fulton position. And the procession of spinners to replace Vettori; J Patel > B Martin > I Sodhi. Before they settled on Mark Craig again during the 2013/14 season.
Now it depends what you consider a 'successful elevation' of course.
I consider Mark Craig's short peak then quite rapid decline a 'qualified success' for our weakest position. I consider Santner's role with our 4 seamer's a 'qualified success'.
Not saying everything is constant. In those weaker positions we went:
- Guptill > Raval . Blundell > Conway in the second opener.
- Anderson > Neesham > de Grandhomme > Mitchell in the batting allrounder (and Santner and M Bracewell depneding on balance).
- Santner > Ajaz > Santner (again) > Astle > M Bracewell > Phillips / Santner (again) in the spinner role.
A few of the careers would end (or be interrupted) after a thumping in Australia (Craig, Neesham, Guptill, Raval, were ended and then Santner's was interrupted for about 2 years. Which is usually a very bad metric to judge/end careers on (an away series in Aus). But is fine if you have a good candidate to replace them with or give an opportunity to. Which in those cases we did.
