Pro50 Championship 2023-24

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mnelson68
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secretzimbo wrote:
Sun Nov 12, 2023 11:21 am
I think there’s a chance he is genuinely this good. Fair play to him .

I just don’t understand how he’s ended up here and not playing in either Australia or even Pakistan.
It took Mike Hussey until he was 30 years old to get a gig for Australia and he was a star . Just an example of how hard it is to get a game and there are numerous other examples over the years .

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Not FOR australia. Knackerville is nowhere near that good enough, I absolutely promise you :lol:

But I mean IN australia. Why hasn’t he played Shield, or heck, even 1st Grade cricket?!?!

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What knives yo?

There’s legitimacy in questioning whether he is genuine class, in an extended purple patch or whether his stats are inflated by our poor domestic standard.

The paying to play aspect is a red flag surely when his stats talk for themselves. Why would he need to do that?

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secretzimbo wrote:
Sun Nov 12, 2023 11:32 am
Not FOR australia. Knackerville is nowhere near that good enough, I absolutely promise you :lol:

But I mean IN australia. Why hasn’t he played Shield, or heck, even 1st Grade cricket?!?!
Obviously he has a dream of playing international cricket it's as simple as that .

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Is Gwandu someone we can take a look at for the 50 over Ireland tour??

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Plenty of guys with multiple seasons of county cricket under their belt have played Zim domestic over the last couple of years and with the exception of Compton in the Logan Cup none of them have close to this level of domination. Patrick Rowe who was Aus-19 player a few years ago and a first grader in Melbourne is also with the Rhinos and he only managed a 6 ball duck in the last game he played. Obviously the standard isn’t that high but this is still a ridiculously good run of form.

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Re: Pro50 Championship 2023-24

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Saint_Mel wrote:
Sun Nov 12, 2023 11:51 am
Plenty of guys with multiple seasons of county cricket under their belt have played Zim domestic over the last couple of years and with the exception of Compton in the Logan Cup none of them have close to this level of domination. Patrick Rowe who was Aus-19 player a few years ago and a first grader in Melbourne is also with the Rhinos and he only managed a 6 ball duck in the last game he played. Obviously the standard isn’t that high but this is still a ridiculously good run of form.
Sign him up

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mnelson68 wrote:
Sun Nov 12, 2023 11:37 am
secretzimbo wrote:
Sun Nov 12, 2023 11:32 am
Not FOR australia. Knackerville is nowhere near that good enough, I absolutely promise you :lol:

But I mean IN australia. Why hasn’t he played Shield, or heck, even 1st Grade cricket?!?!
Obviously he has a dream of playing international cricket it's as simple as that .
How about the past 7 years of his life? Never even got into a decent 1st grade club side? Why?

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Steve Kirby in the background audio of the Takashinga stream buying a Castle for $1??

Whoever it was sounds a long way from home. Sound like Geoffrey Boycott or something :lol:

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Re: Pro50 Championship 2023-24

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secretzimbo wrote:
Sun Nov 12, 2023 12:08 pm
mnelson68 wrote:
Sun Nov 12, 2023 11:37 am
secretzimbo wrote:
Sun Nov 12, 2023 11:32 am
Not FOR australia. Knackerville is nowhere near that good enough, I absolutely promise you :lol:

But I mean IN australia. Why hasn’t he played Shield, or heck, even 1st Grade cricket?!?!
Obviously he has a dream of playing international cricket it's as simple as that .
How about the past 7 years of his life? Never even got into a decent 1st grade club side? Why?
You'd be wrong there

https://www.blacktowncricket.com.au/fir ... p-numbers/

Have a look at #113

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