The Pura Cup 2007/2008 thread

[lockyno1]

Henriques is the new Harvey- mark my words. Hope Butterworth gets in (he is pretty cute as well). But he is the best young all-rounder we have,

 

[hineyrulz]

Butterworth is more a batsman than bowler, but he looks very promising. Henriques has four yrs on Butters. We'll see you eating your words by then.

 

[lockyno1]

I rather a batting all-rounder to be honest. Bowling all-rounders just don't work. Noffke would be the best one and the closest we have to a bowling all-rounder. But would he be that at test level? I have my doubts. Handy with the bat, but thats it. Butterworth could easily play till he is 35, and then Henriques will have missed the boat!

 

[Twizzle]

I wouldn't rate Henriques as a bowling all rounder just because he recently cleaned up in a second 11 game.

He has modified his action and has a very short run up which worries me a bit, he looks to contain than take wickets.

He is as genuine an all rounder as I have seen for a while

 

[lockyno1]

Problem is Twiz, I rate Butterworth as a batsmen more and he is just as good as a containing bowler. He needs to be a out and out bowling allrounder or improve his batting A LOT!

 

[Collingwood Storm]

VIC are off to a flyer on Day 1

TAS 168
Bailey 40
Harwood 4/53
Siddle 3/33

VIC 0/65

 

[hineyrulz]

Tassie have really fallen into a heap this year.

 

[lockyno1]

Injuries to key bowlers have not helped hiney

 

[Collingwood Storm]

which bowlers have been injured?

Hilfenhaus missed the first couple of games being in India but since he has been back he has been out of form

Wright was playing 2nd XI last i knew

who else do they have?

VIC 1/101
Quiney 49*
Jewell 42

 

[lockyno1]

which bowlers have been injured?

Hilfenhaus missed the first couple of games being in India but since he has been back he has been out of form

Wright was playing 2nd XI last i knew

who else do they have?

VIC 1/101
Quiney 49*
Jewell 42

Griffith, Wright (just coming back from injury, that is why he played in the 2nds) plus Hilfenhaus..that plus Butterworth was not allowed to bowl for a portion of the year. That is most of their attack from last year missing.

 

[hineyrulz]

It's been there batting not there bowling. Bowled out cheaply today again.

 

[lockyno1]

Their batting has been largely fine though (today I agree, but that was unusual this year). Tassie average over 300 for every first innings this season. Now whilst 300 isn't great..it hardly means that the batting has been awful. It is the bowling that is a big problem, and without half the attack of last year this will continue.

 

[Collingwood Storm]

VIC 1/111 @ stumps trailing by 57 runs

what was more disappointing today about Tassie's batting was that the leading PC wicket taker Denton wasn't playing, Mick Lewis (who is a good 1st class bowler) wasn't playing and the leading spinner in the PC this season Bryce McGain didn't get a bowl either

 

[Collingwood Storm]

TAS 168

VIC 2/162
Quiney 55

 

[Twizzle]

looks like we played Quiney into some form

 

[Collingwood Storm]

VIC 4/281
Hussey 103
Klinger 60

 

[Collingwood Storm]

VIC 5/351 (rain delay) lead by 183 runs
Hussey 103
Klinger 60
Quiney 55
Jewell 42
McDonald 40*
Blizzard 30

 

[Collingwood Storm]

TAS 168 & 277

VIC 399

VIC need 47 runs to win

 

[Collingwood Storm]

VIC 2/16 need another 30runs

 

[Collingwood Storm]

VIC won by 8 wickets and go to top of PC table

2/47
Hussey 31*