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Post by hhsussex on Nov 8, 2016 20:40:16 GMT
Nicely cliff-hung on Twitter this evening....answers and speculations on a postcard
Sussex CCC @sussexccc 3m3 minutes ago
ATTENTION PLEASE! Stay tuned to our social media channels tomorrow at 8.00am when we'll be announcing a new signing #GOSBTS #SussexFamily
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Post by lovelyboy on Nov 8, 2016 20:55:28 GMT
Nicely cliff-hung on Twitter this evening....answers and speculations on a postcard Sussex CCC @sussexccc 3m3 minutes ago ATTENTION PLEASE! Stay tuned to our social media channels tomorrow at 8.00am when we'll be announcing a new signing #GOSBTS #SussexFamily Who's got the scoop then? I presume it's the South African batsman on a Kolpak that has been rumoured for a while. Haven't got a name though |
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Post by jonboy on Nov 8, 2016 21:12:06 GMT
Jonty Jenner?
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Post by coverpoint on Nov 9, 2016 8:02:43 GMT
South African all-rounder van Zyl.
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Post by hhsussex on Nov 9, 2016 8:02:47 GMT
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Post by hhsussex on Nov 9, 2016 8:03:43 GMT
South African all-rounder van Zyl. More like "bowls a bit" On Edit: from the CricBuzz profile "The young turk can also chip in with a bit of right-arm dibbly dobblers. " |
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Post by hhsussex on Nov 9, 2016 8:38:27 GMT
A bit more detail, now available. www.sussexcricket.co.uk/news-1/stiaan-van-zyl-all-rounder-signs-three-year-deal-with-sussexDavis reckons that his medium pace bowling will give balance to the team, and perhaps it has been underused, but 52 wickets in 132 matches doesn't suggest matchwinning ways. It will be more of a bonus if it does come off and add to his batting. Looking at his figures I wonder if his price has come down a little bit since last year, when he played 3 disappointing Tests against England. It rather looks as if he went off the boiil then, and hope that he is getting back to his previous standard. |
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Post by moderator1 on Nov 9, 2016 9:37:45 GMT
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Nov 9, 2016 10:15:51 GMT
My first reaction: Who on earth is Stiaan Van Zyl?
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Post by hhsussex on Nov 9, 2016 10:24:55 GMT
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Post by jonboy on Nov 9, 2016 11:57:53 GMT
Some unexpected good news, well done Sussex, an excellent signing
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Post by hhsussex on Nov 9, 2016 12:17:24 GMT
Cricinfo, copying the Sussex press release, have a sub-heading that promises a lot more than it delivers : South Africa future not clarified.
It is dangerous to make too many assumptions, particularly where Sussex overseas signings are concerned, but you would hope that we haven't signed somebody who will lose most of next summer as a tourist with either the full South African side or their A team. And yet 16 out of his last 26 first class games have been played for these sides. It looks as if he has been passed over for a slightly younger generation from this autumn, and after a hundred in his first Test his scores have not been overwhelming, but is he definitely out of the picture? Has he been given something more than a hint, as a result of which he has told his agent he is free to commit?
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Post by jonboy on Nov 9, 2016 12:39:13 GMT
Cricinfo, copying the Sussex press release, have a sub-hea ding that promises a lot more than it delivers : South Africa future not clarified.
It is dangerous to make too many assumptions, particularly where Sussex overseas signings are concerned, but you would hope that we haven't signed somebody who will lose most of next summer as a tourist with either the full South African side or their A team. And yet 16 out of his last 26 first class games have been played for these sides. It looks as if he has been passed over for a slightly younger generation from this autumn, and after a hundred in his first Test his scores have not been overwhelming, but is he definitely out of the picture? Has he been given something more than a hint, as a result of which he has told his agent he is free to commit?
It sounds as if he has renounced his Test career to sign a three year deal with Sussex as a Kolpak |
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Post by bailbreaker on Nov 9, 2016 12:44:02 GMT
It's important that he underperforms for us so as not to be selected for either of the SA squads.
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Post by moderator1 on Nov 9, 2016 12:51:51 GMT
It's important that he underperforms for us so as not to be selected for either of the SA squads. Hello again lawnmower/stonewall/frawdy (in this messageboard only). You already have an account with us as lawnmower, again, but you are now banned for trolling. |
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