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Post by hhsussex on Jul 12, 2014 7:05:17 GMT
So can anyone who was at the match last night confirm how he played. I see he got 11 from 14 balls, which is probably poor going for this kind of race, but was his batting good under the circumstances? Getting out to a Cowdrey hasn't historically been a sign of strength, but perhaps Fabian has the gene his forebears lacked.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2014 7:28:40 GMT
On TV he looked composed and well-organised in his brief stay at the wicket although he didn't blast the ball out of the park. Indeed, he didn't find the boundary once in 14 balls which is not what you need - but then Sussex only hit two fours in the entire power play. On the other hand he didn't try to smash his second ball and hole out for a duck like Luke Wells.
Cowdrey bowls left-arm darts with a low arm, rather like Yardy.
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Post by hhsussex on Jul 12, 2014 9:20:26 GMT
On TV he looked composed and well-organised in his brief stay at the wicket although he didn't blast the ball out of the park. Indeed, he didn't find the boundary once in 14 balls which is not what you need - but then Sussex only hit two fours in the entire power play. On the other hand he didn't try to smash his second ball and hole out for a duck like Luke Wells. Cowdrey bowls left-arm darts with a low arm, rather like Yardy. So open verdict on Cahopa but guilty as charged for Fabian of the 22 Yards?  |
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Post by horsham48 on Jul 12, 2014 11:06:22 GMT
Being at the game I can confirm he was very composed, coming in at 14-2 was not ideal on making your debut live on TV ! Have also seen in the 2nds and whilst not always easy to assess does hit the ball very hard. Certainly worth looking at for sure.
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Post by hhsussex on Jul 16, 2014 14:02:18 GMT
I'm very surprised, given his domestic record in New Zealand over the last two seasons, that Cachopa is not in the New Zealand A squad to tour here from the end of this month. It's a strong squad that includes a number of Test players: BJ Watling (capt), Hamish Bennett, Doug Bracewell, Dean Brownlie, Colin de Grandhomme, Anton Devcich (returns after one-day matches), Grant Elliott, Matt Henry, Scott Kuggeleijn, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Colin Munro, Hamish Rutherford, Ish Sodhi (returns after one-day matches), Todd Astle (solely for three-day matches), Michael Bracewell (solely for three-day matches), Mark Craig (solely for three-day matches). They are playing 2 3-day games (v Kent and Surrey) and 9 50 over matches, including 2 games each against the England Lions and a Sri Lanka A side. There's a suggestion in one of the comments on the Cricinfo page linked above that somebody else's face fits better "Michael Bracewell for 3 day games with an average of 40 when you've got batsmen like Craig Cachopa with an average over 50?" which reminds me of the days when Hadlees ruled New Zealand cricket. I'm sure borderman will remember the possibly apocryphal story about Dayle Hadlee proving his fitness for the 1974 England tour by bowling to brother Barry (BG) Hadlee in the nets, coached by Richard Hadlee, in front of the Chair of Selectors Walter Hadlee (Dad). |
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jul 17, 2014 16:46:23 GMT
The BBC reckon Mark Robinson is serious about extending Cachopa's contract. What is most interesting is the denial Robinson and the team are in over their second season in a row of disappointing T20 performances. There is even the belief that Sussex could still qualify for the QFs. "There are a lot of games we felt we should have probably won... We have made quite a few mistakes. We haven't particularly played badly as a team - we've had some bad five minutes or a horrendous over which has cost us... I don't think we are out of this competition yet."
Sorry, but until the seamers are capable of finding consistency - where they learn how to vary the ball via guile and intelligence and show far more control, the fine margins between a win and a loss may continue and Sussex will sway to the loss. As the golfer Arnold Palmer once said: "The more I practice, the luckier I get." www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/28347424 |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2014 17:37:14 GMT
The BBC reckon Mark Robinson is serious about extending Cachopa's contract. What is most interesting is the denial Robinson and the team are in over their second season in a row of disappointing T20 performances. There is even the belief that Sussex could still qualify for the QFs. "There are a lot of games we felt we should have probably won... We have made quite a few mistakes. We haven't particularly played badly as a team - we've had some bad five minutes or a horrendous over which has cost us... I don't think we are out of this competition yet."
