SL Test tour of Zimbabwe, Oct 29 - Nov 10

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Re: SL Test tour of Zimbabwe, Oct 29 - Nov 10

Postby Making_Splinters » Sun Oct 30, 2016 11:56 pm

dan08 wrote:Don't think they do. Only a few associates that have 3 day comps.


Thanks, Dan. It makes one wonder how a non existent system can be better than one that may be dysfunctional most of the time, but at least, you know, exists.
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Re: SL Test tour of Zimbabwe, Oct 29 - Nov 10

Postby Dr Cricket » Mon Oct 31, 2016 12:36 am

Making_Splinters wrote:
dan08 wrote:Don't think they do. Only a few associates that have 3 day comps.


Thanks, Dan. It makes one wonder how a non existent system can be better than one that may be dysfunctional most of the time, but at least, you know, exists.

Depends on your definition.
Don't get me wrong both are awful.
Nepal might not have a proper first class structure, but they clearly play cricket in big numbers and got more cricketer and games being played than Zimbabwe, where as in Zimbabwe they don't have any money, players don't get paid and half the time competition doesn't actually take place and last time around supporters had a protest during the india series and they don't even bother showing the games in zimbabwe either.

Anyone Nepal might not have the first class status, or what ever but they standard better or equal to Zimbabwe, if it wasn't Nepal wouldn't be producing player which are majority Nepalese people and have a huge fan base.
if anything Nepalese Domestic games make more money or more self sufficient than the Zimbabwe system, with local owners paying for the team and having a tv broadcaster.

Anyway this is a pointless discussion. is like comparing two rotten apples and saying which one is less rotten.

Nepal premier cricket competition, if Nepal were actually close to being a test side or a top team would suspect it would go 3 days and get a proper first class system.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepal_Premier_League

Edit final point on this but reckon you will find better standard cricket in America, Germany, holland and other places where the expat play.
might not be called first class games, but the standard probably similar to what Zimbabwe these days produce.
last time I went to kenya, the indian community I belong to cricket league was a good standard, they even sent youth teams to england in the summer, although they did produce one kenyan player Rajesh Bhudia.
Can imagine America, Germany, Holland, Canada etc having some really strong community cricket leagues.

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Re: SL Test tour of Zimbabwe, Oct 29 - Nov 10

Postby mikesiva » Mon Oct 31, 2016 1:19 pm

Half-centuries for Moor and Cremer....
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Re: SL Test tour of Zimbabwe, Oct 29 - Nov 10

Postby The Professor » Mon Oct 31, 2016 6:31 pm

Mawoyo is a frustrating player. Can play some good stuff, as is shown by his high score of 163, but has an average average. His fitness appears to be the big problem.
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Re: SL Test tour of Zimbabwe, Oct 29 - Nov 10

Postby mikesiva » Tue Nov 01, 2016 7:50 am

Cremer got his century.
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Re: SL Test tour of Zimbabwe, Oct 29 - Nov 10

Postby yuppie » Tue Nov 01, 2016 4:42 pm

Rain obviously has shortened play. Did SL really need to bat as long as they did?

Now given Zim a real chance at a draw.
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Re: SL Test tour of Zimbabwe, Oct 29 - Nov 10

Postby The Professor » Tue Nov 01, 2016 10:17 pm

Kusal Perera showed the other side of his coin today.

Scored 110 replete with easier chances that Zimbabwe spurned in the first innings, today he was snaffled off the first chance by a much keener Zimbabwean fielding unit.

Needs a bit more discipline and accuracy to really push on.
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Re: SL Test tour of Zimbabwe, Oct 29 - Nov 10

Postby mikesiva » Wed Nov 02, 2016 10:23 am

A century from Karu, and a declaration comes, with the target set at just over 400....
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Re: SL Test tour of Zimbabwe, Oct 29 - Nov 10

Postby yuppie » Wed Nov 02, 2016 3:31 pm

Zimbabwe are showing a lot of fight here, they might just pull this off.

SL might be looking at why it took so long to declare.....
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Re: SL Test tour of Zimbabwe, Oct 29 - Nov 10

Postby Aidan11 » Wed Nov 02, 2016 4:56 pm

SL win quote comfortably in the end.
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Re: SL Test tour of Zimbabwe, Oct 29 - Nov 10

Postby The Professor » Wed Nov 02, 2016 5:59 pm

Always interesting to see how a new captain rolls. Herath seems quite conservative in field placements and overbowled himself to the expense of Dilruwan.
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Re: SL Test tour of Zimbabwe, Oct 29 - Nov 10

Postby andy » Thu Nov 03, 2016 4:44 pm

Cremer seem to be enjoying the captaincy...and his side seem to be improving under him as well..
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Re: SL Test tour of Zimbabwe, Oct 29 - Nov 10

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Sun Nov 06, 2016 1:43 pm

Fifty for Tharanga. Good recovery for SL having been put in.
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Re: SL Test tour of Zimbabwe, Oct 29 - Nov 10

Postby mikesiva » Sun Nov 06, 2016 2:27 pm

De silva gets his half century.
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Re: SL Test tour of Zimbabwe, Oct 29 - Nov 10

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Sun Nov 06, 2016 5:28 pm

Second Test ton for Dhananjaya. Averaging 73 from five Tests, having debuted against the Aussies recently.
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