SA vs TAS Sheffield Shield

[GWW]

I thought of Blewitt just after i wrote that lol, G Chappell I didn't list as he played most of his games for Qld, Gillespie I just plain forgot about. As with all lists there will be people left out who should be included, and those I mentioned were just examples and not a definitive list.

[brod]

Play has been abandoned for the day and stumps has beenn called.

Thank God for that..

How pissed off will George be if we lose by an innings, poor bloke is on a hatrick

[locky801]

I thought of Blewitt just after i wrote that lol, G Chappell I didn't list as he played most of his games for Qld, Gillespie I just plain forgot about. As with all lists there will be people left out who should be included, and those I mentioned were just examples and not a definitive list.

Spelly to the rescue please, GS Chappell played a hell of alot of Shield cricket for SA in his earlier years from memory

[GWW]

You're probably right, but I'll plead ignorance as his SA career was before I can remember.

[brod]

Sorry, Spelly, but Ill cut in

GS Chappell
57 FC matches for SA (61 for QLD) although he played a lot better for Qld
SA batting ave 45.92
QLD batting ave 68.66

[locky801]

Thanks Brod, his number of appearances for Qld shock me, didn't think he played anywhere near that many, shows how i dont take much notice when people move on I guess

[smithy]

Was McCurdy a local product ?
I thought he came over from Victoria.

Regardless, state cricket in South Australia is well below standard.

[smithy]

Its almost getting to the stage where Cricket Australia need to bring in a relegation system to give SA cricket the kick up the backside it needs. Perhaps if theres a threat that the ACT will join the Sheffield Shield at SA's expense, the SACA might actually do something to improve cricket in this state. South Australian cricket has been a joke for the last 15 years. The population argument doesnt cut it because firstly Tasmania is a small state and is much more competitive and also I can recall whilst growing up (up to 15 years ago) SA consistently produced quality local players such as I Chappell, Darling, Hookes, Bishop, Zesers, Sleep, Phillips, Lehmann, Nobes and May (not to mention the quality interstate recruits such as Mallett, Hilditch, Hogg, Siddons, McIntyre and Brayshaw). I've always been proud of the state of SA football, we've always punched above our weight in state games and with the amount of champions we've produced on the national stage. As an SA cricket follower however I've had a gutsful of the excuses going hand in hand with the incompetent garbage served up year after year since the mid 90's.

Don't rate G Chappell, McCurdy, Gillespie, R Harris or Blewett, GWW?

Don't rate Michael haysman?
He was going to be the next big thing in State cricket before his defection to Seth Efrica.

[GWW]

I tend to remember McCurdy as a Vic too, but wasnt certain. Haysman was a big disappointment.

[FlyingHigh]

I thought of Blewitt just after i wrote that lol, G Chappell I didn't list as he played most of his games for Qld, Gillespie I just plain forgot about. As with all lists there will be people left out who should be included, and those I mentioned were just examples and not a definitive list.

I tend to remember McCurdy as a Vic too, but wasnt certain. Haysman was a big disappointment.

Was just trying to add to your argument GWW.

From memory McCurdy and Hogg swapped states one year, we got Hogg and lost McCurdy, or is that wrong?

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Don't rate Michael haysman?
He was going to be the next big thing in State cricket before his defection to Seth Efrica.

Yeah, forgot about Haysman. Remember enjoying watching him as a kid. Does anyone remember the story behind him going to South Africa, because surely he would have got into the Test side during the 80's?

[Interceptor]

Yeah, forgot about Haysman. Remember enjoying watching him as a kid. Does anyone remember the story behind him going to South Africa, because surely he would have got into the Test side during the 80's?

http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/co ... 58831.html

[FlyingHigh]

Thanks Interceptor. Interesting read.

[Adelaide Hawk]

I thought of Blewitt just after i wrote that lol, G Chappell I didn't list as he played most of his games for Qld, Gillespie I just plain forgot about. As with all lists there will be people left out who should be included, and those I mentioned were just examples and not a definitive list.

Spelly to the rescue please, GS Chappell played a hell of alot of Shield cricket for SA in his earlier years from memory

Greg Chappell played 49 Shield games for SA from 1966-67 to 1972-73, making 3700 runs (46.25) including ten 100s, and 22 50s, took 46 wickets and 52 catches.

He played 52 Shield games for Queensland for 5037 runs (69.00), 17 100's, 22 50s, 55 catches, 56 wickets.

