State of SA

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Olivier has really regressed. 76mph lolly pops. The country system really did ruin him when he was a Kolpak.

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sloandog wrote:
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Olivier has really regressed. 76mph lolly pops. The country system really did ruin him when he was a Kolpak.
County system really does seem to pour water on spicy bowlers

We saw it with Jarvis too
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Does anyone come back from country cricket a better bowler?
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my theory is the county system moulds bowlers for county conditions and county only.

They probably are better bowlers within that fishbowl but worse off beyond it.
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Olivier went badly in county cricket overall though. By the end of his contract, he was mainly in Yorkshire's 2s. He definitely wasn't moulded into a really good County Championship bowler. Dane Paterson is currently a very successful county bowler though.

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Proteas have put up a much better fight in this second test, could still possibly win it, although will need some Piedt magic.
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