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T20 Champions League

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PaarlBok

Rod McCall (65)
after being 36/6 some repair work and now 60/6 but still a long way off. Needing nearly 13 to the over.
 

PaarlBok

Rod McCall (65)
Easy win by 53 runs by the Waratahs. Luckily I tipped them but still disappointing with the Cheetahs.
 
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BillyWebb

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That was a comprehensive spanking.
Even when it come to cricket the Free Staters are poor travelers... ???
 

Pfitzy

George Gregan (70)
Just lack of experience really. That was quite a young batting lineup going up against two veteran Test bowlers in Lee and Clark, and two recent form Test newcomers in Bollinger and Hauritz (though Doug copped a hammering). The Vrystaat batsmen panicked a bit when those first two wickets went down and that's all she wrote.
 

PaarlBok

Rod McCall (65)
Cape Cobras notched up their second win against Otago. Fantastic innigs by the captain and Ontong show a bit of that talent I mentioned.
 

Pfitzy

George Gregan (70)
NSW didn't look that happy batting on a dead track, but the bowlers once again showed the value of experience, strangling Sussex out of the game. That first the wickets by Lee and Bollinger showed all the value of straight bowling when the pitch gives you nothing - variable bounce = wickets, only if you put it on the pegs.
 
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BillyWebb

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That NSW side looks the business doesn't it?
Strong batting line-up and some excellent bowlers.
 
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BillyWebb

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I saw the last 10 overs.
Well done Puttick, and after bagging him for wasting his talent, bloody well done to Ontong too!
He provided the momentum when Puttick was clearly tiring (fair enough).
39 off 14 balls is pretty impressive hitting.
 

PaarlBok

Rod McCall (65)
Paarl Gym next great cricketer is on his way. Dunno if you remember Salieg Nackerdien, old Boland player and current WP (not the Cobras) coach. His son is the next one going through the ranks. He was last year still in school and hopefull will feature in the near future. Then there is another one coming through. Still a U13 coloured kid who really is a freakish cricket player. He plays for Paarl Gym & Boland U13 and plays club cricket for Young Peoples in the Boland Senior League. Now how do that sound for a 12 year old?
 

PaarlBok

Rod McCall (65)
Getting confuse with the amount of Saffers playing here. Saw now Zander de Bruyn and another x Cobra player Willoughby playing for Somerset with Justin Langer. :nta:
 

Pfitzy

George Gregan (70)
Ja its a bit weird Oom - Glenn McGrath took 2-20 for the Delhi Daredevils last night too I think :)
 
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OZGOD

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Geez Pidge still has it eh. I saw that over where he took 2 wickets, for a bloke who hadn't bowled in a year he was more accurate than most international bowlers. Bit slow though, but that's to be expected.

As for the comp, I reckon NSW are specials. Test-class attack in Lee, Safraz, Bollinger and Horroritz, and a decent top and middle order in Hughes, Krapich and Henriques - even if we have a cowlasher like Warner at the top I think we have enough proper batsmen to make a match of it. Particularly impressed with Henriques, I reckon he'll be playing for the OZ in a couple of years. And Steve Smith - a leggie who can actually TURN THE BALL!! Amazing.

Our biggest threat will be Victoria I reckon. And that Jarpie team, Cobras or whatever they're called.
 
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OZGOD

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Moses said:
http://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions2009/engine/current/match/416924.html

This Duminy bloke seems alright, where's he from !!!

And which genious decided to bowl Charl for just 3 overs?

The Duminy bloke is the reason the Jaaps won in OZ last year Moses, he scored 160 or something in Melbourne. Chappelli reckons he's the next Ponting. Supremely talented player to be sure, but I'd like to see him play a couple more years before making a prediction.

Duminy's a great in the making
The young South African has shown he has the right stuff to take over from Ponting when the time comes
Ian Chappell
October 11, 2009


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Players/Officials: Jean-Paul Duminy | Brian Lara | Ricky Ponting | Sachin Tendulkar
Teams: South Africa
The story is told that near the turn of the century - 19th to 20th - Dr WG Grace asked to see Victor Trumper's bat and promptly wrote on it, "From the current champion to the future champion," and then signed the piece of willow.

