The value of 1 run
By Rahul Patil England 1st innings 435 for 8 (Root 153*, Brook 186, Henry 4/100). New Zealand 1st innings 209 all out (Southee 73, Broad 4/61, Anderson 3/37). New Zealand[…]
Monthly Archive: February 2023
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Local Hero
What will it take for a wicket keeper to be rewarded with a Man of the Match award? When Ollie Pope faced his second ball early this morning he charged[…]
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Kane is Abel
By Rahul Patil England 1st innings 435 for 8 (Root 153*, Brook 186, Henry 4/100). New Zealand 1st innings 209 all out (Southee 73, Broad 4/61, Anderson 3/37). New Zealand[…]
Well left M/s Conway & Latham
By Rahul Patil England 1st innings 435 for 8 (Root 153*, Brook 186, Henry 4/100). New Zealand 1st innings 209 all out (Southee 73, Broad 4/61, Anderson 3/37). New Zealand[…]
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Statchat and a question
Tim Southee famously made 77* in his 2nd Test innings & 73 today in his 131st innings. That is the most men’s Test inns between two 70+ scores for a[…]
Another day, another venue, another top order collapse
By Rahul Patil What a difference a day makes. You could be batting on 184 overnight but you have to take fresh guard and start all over again. Brook creamed[…]
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Insurance at a premium
By Aiden McLaughlin A move away from the tried and tested four-pronged seam attack wasn’t expected in the build-up to the second Test at the Basin Reserve, but when the[…]
When Harry met Stokesy
By Rahul Patil In the past, people were born Royal. Nowadays, royalty comes from what you do. – Gianni Versace A lot has been said and written about a certain[…]
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That Escalated Quickly
The fun started before play commenced. New Zealand going for the extra batsman was a tactic not many had predicted. But it makes some sense given the way England is[…]
Super Rugby Pacific Preview
By Benji Crossley It’s apt that for a summer that never really got going, the 2023 rugby season will kick off during the same weekend as the Basin Reserve is[…]
