Sheffield Shield, ODD’s, Big Bash 2022/23

[grassy1]

Peter Handscomb has started the season in fine nick…

Hope he makes the Tour to England next year.

If our batting goes to Shit,which I fear it will,he might be the Hardhead needed to hold things together.

[BenDoolan]

Peter Handscomb has started the season in fine nick…

Hope he makes the Tour to England next year.

If our batting goes to Shit,which I fear it will,he might be the Hardhead needed to hold things together.

Renshaw 200* and Handscomb 281* putting their hands up as reserve batsmen…

[BenDoolan]

ODD #7

TAS 5/252 off 50 overs (J. Doran 105*, B, Webster 65, J. Silk 44) defeated by SA 6/255 off 47.4 overs (J. Lehmann 78*, N. McSweeney 75, T. Rogers 3-44)

[BenDoolan]

What a spew for Moises Henriques being stranded on 99 in their Shield game v QLD…

[grassy1]

If I may be a little bit critical of Peter Handscombe,instead of batting for a Bore Draw,he should have set things up for a last day run chase,declaring 50 shy of 466.It May have challenged WA to set the Vics a Target(even on that road)and see which team was left standing!

Games like this one do The Sheffield Shield more harm than gone and encourage those scheming Bastards at Cricket Australia to use any excuse they can,to reduce the Competition to 5 Games per Season.

NOT GOOD!

[BenDoolan]

If I may be a little bit critical of Peter Handscombe,instead of batting for a Bore Draw,he should have set things up for a last day run chase,declaring 50 shy of 466.It May have challenged WA to set the Vics a Target(even on that road)and see which team was left standing!

Games like this one do The Sheffield Shield more harm than gone and encourage those scheming Bastards at Cricket Australia to use any excuse they can,to reduce the Competition to 5 Games per Season.

NOT GOOD!

I thought it was the sensible thing to do. Get a 150 run lead and hope to run through their line up. They got halfway there. Declaring behind relies on your opposition captain to be “generous”. I say f*** that. Get ahead of the game and put them under pressure. Doing it that way prepares you better for Test cricket in my view. Pressure.

[grassy1]

If I may be a little bit critical of Peter Handscombe,instead of batting for a Bore Draw,he should have set things up for a last day run chase,declaring 50 shy of 466.It May have challenged WA to set the Vics a Target(even on that road)and see which team was left standing!

Games like this one do The Sheffield Shield more harm than gone and encourage those scheming Bastards at Cricket Australia to use any excuse they can,to reduce the Competition to 5 Games per Season.

NOT GOOD!

I thought it was the sensible thing to do. Get a 150 run lead and hope to run through their line up. They got halfway there. Declaring behind relies on your opposition captain to be “generous”. I say f*** that. Get ahead of the game and put them under pressure. Doing it that way prepares you better for Test cricket in my view. Pressure.

That’s fine.So long as you’re prepared to do that in front of Empty Stadiums.There’s playing for advantage and going through the motions,which to be honest I thought this game had become.

I’d rather risk the Loss playing attacking Cricket even on a Road,rather than going the grind in the hope the opponent might crack.

[BenDoolan]

If I may be a little bit critical of Peter Handscombe,instead of batting for a Bore Draw,he should have set things up for a last day run chase,declaring 50 shy of 466.It May have challenged WA to set the Vics a Target(even on that road)and see which team was left standing!

Games like this one do The Sheffield Shield more harm than gone and encourage those scheming Bastards at Cricket Australia to use any excuse they can,to reduce the Competition to 5 Games per Season.

NOT GOOD!

I thought it was the sensible thing to do. Get a 150 run lead and hope to run through their line up. They got halfway there. Declaring behind relies on your opposition captain to be “generous”. I say f*** that. Get ahead of the game and put them under pressure. Doing it that way prepares you better for Test cricket in my view. Pressure.

That’s fine.So long as you’re prepared to do that in front of Empty Stadiums.There’s playing for advantage and going through the motions,which to be honest I thought this game had become.

I’d rather risk the Loss playing attacking Cricket even on a Road,rather than going the grind in the hope the opponent might crack.

Much better chance of getting a result the way Handscomb played it. They weren’t going through the motions. Going through the motions would have seen him bat on for a triple century and give themselves zero chance of a result at all.

You want someone to blame? Blame the curator.

[BenDoolan]

ODD #8

VIC 6/244 off 36 overs (M. Short 75, A. Tye 3-46, L. Morris 2-56) defeated by WA 7/247 off 35.2 overs (J. Philippe 81, C. Bancroft 78*, W. Sutherland 2-43, J. Prestwidge 2-48)

[grassy1]

If I may be a little bit critical of Peter Handscombe,instead of batting for a Bore Draw,he should have set things up for a last day run chase,declaring 50 shy of 466.It May have challenged WA to set the Vics a Target(even on that road)and see which team was left standing!

