Re: South Africa v England, 4th Test, Jo’burg, Jan 14-18

by taipan on Mon 11 Jan 2010, 00:08

It looks like they are giving what is called the amateur league FC status which is crazy.

Does the MCC rule on what constitutes FC?

by Shoeshine on Mon 11 Jan 2010, 00:11

Not sure cricket archive is always perfect. Even I appear in their stats!

by skully on Mon 11 Jan 2010, 00:12

Shoeshine wrote:Not sure cricket archive is always perfect. Even I appear in their stats!

What - Mr Shoe Shine? Were you a hand cleaner up of the bottom order?

by taipan on Mon 11 Jan 2010, 00:13

WideWally wrote:What's the story with First Class status in South Africa? Cricket Archive are claiming he has 44 FC wickets @ 22.15 in the 2009/10 season.

http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/Seasonal_Averages/RSA/2009-10_f_Bowling_by_Average.html

I took my stats from the supersport series averages, which is the premier FC competition in SA

by Shoeshine on Mon 11 Jan 2010, 00:15

skully wrote:
Shoeshine wrote:Not sure cricket archive is always perfect. Even I appear in their stats!

What - Mr Shoe Shine? Were you a hand cleaner up of the bottom order?

Ooh nearly!

by WideWally on Mon 11 Jan 2010, 00:53

CricInfo must also include those amateur matches in their FC stats.

Most Wickets - RSA 2009/10 FC season

by taipan on Mon 11 Jan 2010, 00:56

If they do it's a joke. The standard is pisspoor. The papers don't even print the scores.

by Brass Monkey on Mon 11 Jan 2010, 01:51

Can't be bothered to see if anybody has done this but:

Tahir > Harris.

Get him in.

No, get Parnell in and f*ck Harris off.

by taipan on Mon 11 Jan 2010, 01:53

Well except for the minor detail that Tahir is not eligible....

by Brass Monkey on Mon 11 Jan 2010, 02:02

Don't get him in then. Just get Harris out. He be a piss-weasel. An up-and-down filth trader of wheelie bin proportions.

by Red on Mon 11 Jan 2010, 02:08

De Wet's back injury will keep him out for the rest of the season and Parnell is tipped to play. According to Arthur Parnell has a test century in him so he probably adds a bit to the batting as well as providing the left-arm variety to the attack even if some suspect he might be a bit green at this juncture for the longer format of the game.

by Brass Monkey on Mon 11 Jan 2010, 02:11

Well, if he has a ton in him, I'm sure we'll oblige.

Not sure he's too green, myself. He won't have to lead the attack with the opening bowlers doing a stand-up job so far. He'll be first change and as you say will provide a difference in angles. I certainly wouldn't like the England team to be facing him.

by Guest on Mon 11 Jan 2010, 02:13

Red wrote: According to Arthur Parnell has a test century in him

0-100, hopefully.

by Zat on Mon 11 Jan 2010, 02:18

Rob I wrote:
Red wrote: According to Arthur Parnell has a test century in him

Strapped to the bonnet of a car doing 0-100, hopefully.

Fixed.

by Shoeshine on Mon 11 Jan 2010, 02:19

Parnell is a promising player certainly, but it's a big ask for him to come in for the final Test of a series when SA need the win desperately.

Left arm over also adds to the rough outside the right hander's off stump - I'm sure Swann will be happy about that.