The Nuance In Devon Conway's Blackcaps Chase
On the 28th day of August, 28-year-old Devon Conway will be 29-years-old and he'll be eligible to represent Aotearoa on a cricket field.
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On the 28th day of August, 28-year-old Devon Conway will be 29-years-old and he'll be eligible to represent Aotearoa on a cricket field.
As of early Saturday morning (September 21), Glenn Phillips leads all run-scorers in the 2019 Caribbean Premier League.
Another cricket season, another Central Districts Stags squad that is stacked with talent.
Some of Aotearoa's domestic cricket teams are ushering in funky new changes, while others are sitting in the luxurious position of a settled cricket group and Auckland Aces definitely fit into that first bracket.
Three batsmen scored over 600 runs in Plunket Shield this season and to say it's a weird mix of lads is an understatement.
The 'winner' of Aotearoa's Plunket Shield was decided in the worst way, when Canterbury opted out of their remaining game against Wellington Firebirds at the Basin Reserve.
While Canterbury vs Auckland Aces and Otago Volts vs Wellington Firebirds head into the final day of Plunket Shield round seven, Central Districts Stags wrapped up a victory over Northern Districts Knights on day three.
Good things are happening in Central Districts cricket, or continue to happen as the CD Hinds added another trophy to the cabinet after snaring the Hallyburton Johnston Shield in the final of the national 50-over competition.
Runs in Plunket Shield round six primarily came from those batsmen who could consider themselves on the fringes of Blackcaps Test selection and it was the same yarn with the ball as Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Ajaz Patel and Will Somerville racked up wickets.
Runs flowed in abundance throughout Plunket Shield round six and while there was also no shortage of wickets, having six centuries in round six is made funkier by having sixteen other 50+ scores.
Prior to the return of Plunket Shield cricket, I threw up a bunch of stats to suggest that Wellington Firebirds batsman Devon Conway is the best in Aotearoa right now.
On the back of Todd Astle's Blackcaps Test selection for the Bangladesh series, there is an obvious kiwi spinner angle to take for this Domestic Cricket Daily Plunket Shield wrap.
Thursday marks the return of Plunket Shield cricket and after the plodding Super Smash, some Plunket Shield rhythm couldn't come soon enough.
Boasting teams stacked to the brim with kiwi cricketing talent, Central Districts Stags and Northern Districts Knights went to battle in the Super Smash final over the weekend.
Three games of Super Smash cricket over the weekend and all sorts of ins/outs, making it a difficult exercise when trying to suss out which domestic battlers are enjoying a splash of whack whack cricket.
Last time I wrote about the Super Smash, it was plodding along without much momentum or buzz and while we've had a steadier flow of game, there is still a plodding vibe to it.
While everyone has been chillin' or working, or investing any sporting energies they do have into Blackcaps cricket, the cheeky Super Smash has been plodding along.
The return of Super Smash cricket brought with it the return of Mitchell Santner, perhaps the weirdest kiwi cricketer in existence right now.
Having run through Auckland Aces vs Northern Districts Knights and then Canterbury vs Otago Volts from an Aotearoa A perspective, things get even funkier when taking a geeze at Central Districts Stag vs Wellington Firebirds.
Coming in hot off their Aotearoa 'A' excursion, Canterbury's Kyle Jamieson and Cameron Fletcher were in dominant form in their win over Otago Volts.