Sorry, but until the seamers are capable of finding consistency - where they learn how to vary the ball via guile and intelligence and show far more control, the fine margins between a win and a loss may continue and Sussex will sway to the loss. As the golfer Arnold Palmer once said: "The more I practice, the luckier I get." www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/28347424 We can't get anywhere near Essex and we can't match Surrey's run rate but Robinson is right that we could still qualify. But it will need at least five results to go our way. Sussex have to beat Hants and Essex to finish on 14 pts Glamorgan have to lose to to Essex and Glos to finish on 13 pts Somerset have to lose to Kent or Middx to finish on 13 pts (11 pts if they lose to both). We could theoretically sneak past Hants on net run rate if Hamphsire lose to Sussex and Essex by big margins and we win our two games with overs to spare. That seems somwewhat fantastical but my best guess is that we will still be in it until the last day , as tomorrow night I'm going for Sussex to beat Hants, Essex to beat Glamorgan, Somerset to beat Kent and Surrey to beat Glos. That would mean a table that says: Essex 20pts Surrey 16 pts Hampshire 14 pts Glamorgan 13 pts Somerset 13 pts Sussex 12 pts Then with three teams seperated by one point, it would be down to Sussex to beat Essex at Fortress Chelmsford in the final group round on July 25 and wait for the news from Cardiff and Taunton. Unlikely, perhaps. But possible. |
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Post by maxh on Jul 18, 2014 9:56:53 GMT
Looks like a decent player and we sure need runs.
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Post by hhsussex on Jul 18, 2014 10:00:18 GMT
Bye-bye RHB. Third choice at the start of the season, now perhaps thinking about a restart somewhere else when his wrist injury clears up? |
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Post by grandavefan on Jul 18, 2014 10:28:17 GMT
RHB, he can play. You're too quick to write someone off and just as quick to say 'world beater'. Perspective, it's sometimes (often) lacking here.
RHB, I see a captain. Tactically astute.
Cachopa, more a replacement for Yardy and competing with Machan.
A far better signing than Zaidi and Lewis.
Someone young!
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jul 18, 2014 10:30:04 GMT
A bit harsh on RHB, perhaps?
He has scored the highest number of T20 runs behind Wright and Joyce, but the Championship has been the
big disappointment. Putting his hand up for the tricky No.3 place hasn't helped his cause either. I believe Rory
will come good in the 50 over competition, so long as his mystery wrist injury can be resolved.
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Post by hhsussex on Jul 18, 2014 11:11:18 GMT
RHB, he can play. You're too quick to write someone off and just as quick to say 'world beater'. Perspective, it's sometimes (often) lacking here. RHB, I see a captain. Tactically astute. Cachopa, more a replacement for Yardy and competing with Machan. A far better signing than Zaidi and Lewis. Someone young! With respect, I have never described anyone as a "world-beater" on this board, nor have I written off Hamilton Brown. I pointed out that at the start of the season he was no better than third-choice, vying with Zaidi and Machan for the last place in the top 6, and that now it might be that he should start looking elsewhere, given his current injury and the suggestion that Cachopa will get first-time exposure. There are a number of grounds on which one could make a reasoned case that Hamilton Brown has disapointed, but I haven't done so, so I hope you won't be quite so quick to rush to your own judgment on what I have not said. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2014 11:22:45 GMT
I may be wrong but I think Hamilton-Brown is in danger of drifting out of cricket and may already be thinking about a career away from the game.
He still has value as a one day player but he seems to be fading away as a four day batsman:
2010 - 800 runs @ 29
2011 - 1000 runs @ 37
2012 - 500 runs @ 37
2013 - 500 runs @ 32
2014 - 265 runs @ 20
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Post by grandavefan on Jul 18, 2014 12:43:47 GMT
hh, bye-bye RHB, seems written off to me! But I'm a simple person.
BM, 2012 difficult year at Surrey and 2013, return to Sussex. 2 emotionally difficult years I think.
Time and him, Brown, Machan, Beer, Hatchett, Finch, Hobden and Cachopa could be the future? Some are taking a little longer to reach full potential. The signs are looking brighter than they have for a few years.
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