Cricket- the sport not the insect

[ramjambunath]

Michael Papps continues his good form with a duck and 4 for Wellington as Jeetan Patel and Luke Woodcock rescue them in the first innings with 81 and 84. Otago were bowled out for 242 in reply and Wellington are 93/1 in their second innings.

Kiwivelo is having a discount sale at the moment. Not what I expected from radiosport, as long as Maxwell and Kerry O'Keefe are on it's tolerable.

 

[craig1985]

I see that Wagner also picked up 7 wickets in Wellington's 1st innings. Fair to say that Neil Wagner loves bowling to Wellington.

 

[ramjambunath]

5 down, Starc's second. Ryder gone. Cut shot again.

 

[craig1985]

I wouldn't say it's good bowling but some really crap batting.

 

[craig1985]

http://weather.ninemsn.com.au/qld/brisbane/woolloongabba

 

[ramjambunath]

This partnership's more than 50 runs, New Zealand will score 600 now.

Bad light around tea
ABC have been in brilliant form

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

5-176 . day over?

NZ saving this test (to some degree) Anything over 250 is probably a decent effort considering the start they had.

 

[ramjambunath]

How bad is the light and rain? Is play likely?

 

[craig1985]

Hamish Marshall gets a ton and James falls two runs short (98) for ND

 

[ramjambunath]

Hamish could say that the scorers mistook his brother for him and say two of his runs don't count. Then he'd be a good brother.

County news-
James Taylor to Notts is a done deal and Murali Kartik is likely going to Surrey. Awaiting confirmation.

 

[craig1985]

Vettori, what a legend.

 

[ramjambunath]

600 is NZ's target for the first innings.

James Taylor confirms for Notts, thereby proving the Leicestershire are fast becoming Nottinghamshire's feeder club

Surrey sign Murali Kartik, good signing

Make it 300 now.
Vettori run out for 96, deserved a 100.

275 now
Siddle gets Reece Young. NZ 7/256

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

shame. either way him and Brownlie got NZ out of very hot water.

WHat is a decent score for the gabba?

 

[ramjambunath]

I don't know how this pitch is playing but GABBA is normally a high scoring pitch, only if you bat well.

Edit:
Apart from Australia not many teams have done brilliantly in the last decade. The stadium and the pitch have had significant changes in this period and that's why I have excluded earlier scores
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;ground=209;spanmin1=15+Mar+2000;spanval1=span;template=results;type=team;view=innings

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

That is what I thought. I havent seen any of the match either (work). I figured 300 was minimum needed to be competitive, I guess it depends how Australia bat.

 

[ramjambunath]

Dougie Bracewell gets a duck, second for Lyon. NZ 8/259

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

falling apart. lucky to make 300 now. probably 270-280

 

[ramjambunath]

9 now, Southee was looking like getting out. 290/9

 

[craig1985]

Mitchell Starc is not smart, bowl at the stumps to Martin, so what does he do? Bowls outside off for all 6 balls.

 

[craig1985]

All over, NZ out for 295 and Lyon picks up 4 wickets.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

warner gone

 

[ramjambunath]

Warner plays a wonderful innings to prove his doubters wrong and lays questions over his future in tests to rest.

Ganguly scored his first FC century in two years against Haryana for Bengal.

 

[daveinzambia]

Warner plays a wonderful innings to prove his doubters wrong and lays questions over his future in tests to rest.

Ganguly scored his first FC century in two years against Haryana for Bengal.

shame to see him fail. Am torn between my dislike of the Australian team and my support of NSW.

Was hoping to see Ponting and Clarke to get out cheaply after Warner and Khawaja put on some runs

 

[craig1985]

Warner plays a wonderful innings to prove his doubters wrong and lays questions over his future in tests to rest.

Ganguly scored his first FC century in two years against Haryana for Bengal.

Can you explain how the Ranji Trophy Plate works?

Vettori opening the bowling with Southee.

 

[ramjambunath]

Sorry for the late response, I was having my breakfast.

shame to see him fail. Am torn between my dislike of the Australian team and my support of NSW. 
Was hoping to see Ponting and Clarke to get out cheaply after Warner and Khawaja put on some runs

Don't you like Clarke, considering he's from NSW as well?
Personally, I don't like Warner in tests that much. In ODIs and T20s he should be an automatic choice, I believe.

Can you explain how the Ranji Trophy Plate works?

Vettori opening the bowling with Southee.

It's tough to get used to and the current Ranji champions Rajasthan were in the Plate division last year, the equivalent of County Championships division 2.

The elite and plate divisions are held simultaneously. Both elite and plate consist of 2 groups.

The top 2 teams of each group in the Plate division go to the semi finals and the winners of the semi finals head into the elite championships.

The elite championships work similar to the plate except the fact that there a quarter finals (3 top teams from each group and the elite championships finalists), then it's a knockout.