Money Shield 2012/13

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Maybe skips is suffering from what every good player eventually suffers from - age! And where the hell is everyone? Has bigcricket been abandoned? C'mon u lot. Get off your bums and talk cricket. Great knock by kemp. Can bat. Flip of coin Mont/tutd and p.hill/w'sea. And are last year's grand finalists gawn!!!
 
3slips2gullys said:
Maybe skips is suffering from what every good player eventually suffers from - age! And where the hell is everyone? Has bigcricket been abandoned? C'mon u lot. Get off your bums and talk cricket. Great knock by kemp. Can bat. Flip of coin Mont/tutd and p.hill/w'sea. And are last year's grand finalists gawn!!!
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Are you serious? He has scored the 3rd most runs in the comp, and of that 2nd has him covered by 11 runs, and 1st has 26 runs on him, but with an extra hit. Skips will still score the most runs, no doubt in the world.

I can tell you now, Skips would happily make 35 and "fail" if the team makes 360.
 
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Tongs said:
Are you serious? He has scored the 3rd most runs in the comp, and of that 2nd has him covered by 11 runs, and 1st has 26 runs on him, but with an extra hit. Skips will still score the most runs, no doubt in the world.

I can tell you now, Skips would happily make 35 and "fail" if the team makes 360.
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There is a bloke who is not in the top 20 atm, I'm backing him to give it a big shake.
 
Tell you 1 guy who has not performed at all this season who could be in top 20 by end is nathan brown from t.utd. Also rossy from b.u, gunny from lp and motchall from p.hill have all had relatively slow starts to season. As for skips tongs, old age catches up with us all - doesnt mean he still not best in the comp for mine! And its a good thing if his reliance is slowly diminishing. Can only be good for the panther! No one from new clubs going gangbusters really yet!!
 
Q. Who would you prefer in your team?

a. Batsmen that will score 600+ runs for the season
or
b. All rounder who will score 300+ runs & take 25+ wickets
 
pepper the pig said:
Q. Who would you prefer in your team?

a. Batsmen that will score 600+ runs for the season
or
b. All rounder who will score 300+ runs & take 25+ wickets
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on these bs pitches - a batsman who can make 600 a season all day long!! There are gumbies out there who can take 15 - 20 wickets per season bowling tripe cos these pitches help even the old trundlers. Not many can get 600!!!
 
pepper the pig said:
Q. Who would you prefer in your team?

a. Batsmen that will score 600+ runs for the season
or
b. All rounder who will score 300+ runs & take 25+ wickets
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Good question! A bloke who can take 25 wickets and make 300 runs + a year for mine. I think someone who can do it with bat and ball is more of potential matchwinner. The bloke who makes runs only, still needs batting support and a good bowling attack to back up his hard work.
 
brutal said:
Good question! A bloke who can take 25 wickets and make 300 runs + a year for mine. I think someone who can do it with bat and ball is more of potential matchwinner. The bloke who makes runs only, still needs batting support and a good bowling attack to back up his hard work.
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I only agree with your 'potential matchwinner' comment. And we all know potential is the worst word in sporting vernacular to be labelled with. Consider this. You are an opening batsman who averages 45-50 for the season. That means most weeks your side is 3/100 at worst. Which also means your side should, i said should, get to 200 and some. You make 200-220 in the d.valley and you win 3/4 of your games (if you have a decent capt and half decent bowling attack). The all rounder, if he is not an opening bowler, probably gets 75% of his wickets in the 2nd half of the batting order. And again, probably bats number 5 or lower so gets the better of the batting conditions. Nah, give me a 600 plus batsmen (ala skips or maybe gibbs, smale, butera, gunn) any day of the week!
 
pepper the pig said:
Q. Who would you prefer in your team?

a. Batsmen that will score 600+ runs for the season
or
b. All rounder who will score 300+ runs & take 25+ wickets
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Very good question and an interesting debate.

I would go with the 600 runs. Reasoning behind it is for a couple of reasons. Firstly, runs on the board will win more times than not, and someone making 600+ is making runs on a regular basis, which puts you in a good position to win many games. Whereas the 300+ could have 2 or 3 good hits for the year only. Making 600+ is a very big rarity, so if you have that ability to get one, you jump at it. The other benefit is, 600+ is equivalent to 2 really good batsmen, and therefore enables you to select an extra bowler, who could take you 15 - 20 wickets for the year on top of the 600 runs.
 
Australia have made more in 1 day (90 overs) than some money shield sides have made in 6 games (or the opportunity of 380 overs)!!! Michael Clarke has made more in 1 innings than some money shield clubs players will make for 12 or 13 innings!!!
 
3slips2gullys said:
Australia have made more in 1 day (90 overs) than some money shield sides have made in 6 games (or the opportunity of 380 overs)!!! Michael Clarke has made more in 1 innings than some money shield clubs players will make for 12 or 13 innings!!!
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Tongs said:
Very good question and an interesting debate.

I would go with the 600 runs. Reasoning behind it is for a couple of reasons. Firstly, runs on the board will win more times than not, and someone making 600+ is making runs on a regular basis, which puts you in a good position to win many games. Whereas the 300+ could have 2 or 3 good hits for the year only. Making 600+ is a very big rarity, so if you have that ability to get one, you jump at it. The other benefit is, 600+ is equivalent to 2 really good batsmen, and therefore enables you to select an extra bowler, who could take you 15 - 20 wickets for the year on top of the 600 runs.
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Mate you never knock back a bloke that can make 600, but I think in local cricket an all rounder of the figures mentioned is more likely to be a premiership player than the guy who stands out in the batting line up for 600. I'm trying to think who if anyone made 600 and won a flag?
 
brutal said:
Mate you never knock back a bloke that can make 600, but I think in local cricket an all rounder of the figures mentioned is more likely to be a premiership player than the guy who stands out in the batting line up for 600. I'm trying to think who if anyone made 600 and won a flag?
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Well lets look at it this way. Who would you prefer? Skips or Turner? Thats as close as what you're likely to get to the question.
 
3slips2gullys said:
Australia have made more in 1 day (90 overs) than some money shield sides have made in 6 games (or the opportunity of 380 overs)!!! Michael Clarke has made more in 1 innings than some money shield clubs players will make for 12 or 13 innings!!!
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Yep. But I reckon 480 at the Adelaide oval is about the same 300 on our disgusting pitches.
 
Keep teasing tongs (aka Mrs skips) brutal. You know he will bite back.. Anyway, the 600 run batsman for me. Huge weekend of cricket. Most positions up for grabs!! By the way, my question is who out there now rates Michael Clarke, in all aspects?? Not that his off field life should matter a pinch of shit, but I rate him very highly, in all aspects. His batting speaks for itself and although still sometimes puzzling, his captaincy is improving everyday!
 
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