The Official Cricket Thread

[Biffer]

Comedy appeal from the kiwis there. Hit him a good six inches outside off.

And they had the brass neck to review it

[Biffer]

Umpires call it for light

FFS. Two overs, fifteen runs or one wicket to finish it.

[Kiwias]

It will be a gutsy call by the umpires with BCs one wicket and Pakistan 15 runs to go.

But that it is, boys.

A tense draw and a drawn series.

[Insane_Homer]

Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Grandpa]

Its like being in a penalty shootout in football... getting to 5-5 and the ref stopping it for bad light...

[Enzedder]

Bazz's son warming up for the big stage.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/3 ... tournament

He strides out wearing No 14 – not the 42 made famous by his father – and stands on the other side of the bat.

He’s also in the maroon of Northern Districts rather than the Otago blue and gold more commonly associated with the surname.

But there’s that unmistakable rifle crack sound when a left-handed Riley McCullum shuffles down the wicket and sends a spinner soaring over his head.

Asked if the plan is to play ‘Bazball’, popularly known as the attacking brand of cricket England’s test side adopted in their remarkable run under coach Brendon McCullum, son Riley laughs.

“It probably is, to be honest,” he tells 1News.

With proud dad Brendon and mum Ellissa watching from the grass hill at Lincoln, near Christchurch, Riley McCullum is one of several sons of former Black Caps playing at the national under-19 tournament this week.

Former test opener Craig Cumming’s sons Jacob and Zac are playing for Otago, captained by Thomas O’Connor, son of former test swing bowler Shayne.

It would have been one more at the tournament, too, had Craig McMillan’s son Mitch not been injured.

Batting at No 5, McCullum topsored with 48 in ND’s five-wicket loss to Wellington on Sunday. Wellington batter Muhammad Abbas – the son of former Pakistani first-class cricketer and now Cricket Wellington pace bowling coach Azhar Abbas – crashed 101 not out off 68 balls to guide his team home.

On Monday, McCullum took a catch and a wicket, then was dismissed by Zac Cumming for 14 as ND beat Otago by five wickets, chasing 162.

Brendon McCullum, brother Nathan and father Stu all emerged through Otago’s ranks but Riley plays for Northern Districts after the family moved north to Matamata, Waikato.

The 18-year-old says he wants to follow as much as he can in dad’s bootprints.

“It’s always been something that I want to do. I still tell him to this day, whenever he says ‘I don’t want to go away and work’, I’m like ‘you’re literally doing what I want to do for the rest of my life’,” he told 1News.

Brendon McCullum is home after coaching England to a 3-0 test series sweep in Pakistan, with their next assignment a two-test series against the Black Caps in February.

And the best piece of fatherly advice Riley has received?

“He’s always telling me to not worry about it too much. If you don’t score runs, the runs will come.”

[Paddington Bear]

May be of interest to some:
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-ad ... kers#start

Essentially a small village club in Dorset is being threatened with closure after 100 years, as a new neighbour doesn't like sixes being hit into his garden. Buy a house next to a cricket club and then complain that cricket is played there, colossal twat.
Anyway, they're trying to raise £35,000 to buy the netting and insurance they need to avoid closure, currently they're at c.£25,000 from over 1,000 donations. Might be worth a fiver if local sport is your bag.

[Rhubarb & Custard]

Dean Elgar saying what I think everyone already knew, SouthAfrica aren’t playing enough test cricket.

It wasn't an awful series, but certainly the Aussies looked comfortably better. As an aside Nathan Lyons is now rapid, he's basically a different bowler to the one who debuted more than a decade ago.

[Enzedder]

Dean Elgar saying what I think everyone already knew, SouthAfrica aren’t playing enough test cricket.

It wasn't an awful series, but certainly the Aussies looked comfortably better. As an aside Nathan Lyons is now rapid, he's basically a different bowler to the one who debuted more than a decade ago.

Agreed - he is damn near as quick as Derek Underwood now.

[Insane_Homer]

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!



https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/new ... cket-score

[OomStruisbaai]

Neesham has been pretty good in SA20 tonight.

[handyman]

Proteas squad:

Temba Bavuma (captain, Lions), Quinton de Kock (Titans), Reeza Hendricks (Lions), Marco Jansen (Warriors), Heinrich Klaasen (Titans), Sisanda Magala (Lions), Keshav Maharaj, (Dolphins), Janneman Malan (Rocks), Aiden Markram (Titans), David Miller (Dolphins), Lungi Ngidi (Titans), Anrich Nortje (Warriors), Wayne Parnell (Western Province), Kagiso Rabada (Lions), Tabraiz Shamsi (Titans), Rassie van der Dussen (Lions).