[Adelaide Hawk]

SA has never been great at producing local talent. Sure there have been the exceptions like the Chappells, Lehmann, Hookes, Gillespie, etc, but generally without the injection of interstate or overseas talent, SA's record in terms of Sheffield Shields would read a very poor tale.

Here are details of SA's most recent Sheffield Shield winning seasons:

1926-27 Clarrie Grimmett (Victoria) most wickets (30)

1935-36 Don Bradman (NSW) -captain, most runs (739), Jack Badock (Tas) - 622 runs

1938-39 Don Bradman (NSW) -captain, most runs (801), Jack Badock (Tas) - 489 runs
Clarrie Grimmett (Vic) - most wickets (27)

1952-53 Les Favell (NSW) - most runs (427), Graeme Hole (NSW) - best average 339 @ 84.75

1963-64 Les Favell (NSW) - captain, 680 runs. Garfield Sobers (WI) 973 runs, 47 wickets.

1968-69 Les Favell (NSW) - captain, Ashley Mallett (WA) - most wickets (29), Terry Jenner (WA) 24 wickets.

1970-71 Barry Richards (South Africa) - most runs (1101), Terry Jenner (WA) - most wickets (30)

1975-76 Gary Cosier (Vic) - 526 runs & 15 wickets, Ashley Mallett (WA) - most wickets (38)
Wicketkeeper: Denis Yagmich (WA)

1981-82 Jeff Crowe (NZ) 657 runs, John Inverarity (WA) - 344 runs & 30 wickets
Wicketkeeper: Kevin Wright (WA)

1995-96 Jamie Siddons (Vic) - captain, 645 runs. James Brayshaw (WA) - 822 runs
Peter McIntyre (Victoria) - 37 wickets.

[mal]

FERGUSON 2nd top score, will enhance his Test Claims


Follow on ?
Why not

It's not like their bowlers did much work...

Ive always said , making sides follow on is frought with danger
To prove my point NostraMALdamus predicts SA will make more runs in the 2nd innings

SA 4/209
BLIZZARD 67*
MANOU 46*
Were 4/122
Now lead by 13 runs, and have a sniff for victory
The TA bowlers now bowled almost 100 overs over the 2 innings
In this instance the follow on was the right decision, but by following on you do give the opposition a better chance of winning as well
This Manou bloke is batting well !!!
A lead of 150 + would make things very interesting


ROD MCCURDY
Played district cricket at Woodville
Is from Victoria, and mates with Rodney Hogg, and they both played at Woodville
Played for Australia in limited overs games, I recall him getting wickets in a game vrs the mighty WI

[Rik E Boy]

SA has never been great at producing local talent. Sure there have been the exceptions like the Chappells, Lehmann, Hookes, Gillespie, etc, but generally without the injection of interstate or overseas talent, SA's record in terms of Sheffield Shields would read a very poor tale.

Here are details of SA's most recent Sheffield Shield winning seasons:

1926-27 Clarrie Grimmett (Victoria) most wickets (30)

1938-39 Don Bradman (NSW) -captain, most runs (801), Jack Badock (Tas) - 489 runs
Clarrie Grimmett (Vic) - most wickets (27)

Hawker. Normally I don't start arguing with you until the football season (not on the SANFL board though LOL) but I thought Grimmett was a Kiwi who wasn't really given a go by the Vics hence the move to Adelaide?

regards,

REB

[NFC]

Blizzard is a gun recruit!

[locky801]

S.A. now 6/298

Blizzard out for 115

Manou out for 77

[RoosterMarty]

Blizzard is a gun recruit!

Agreed. Another brilliant innings, pity his dud team mates can't follow suit.

[Adelaide Hawk]

SA has never been great at producing local talent. Sure there have been the exceptions like the Chappells, Lehmann, Hookes, Gillespie, etc, but generally without the injection of interstate or overseas talent, SA's record in terms of Sheffield Shields would read a very poor tale.

Here are details of SA's most recent Sheffield Shield winning seasons:

1926-27 Clarrie Grimmett (Victoria) most wickets (30)

1938-39 Don Bradman (NSW) -captain, most runs (801), Jack Badock (Tas) - 489 runs
Clarrie Grimmett (Vic) - most wickets (27)

Hawker. Normally I don't start arguing with you until the football season (not on the SANFL board though LOL) but I thought Grimmett was a Kiwi who wasn't really given a go by the Vics hence the move to Adelaide?

regards,

REB

You're right. I was just putting in where they came to SA from.