PJ Moor the Next Hamilton Masakadza
Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2019 12:48 am
Bit of a cheeky headline but any good story/thread needs an eye catching headline
No doubt Moor has plenty of work, runs and matches to catch up on if he's going to fill the boots of Hamilton, but in the situation Zimbabwe find themselves where Hamilton and Solomon Mire have both retired in recent times, they need not one but two new openers.
Just watching PJ in his innings against Singapore he reminded me of Hamilton in a few different ways, not just the way he he bludgeon the ball all over the field but even in his stance, like Hamilton; PJ is a big man who stands tall at the crease, even in defence he looks imposing much like Hamilton.
Moor has opened before at the start of his international career against Afghanistan where he actually did pretty well scoring two fifties and a forty, but since then he's been played almost exclusively down the order, that is until the 6th match against Singapore. Now let's not get too excited it was a T20 against Singapore but he still made the runs and with the way the side looks at the moment it might best for both Zimbabwe and PJ if he makes a serious go at opening.
Now Ervine is back in form and with BT, Williams and Raza all still around there are limited spots in the middle order, throw in the emergence of Ryan Burl and even young Tony Munyonga, it's hard to see where Moor fits into a cramped middle order. Recently Moor has been playing down @ 6 or 7 but for a guy who likes to get his eye in, batting down that low doesn't really suit him.
Moor also has a fairly good defence which he has show cased in his short but impressive Test career and with the troubles Zimbabwe had losing early wickets on their European tour, an opener who can see off the new ball and slowly build an innings might be the best thing for the team right now.
Discuss ....
No doubt Moor has plenty of work, runs and matches to catch up on if he's going to fill the boots of Hamilton, but in the situation Zimbabwe find themselves where Hamilton and Solomon Mire have both retired in recent times, they need not one but two new openers.
Just watching PJ in his innings against Singapore he reminded me of Hamilton in a few different ways, not just the way he he bludgeon the ball all over the field but even in his stance, like Hamilton; PJ is a big man who stands tall at the crease, even in defence he looks imposing much like Hamilton.
Moor has opened before at the start of his international career against Afghanistan where he actually did pretty well scoring two fifties and a forty, but since then he's been played almost exclusively down the order, that is until the 6th match against Singapore. Now let's not get too excited it was a T20 against Singapore but he still made the runs and with the way the side looks at the moment it might best for both Zimbabwe and PJ if he makes a serious go at opening.
Now Ervine is back in form and with BT, Williams and Raza all still around there are limited spots in the middle order, throw in the emergence of Ryan Burl and even young Tony Munyonga, it's hard to see where Moor fits into a cramped middle order. Recently Moor has been playing down @ 6 or 7 but for a guy who likes to get his eye in, batting down that low doesn't really suit him.
Moor also has a fairly good defence which he has show cased in his short but impressive Test career and with the troubles Zimbabwe had losing early wickets on their European tour, an opener who can see off the new ball and slowly build an innings might be the best thing for the team right now.
Discuss ....