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Kepler Wessels made 170ish in the Australian innings?Bob Holland's match winning test in Sydney vs the West Indies in 1984-85 is one of my earliest cricket memories
I think the famed "Murray Bennett arm ball" was in the same test, got Viv Richards I think?
Roy and HG always said that Ray Bright was the worst cricketer who'd played semi regularly for Australia. "Barely competent left arm orthodox spinner, terrible batsman, even worse fieldsman and struggled with the drinks"
We'd actually be pretty attractive now you'd think. Proven, respected coach. Plenty of spots available. Plenty of cap space.So I wonder how deep the changes will be at the SACA?
I wonder if they'll be able to attract actual good players?
So I wonder how deep the changes will be at the SACA?
I wonder if they'll be able to attract actual good players?
Is everyone watching the South Africa vs Pakistan one dayer?
Thought so.
I'd like the Strikers to pick up Usman Qadir as an import. Son of Pakistani legend Abdul. Played half a season of grade cricket here a while ago and dominated. Leggie with the full bag of tricks. Entering his prime (27 years of age). Flipper, wrong 'un. Quite quick through the air.
I know we've already got Rashid but spin to win as I always say
How many of these South African players have you heard of?
Beuran Hendricks
Lutho Sipamla
Daryn Dupavillion
Andile Phehlukwayo
Jon-Jon Smuts
Kyle Verreynne
Heinrich Klaasen
Janneman Malan
Plus the regulars Markram, Bavuma (captain!) and Maharaj
Yeah 3 years ago but only played a few games. Took wickets for the Prime Minister's XI when he was out here. Has taken 12 wickets in his first 6 T20 internationals recently. Now added to their one day squad (today is his debut)Didn't he play a season at the Scorchers a couple of seasons ago and was average?
Cricinfo's profile of Bright:Bright just bowled flat, nude nuts, no flight and even less turn. In saying that though, reckon he took a fiver in the second innings of the tied test in Madras...Indian players must have been so knackered they must have seen more than one ball and hit the wrong one. Even in shield has was nothing more than tidy...and his fielding, more than once I heard a bowler yell "fu**", when the skied ball was going to old shaky knees at point
Obscure.I’ll show my age here...
I present to you, from Victoria with a single test average of 4.5, middle order batsman, LES JOSLIN!
One test in 1968 against India and more at sea against Indian spinners than theTitanic was against icebergs...
I'm hearing at least 10 players will be delistedSo looking through the Redbacks contracted player list, this is what I would do:
Head CA deal
Agar retain
Bosistodelist. He's a meh cricketer for mine. Good grade player only.
Carey CA deal
Cooperdelist
Davisdelist
Dickman(rookie) delist
Drewdelist
Fergusondelist (maybe they keep him for white ball stuff?)
Grant retain
Hunt retain
C Kelly (rookie) retain
T Kelly (rookie) retain
Lehmann Hmmmm.... I guess retain
McInerneydelist
Menniedelist
Nielsen retain
Oakley(rookie) delist
Pope retain
Richardson CA deal
Robinsdelist
Sayersretired
Scott (rookie) upgrade
ValenteHmmm... unsure here. Probably delist.
Weatherald retain
Winterdelist
Worrall retain
Should leave plenty of cap space to poach a couple of players. Need to attract one batsman (is Renshaw already in the bank?) and at least one bowler - pace or a spinner too, depending on where they see Pope's development at. Also raid any 19-21 year olds stuck in the queue at NSW, Qld and Vic.
From grade cricket add:
Ryan Gibson
Sam Kerber
Bailey Capel (rookie)
Isaac Conway
Ryan King (rookie)
Zac Worden (rookie)
Next update... Nigel Smart has taken over as Southern Districts' chairman.Club cricket update... as mentioned earlier the Southern Districts/Adelaide merger appears to have fallen over.
However now about 8 or 9 of Southern Districts' board members have resigned, including their president. I guess an untenable situation once the members voted against their recommendation to merge. I think that's the whole board.
Will be interesting to see if they have enough interested parties willing to put the time in to turn the club around. It's one thing to turn up and vote at a meeting and vent on Facebook, quite another to invest the required hours at the coal face.
Often for clubs in this situation there is a bit of a tremor through the playing group - either players deciding to leave rather than ride it out (rats jumping off a sinking ship) or other clubs targeting their players, sensing easy prey.
They've had international Carl Hooper coaching them who I'm sure is a very good coach but I doubt has deep community relations in the area or long term relationships with the players to keep things together through this.
SACA may get their reduced number of clubs after all.
If the Redbacks go through the season without a win in either format then you'd think this would strengthen SACA's case to amend the constitution and allow them the power to reduce the number of grade clubs. Would SACA members really vote against it again? I think we've won 9 wooden spoons in the 12 years since the proposal was voted against last time.
Doomed I tell ya.Next update... Nigel Smart has taken over as Southern Districts' chairman.
Yes, our Nigel Smart.
Cricket e-sports champs coming up...Next update... Nigel Smart has taken over as Southern Districts' chairman.
Yes, our Nigel Smart.
Stick cricketCricket e-sports champs coming up...
Pity about the real stuff though.
So far Sayers, Ferguson, Cooper, Bosisto, Davis, McInerney and Robins all goneSo looking through the Redbacks contracted player list, this is what I would do:
Head CA deal
Agar retain
Bosistodelist. He's a meh cricketer for mine. Good grade player only.
Carey CA deal
Cooperdelist
Davisdelist
Dickman(rookie) delist
Drewdelist
Fergusondelist (maybe they keep him for white ball stuff?)
Grant retain
Hunt retain
C Kelly (rookie) retain
T Kelly (rookie) retain
Lehmann Hmmmm.... I guess retain
McInerneydelist
Menniedelist
Nielsen retain
Oakley(rookie) delist
Pope retain
Richardson CA deal
Robinsdelist
Sayersretired
Scott (rookie) upgrade
ValenteHmmm... unsure here. Probably delist.
Weatherald retain
Winterdelist
Worrall retain
Should leave plenty of cap space to poach a couple of players. Need to attract one batsman (is Renshaw already in the bank?) and at least one bowler - pace or a spinner too, depending on where they see Pope's development at. Also raid any 19-21 year olds stuck in the queue at NSW, Qld and Vic.
From grade cricket add:
Ryan Gibson
Sam Kerber
Bailey Capel (rookie)
Isaac Conway
Ryan King (rookie)
Zac Worden (rookie)
One of the worst umpiring decisions you'll ever see
Sounds Just Right to me.Next update... Nigel Smart has taken over as Southern Districts' chairman.
Yes, our Nigel Smart.