Games like this one do The Sheffield Shield more harm than gone and encourage those scheming Bastards at Cricket Australia to use any excuse they can,to reduce the Competition to 5 Games per Season.

NOT GOOD!

I thought it was the sensible thing to do. Get a 150 run lead and hope to run through their line up. They got halfway there. Declaring behind relies on your opposition captain to be “generous”. I say f*** that. Get ahead of the game and put them under pressure. Doing it that way prepares you better for Test cricket in my view. Pressure.

That’s fine.So long as you’re prepared to do that in front of Empty Stadiums.There’s playing for advantage and going through the motions,which to be honest I thought this game had become.

I’d rather risk the Loss playing attacking Cricket even on a Road,rather than going the grind in the hope the opponent might crack.

Much better chance of getting a result the way Handscomb played it. They weren’t going through the motions. Going through the motions would have seen him bat on for a triple century and give themselves zero chance of a result at all.

You want someone to blame? Blame the curator.

Given my Half caste Victorian status,it’s My Great Pleaure to -

BLAME CRICKET AUSTRALIA

[BenDoolan]

ODD #9

VIC 7/265 off 50 overs (M. Harris 142, M. Short 53, B. Webster 2-23) v TAS 3/67 (J. Doran 38*)

[BenDoolan]

R3 Sheffield Shield

VIC 7/351 dec (A. Chandrasinghe 119*, P. Handscomb 95, P. Siddle 3-61, R. Meredith 2-53) & 1/122 (T. Dean 70*) lost on 1st innings to TAS 535 (J. Silk 154*, T. Ward 91, J. Freeman 57, C. Jewell 53, J. Doran 44, M. Perry 4-112, C. McClure 2-110, F. O’Neill 2-128)

NSW 5/389 dec (K. Patterson 122*, D. Hughes 91, J. Sangha 52, S. Abbott 47, W. Agar 2-69) & 8/193 dec (B. Holt 49*, J. Sangha 41, W. Agar 3-43, B. Doggett 2-44, B. Manenti 2-56) defeated SA on 1st innings 311 (A. Carey 64, W. Agar 57, B. Doggett 49, B. Dwarshius 3-44, N. Lyon 3-69, L. Hatcher 3-71) & 3/82

QLD 211 (U. Khawaja 56, M. Neser 56, J. Richardson 4-40, C. Rocchiccioli 2-26, A. Hardie 2-29) & 97 (J. Burns 31, L. Morris 4-26, J. Paris 3-15, J. Richardson 2-21) defeated outright by WA 115 (A. Hardie 44, M. Steketee 6-38, M. Neser 2-32) & 7/196 (A. Hardie 70*, H. Cartwright 69, M. Neser 5-36)

[BenDoolan]

Handscomb again! Unlucky not to get his 3rd century on the trot…

[grassy1]

Sounds like a rude shock to have your Stumps skittled when you’re in such fine form!

[BenDoolan]

Ashley Chandrasinghe hundred on debut

[grassy1]

Good on him.



And it’s stabilised the innings too.

The trick is,Hobart’s weather in the next 3 days,including today,…………

Ashley Phillip Chandrasinghe

Out of curiosity,Apart from being a Victorian Aussie, Is he an Indian of Christian descent by any chance,Ben?

[BenDoolan]

Good on him.



And it’s stabilised the innings too.

The trick is,Hobart’s weather in the next 3 days,including today,…………

Ashley Phillip Chandrasinghe

Out of curiosity,Apart from being a Victorian Aussie, Is he an Indian of Christian descent by any chance,Ben?

I’d say he’s of Sri Lankan descent mate

[grassy1]

Good on him.



And it’s stabilised the innings too.

The trick is,Hobart’s weather in the next 3 days,including today,…………

Ashley Phillip Chandrasinghe

Out of curiosity,Apart from being a Victorian Aussie, Is he an Indian of Christian descent by any chance,Ben?

I’d say he’s of Sri Lankan descent mate

Cheers mate,thanks!

[BenDoolan]

ODD #10

SA 5/330 off 50 overs (N. McSweeney 94, A. Carey 67, T. Head 55, T. Kelly 53*, L. Hatcher 2-40, H. Kerr 2-65) defeated NSW 322 off 49.1 overs (D. Hughes 139, K. Patterson 52, H. Thornton 3-67, N. McSweeney 2-51, B. Manenti 2-52)

ODD #11

WA 236 off 47.1 overs (J. Philippe 73, H. Cartwright 41, M. Neser 5-28, G. Sandhu 3-42) defeated QLD 231 off 49.4 overs (M. Renshaw 104, M. Kelly 3-34, J. Behrendorff 3-41, A. Hardie 2-54)

[grassy1]

What a Great Day!

Cricket Australia,I mean New South Wales get Done like a Dinner( )on their own Dunghill and WA Win a Nailbiter,despite the best efforts of Matt Renshaw.