Black Caps vs Windies Series

[KiwiPie]

Stats to show just how good Kane is (I'm having a Cricinfo sort of a day).

From 1 Jan 2015 to the present

Top batting averages of players with 10 games or more in the period

Smith 70.72
Williamson 68.37
Voges 61.87
Kohli 60.95
Pujara 60.83
Khawaja 56.75
Azhar Ali 55.56
Root 54.58
Dhawan 52.42
Taylor 51.21

Using the same criteria - percentage of completed innings (completed means dismissed) in which the player has passed 50.

Williamson 57%
Smith 54%
Root 51%
Pujara 49%
Rahul 47%
Khawaja 46%
de Kock 43%
Misbah 42%
Handscomb 40%
Azhar Ali 39%

It is outstanding for any batsmen to pass 50 more than 50% of the time.

PS Taylor is at 29%

[mimic]

New Zealand XI for first Test
Kane Williamson (captain), Tom Latham, Jeet Raval, Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, Tom Blundell, Mitchell Santner, Colin de Grandhomme, Matt Henry, Neil Wagner, Trent Boult.

[MN5]

@mimic said in Black Caps vs Windies 1st Test:

New Zealand XI for first Test
Kane Williamson (captain), Tom Latham, Jeet Raval, Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, Tom Blundell, Mitchell Santner, Colin de Grandhomme, Matt Henry, Neil Wagner, Trent Boult.

Standard hit or miss openers, two of our all time best, unproven middle order and a lot depending on Boult.

I love summer.

[No Quarter]

@MN5 our openers are averaging 38 and 44 respectively! World class...

In seriousness Jeet is probably a bit limited as a player but Latham is fashioning a decent record, 6 test tons and is only 25 so plenty of time to develop further.

[Rugger Quizzes]

Thought I could 'work' from home tomorrow and watch most of day 1 but can't now as train strike has been cancelled.

That said looking forward to getting to the basin on day 3. Shame there are so few tests this year.

[dogmeat]

@rugger-quizzes Don't train drivers like cricket?

[MN5]

She's a typically gorgeous still day in the nation's capital. Perfect for cricket.

[MajorRage]

Live here in Blighty on sky ... sleep is for the weak

[MN5]

@majorrage said in Black Caps vs Windies 1st Test:

Live here in Blighty on sky ... sleep is for the weak

Your commitment is admirable. Without jinxing stuff anyone remember the last time we had a downpour in welly?

[Hooroo]

@MN5 speaking of which, what's teh forcast for Wellybops

[Smudge]

@hooroo said in Black Caps vs Windies 1st Test:

@MN5 speaking of which, what's teh forcast for Wellybops

Has the work IT department blocked Metservice from your Google searches?

Not a cloud in the sky right now down here. Well at least from the 8% of the sky that I can see from my desk.

[No Quarter]

Won the toss and bowling. Always puts a bit of pressure on the openers to take early wickets but given the greenness of the pitch probably a good decision.

Hoping Henry starts well.

[MN5]

@hooroo said in Black Caps vs Windies 1st Test:

@MN5 speaking of which, what's teh forcast for Wellybops

As if you need to ask. Beautiful as always. We even have water restrictions in place!!!

[Gunner]

@no-quarter said in Black Caps vs Windies 1st Test:

Won the toss and bowling.

Yea ok, ahemmm. Pull the other one.

[nzzp]

@gunner said in Black Caps vs Windies 1st Test:

@no-quarter said in Black Caps vs Windies 1st Test:

Won the toss and bowling.

Yea ok, ahemmm. Pull the other one.

yeah, I wondered too. Ockers have it right - win toss, bat.

[Virgil]

9 tight overs undone within 4 balls by Cdg

[KiwiMurph]

CDG first change bowler - cripes

Surely this is the sort of series you give someone else a go? - surely there's an up and comer on the first class scene that could be given a crack?

[Donsteppa]

Was surprised they didn't run with Ferguson.

[Virgil]

Because winning the toss and bowling is always a good idea..

[Chris B.]

@donsteppa I wasn't - but, they should have picked him instead of de Grandhomme. We've got someone who can bowl 150 kph, but why choose him when you can have CDGH dribble in at 125 kph?

Pakistanis really did us no favours giving Colin six wickets in his first innings.