I would have preferred a few more youngsters in the squad, players like Brevis, Rickelton. Some of the older players in our squad have had more than enough opportunities.

[JM2K6]

Jason Roy finding form in SA. 77* off 56, England 123/0 off 17 overs in reply to SA's 298/7. Archer made his comeback and took a lot of punishment, but took a wicket. Speeds weren't incredible or anything. Big Sam Curran doing the trick as per the T20 WC - 3 wickets at 3.88 when the next best was 1 at 5.28...

van der Dussen hit 111 and Miller 53.

[OomStruisbaai]

The English been playing themselves in form in SA20. Malan the Galpil obvious sleeps at home.

[JM2K6]

The English been playing themselves in form in SA20. Malan the Galpil obvious sleeps at home.

Roy's 85 off 64 here. His SA20 run: 8, 21, 4, 6, 3, 33, 12...

not sure it's what could call "playing yourself into form" really

[OomStruisbaai]

The English been playing themselves in form in SA20. Malan the Galpil obvious sleeps at home.

Roy's 85 off 64 here. His SA20 run: 8, 21, 4, 6, 3, 33, 12...

not sure it's what could call "playing yourself into form" really

SA20 is T20 mik en moer and gave him enough time to get use to the conditions.

He is a world class batsman. One Dayers obvious is total different to mik en moer

[JM2K6]

The English been playing themselves in form in SA20. Malan the Galpil obvious sleeps at home.

Roy's 85 off 64 here. His SA20 run: 8, 21, 4, 6, 3, 33, 12...

not sure it's what could call "playing yourself into form" really

SA20 is T20 mik en moer and gave him enough time to get use to the conditions.

He is a world class batsman. One Dayers obvious is total different to mik en moer

He's a very dangerous batsman but he's not got all that much class, he's pretty agricultural. After the ODI world cup his form fell off a cliff in all formats, international and domestic - and in ODIs from the start of 2020 until before this match he managed 23 innings with 1 hundred and 3 50s, 4 ducks, and a an average of 27 with a SR of 101. It was a huge drop off from the 2 years prior to that (34 innings, 6 hundreds and 7 50s, 3 ducks - 51 average, SR of 111)

Big cluster of wickets, game back on here.

[JM2K6]

102 from 80

[Mahoney]

Little baffled by playing a late upper cut when there's a deep 3rd man and a backwards point. Low percentage.

[SaintK]

208-4
4 wickets gone for 50 runs, last one being Roy for 113 in 91 balls

[Mahoney]

Hmm. Looking a little tricky now. Still perfectly possible if Buttler stays in, though it probably needs 15 or so each from Curran and Willey. Not confident if Archer or below are in with 25+ to get.

[Sandstorm]

Magala is a great find for SA, but he’s a fat bastard who could bowl even better if he lost 5 stone.

[OomStruisbaai]

Nortje try his best. England have to much class

[OomStruisbaai]

Magala is a great find for SA, but he’s a fat bastard who could bowl even better if he lost 5 stone.

Quota player.

[SaintK]

Nortje try his best. England have to much class

SA should win from here now with Buttler gone

[JM2K6]

Congrats Saffers.

This'll make it 7 losses from the last 10 ODIs for England and 4 from the last 4

[OomStruisbaai]

Big win this

[SaintK]

Big win this

Yep especially as England were 196 for 3
Very good performance from SA

[OomStruisbaai]

Big win this

Yep especially as England were 196 for 3
Very good performance from SA

We need the win to qualify for the WC. The players look pumped up.

[FalseBayFC]

KP really is a massive cockhead. But I have to say I quite enjoy him as a commentator. Him and Mark Nicholas are a nice combo.
We really need to get Buttler out here and Ali too. They finna tear us a new one.

[OomStruisbaai]

Bavuma struggling. Hope he gets his ton after such a long time of bad luck.

[OomStruisbaai]

Bavuma gets his well deserved ton.

[FalseBayFC]

Bavuma gets his well deserved ton.

He's been great.

[OomStruisbaai]

Now it fall a bit apart

[FalseBayFC]

Looks like we could have a tasty ending.

[OomStruisbaai]

Great one handed crowd catch.

[OomStruisbaai]

Jansen look in great nick.

[OomStruisbaai]

Now he bat like a quick bowler.

[Insane_Homer]

12 from 12.

[OomStruisbaai]

Game, set & match