Despite the self-anointment - WG didn't need such modern aids as a computer ranking to confirm his greatness - Grace's prediction was soon confirmed by the dazzling strokeplay of Trumper. Minus the self-aggrandisement, we may have glimpsed a potential modern-day changing of the guard in the last few days.

Ricky Ponting has long been considered the master of the willow wielders. He attained this lofty status even with the presence of Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara, both of whom vied for the title from the days when the young Australian was only a glint in the eye of Academy head coach Rod Marsh. Judging by the cool approach and precise shot-making of Cape Cobras' JP Duminy in the opening Champions League match, he's the young batsman most likely to usurp Ponting's title. That would be an appropriate juxtaposition: an Australian bestowing the title on a man who is known for his batting prowess and by his initials.

Duminy announced himself to the world in Perth last year, when as a late replacement for the injured Ashwell Prince he played a convincing part in a mammoth, successful South African run-chase. Not content with a debut half-century in a remarkable South African victory, he followed up with a game-winning hundred at the MCG, as the team clinched a historic first-ever series win in Australia.

Such a confident start to a Test career against the number one team in the world spoke volumes for his skill and temperament. It's worth noting that Ponting announced himself in a similarly spectacular fashion, also in Perth, even if it was against slightly less talented opposition - a moderate Sri Lankan side.

He scored an impressive 96 before an atrocious umpiring decision robbed him of a century on debut. Since then it has been onwards and upwards in terms of both performance and centuries and he now trails only Tendulkar, with 38 Test hundreds to his name.



Like the past batting masters, Duminy doesn't waste time tinkering with frivolous shots and scores most of his limited-overs runs from traditional cricket strokes

While Duminy is yet to add to his MCG Test century, he has shown enough in all three forms of the game to suggest he's the blueprint for 21st-century batsman. Despite limited opportunities batting in the middle order in the short versions of the game, he's made enough runs in tough situations to confirm his talent, technique and temperament are all adaptable. Given an extended opportunity to express his talent against the Bangalore Royal Challengers in a hostile environment, he did so in convincing fashion. If ever an innings deserved to be punctuated by a century, Duminy's effort did; but he was denied not by the bowlers but by his own rapid run-rate.

Unlike Ponting and both Tendulkar and Lara, Duminy is slightly suspect against the short-pitched ball. Normally this can lead to a curtailed career, but in Duminy's case he has been quick to adapt to the demands of international cricket and should quickly eradicate this shortcoming. Like Tendulkar, Duminy possesses all the requirements for a Test career at number four, and eventually he'll probably emulate Ponting in the shorter versions of the game by batting at three.

In keeping with the modern demands for fast scoring Duminy's batting relies more on aggression and less on technique. There's every chance that in the hustle and bustle of the modern game, well-equipped batsmen like Tendulkar and Ponting - who can both counter-attack and survive tough periods - will go the way of the steam engine. Nevertheless, like the past batting masters, Duminy doesn't waste time tinkering with frivolous shots and scores most of his limited-overs runs from traditional cricket strokes. In the modern tradition he has the strength to clear the boundary with the bulk of his copybook cricket shots.

Judging by his superb Champions Trophy form Ponting is in no rush to abdicate his throne. The way Duminy has commenced his Champions League campaign, he may be about to elevate his game to another level. Lately, the word "champion" has been in vogue, but it's not overstating the case to say we're privileged to be watching two batsmen of that ilk, one current and the other future.

Former Australia captain Ian Chappell is now a cricket commentator and columnist

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http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/429139.html?wrappertype=print
 

PaarlBok

Rod McCall (65)
Glad to see Ozgod here. Honestly thought Moses mend that comment in his normal joking way. Gary Kirsten qouted when he was working with JP as a youngster as the best talented batsman he ever worked with. He had to work with his head tho and for a man coming from the poorest of poor Cape flats background sure well on his way to become a cricket great in years to come. Interesting him and AB de Villiers coming through in the same age group in youth cricket.
 

Moses

Simon Poidevin (60)
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You've come a long way oom, now you get my sarcasm and it goes over the head of Australians! Top job
 
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