All Things Sport

A great win by NSW.They were just to good.9/159 and Trindad 118.Trindad did very well to get in the final.I hope this is played each year,as I feel its getting back to the basics of the game and giving any player a chance at the big time.Maybe a club format could be next??
Brett Lee has shown how he was missed so badly in the Ashes.Perhaps they should have played him at about 7,as a batsman bowler and he could have bowled in 4 or 5 over spells.I think he doesnt get the credit he deservers,after living in Warne and McGraths shadow.
Well its the 4th week of Auckland Cricket.20/20 has gone,and now the 1dayers.While the rest of NZ has no cricket!!!!

NSW v Trindad and Tobago are in the final.NSW will be the favs,but this is a very good Trindad team.Well lead by Ganga,with his and Bravo’s batting and Ganga and Simmons bowling.
I’m suprised Misbah-ul-Haq has been left out of the 3 Pakistan teams.He was great in 2007,but has struggled since but they have not been playing regular cricket.Now they have a full program for the next4 months,I thought he would get another chance.Shame Mohammed Asif can only play in the tests.He is a very good bowler.
Sinclair wins another trophey,and still he is not wanted!!!!How can such a talented player be pushed aside.Steps should be in place to help him work thru his problems at test level.And he is the BEST captain in NZ cricket at the present time.Ok you can all say he has had plenty of chances,but something should have been done,so as such a talent would not be wasted.

Oh dear here we go again,NZ cricket players believing they are bigger than the game.Give Mr Vettori more power,get a few of his mates together and lets roll Moles.Why is this being allowed to go on and on??Every coach has the same problem.Why are cricketers more big headed than other sports??
The 20/20 Champions League looks to be a real winner.What a shame 4day games cant have the same.But it all comes back to time.NSW are very strong,and its great to see Lee back and bowling fast and straight.
Lets all hope the West Indies problems are over.But I fear not.Its only a matter of time and they will split.It will be sad from a history point of view,but good I think for World cricket.I do hope Gayle is not Capt. too tour Australia.He is not a good capt.Ganga may not be good enough to be in the team,but he is the best capt.I think he should be until they find another capt.

I was thinking what today to blog,then I read on Cricketinfo a writer writing about a book on 10 fav bowlers..ha,thats a good subject for today!!!!
So here we go=
Gary Bartlett,he will always be my fav bowler.Just seeing a NZ fast bowler,with a suspect action,scaring the South Africians and Pakistan,I will never forget.
Shane Warne,perhaps the greatest ever.Who will ever forget THE ball.Mr Gatting won’t.
Trueman,listening to the Ashes from Australia Fiery Fred made it all sound so real.What a huge heart.
Tyson,my love of tearaway fast bowlers.Maybe the fastest ever.
Alabaster,our great leg spin bowler.Oh to have him now!!!!
Ian Meckiff,ok maybe he threw but like Trueman listening to the Ashes on crackling old radios.What a legend.
Laker,19wkts in a test.In tandem with Locke,they were awesome.
Hall,so big,and so strong.Really was fast,and could bowl for long spells.
Lillee,the last two you just have to mention.Two of the all time greats.Yes and Hadlee.
These are not the greatest ever,in many cases,but just a selection I was bought up with and loved to follow,and will never forget.