Emerging Players Tournament to date

If Aussie supporters were seeking solace from these performances in the annual tournament between the emerging players from oz, SA, India and NZ they won't necessarily be satisfied. They've been some encouraging signs such as the Maxwell ton but considering it's in our own backyard, perhaps not enough. Scoreboards to date below.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/emerging-players-tournament-2011/engine/current/match/516198.html

Current three day match against the kiwis.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/emerging-players-tournament-2011/engine/current/match/516199.html

Current three day match between Proteas and Indians.

T20 - SA vs. Aust.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/emerging-players-tournament-2011/engine/current/match/524761.html

T20 India vs. NZ

http://www.espncricinfo.com/emerging-players-tournament-2011/engine/current/match/524760.html


T20 Aust. vs. NZ

http://www.espncricinfo.com/emerging-players-tournament-2011/engine/current/match/524762.html

T20 SA. vs. India.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/emerging-players-tournament-2011/engine/current/match/524763.html



50 overs per side.

Aust. vs. India

http://www.espncricinfo.com/emerging-players-tournament-2011/engine/current/match/524767.html

50 oves per side

NZ vs. SA

http://www.espncricinfo.com/emerging-players-tournament-2011/engine/current/match/524766.html

Looks like we've gone a bit rubbish. And quite a few sprogs of former NZ players involved.

Good signs from Keath and Starc.

They're on to the four day matches now. The first two below are the current matches (after one day). The previous two constitute last week's round. On balance to this point over the three formats, India and SA are the standouts.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/emerging-players-tournament-2011/engine/current/match/516200.html

http://www.espncricinfo.com/emerging-players-tournament-2011/engine/current/match/516201.html

http://www.espncricinfo.com/emerging-players-tournament-2011/engine/match/516199.html

http://www.espncricinfo.com/emerging-players-tournament-2011/engine/match/516198.html

Big chance missed here Red, you could have actually contributed to thevforum in a meaningful way, by giving some sort of précis of the matches.

Now let me say it slowly for you.

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Zat wrote:Big chance missed here Red, you could have actually contributed to thevforum in a meaningful way, by giving some sort of précis of the matches.

Now let me say it slowly for you.

Cutting

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Pasting

Links

And

Nothing

Else

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Poor

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Boring

Foruming.

It's like this Zat, either way I can't win. If I cut and paste, I get lambasted for it. If I make comments they get belittled and deserve a NTR accompaniment. So I leave it up to people to look at the scoreboards if they want to and form some opinions. Interesting to note that Holland who is touted as a big hope hasn't excelled himself yet.

It seems that India and NZ are fielding some more seasoned players than the opposition. Pienaar who made the super quick triple ton in Ireland has followed it up with a 5/37 against the young Aussies in the current match.

In the SA v Australia game (link), None of the Australian batsmen excelled, with two lower-order 50's the only interest for statisticians. Holland, who has already been touted for higher honours, managed a golden gozza. Neither Beaton nor Abbott, who have had some FC exposure, did much ...

Red wrote:It's like this Zat, either way I can't win. If I cut and paste, I get lambasted for it.

If you cut and paste articles, and don't add anything (context as to why you've posted it, or your opinion of what you've posted, you deserve everything you get. Better option is to pick the main point or points from the article and paste them, provide a link to the rest of the article, and give your opinion, or some brief sort of statement.

If I make comments they get belittled and deserve a NTR accompaniment. So I leave it up to people to look at the scoreboards if they want to and form some opinions.

If they deserve it, they get it. If you give your own opinion*, instead of regurgitating/paraphrasing what others think, you might be surprised. Give it a go.

Interesting to note that Holland who is touted as a big hope hasn't excelled himself yet.

It seems that India and NZ are fielding some more seasoned players than the opposition. Pienaar who made the super quick triple ton in Ireland has followed it up with a 5/37 against the young Aussies in the current match.

FWIW, this was about the best stuff you've posted in, well, possibly ever. And not a 'NTR' in sight.

* I reserve the right to get well stuck in when you do the smug Collingwood supporter thing on here. I don't know any valid reason why I'd treat you differently from any other smug Collingwood supporter.

Well on the bright side this has finally killed off the "smith is gay"jibes.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/engine/current/match/516200.html

Oz certainly behind in this match. Holland took 3/93. None of the other bowlers really starred but SA's Hendricks made an unbeaten 222.

this Hendricks ... any English relatives?

We ended up drawing the match with SA but they had the upper hand throughout. Carters, who has had some first class exposure top scored with seventy.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/engine/current/match/516200.html

Why is Oz playing two Indians in their team?

oz cricket in crisis

embee wrote:Why is Oz playing two Indians in their team?

It's OK, there's a whiteman opening the batting.

Red wrote:We ended up drawing the match with SA but they had the upper hand throughout. Carters, who has had some first class exposure top scored with seventy.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/engine/current/match/516200.html

Match details
Players per side 12 (11 batting, 11 fielding)

Toss Australian Institute of Sport, who chose to bat
Points Australian Institute of Sport 0, South Africa Emerging Players 0

Peculiar rules. And no points?

And in this drawn match

http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/engine/match/516199.html

we get the following.

Match details
Players per side 12 (11 batting, 11 fielding)

Toss South Africa Emerging Players, who chose to bat
Points India Emerging Players 0, South Africa Emerging Players -5

Meh. This tournament's full of God-bothering knuckle-draggers, plucky jokers with speech impediments, squinty nasal semen-coughers and lazy clowns with superiority-complexes.

It's the future of cricket.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/emerging-players-tournament-2011/engine/match/516201.html

India wasted NZ. Consistent performers all round got it home. NZ came out with -3 points. India took the spoils. Not great for the kiwis given that they seem to be fielding a more experienced team than the others.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/emerging-players-tournament-2011/engine/match/516202.html

In the final round of matches the Indians are smashing the emerging Aussies. Apart from Maddison, a pretty ordinary scorecard but then our bowlers got pulverised. India in a commanding position.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/emerging-players-tournament-2011/engine/match/516203.html

In the SA vs. Kiwi match Hendricks is heading for his second successive double ton.

The spin future is bright:
MA Beer 14-0-115-0
JM Holland 15-1-101-0

good to see rahane doing well in the 3 day matches. surely he's on the selector's mind for the senior team. he's been a consistent run-getter in all tournaments he has played in

http://www.espncricinfo.com/emerging-players-tournament-2011/engine/match/516203.html

Hendricks did get his double ton, while Levi got a ton. SA finished with the upper hand over NZ.

The young Aussies did better in the second dig with Carters scoring a ton and a couple of half tons from Maxwell and Armstrong but India was the stronger team.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/emerging-players-tournament-2011/engine/match/516202.html