Logan Cup 13th-16th Dec | Eagles vs Rhinos | Rocks vs Tuskers

[Googly]

So Rhinos had a 60 run first innings lead. They continued batting for another 50 odd runs, that must have been about 15 overs and then stuck Eagles in and they were on 27-0 and the match was drawn.
If anyone remotely understood cricket they'd surely have stuck Eagles in immediately hoping for a collapse and the slimmest of chances of an outright win?

[Googly]

How are they STILL not playing at Takashinga? Unacceptable.

It's because the Eagles players are so shit scared of facing Muhammad Adil they've made the wicket unplayable

Hes probably the quickest of the Pakistanis, maybe has the odd 140 ball, but mostly 135-137 I reckon. Not enough to scare good batters with pace.

[secretzimbo]

So Rhinos had a 60 run first innings lead. They continued batting for another 50 odd runs, that must have been about 15 overs and then stuck Eagles in and they were on 27-0 and the match was drawn.
If anyone remotely understood cricket they'd surely have stuck Eagles in immediately hoping for a collapse and the slimmest of chances of an outright win?

Impressive captaincy from our new overlord Naqvi……

[Googly]

It's actually a head shaker. The pitch would have been shit and they'd have had about 30 overs at them. Look, highly unlikely but there's a sniff and would have made for an interesting few overs.

[pillowprocter]

How are they STILL not playing at Takashinga? Unacceptable.

It's because the Eagles players are so shit scared of facing Muhammad Adil they've made the wicket unplayable

Hes probably the quickest of the Pakistanis, maybe has the odd 140 ball, but mostly 135-137 I reckon. Not enough to scare good batters with pace.

Enough to scare Cunningham Ncube though

[pillowprocter]

Apologies to Cunningham btw, he wasn't even playing, he's just the first guy I thought of when I imagined a bad Eagles batsman

[aydee]

Overseas guys really dominating this round...

Tbh though, it's good that they are there. Clearly they are a step up from the average local standard, and it puts good distance between pro cricket and the NPL/Vigne Cup stuff. For a local youngster to get a regular gig on the pro circuit, and perform well (!!), won't be entirely easy.

If anyone puts up any real numbers, it should mean something.