New Zealand's South African Safari Thread

[timothius]

Last Friday New Zealand began my 2nd favourite tour on the ICC 5 year calandar. New Zealand in South Africa.

The series itenery is as follows:

October 2005
Fri 14 (D/N) v South Africa A Willowmoore Park, Benoni
Sun 16 v South Africa A Sedgars Park, Potchefstroom
Fri 21 (D/N) PRO20 Wanderers, Johannesburg
Sun 23 1st ODI Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein
Fri 28 (D/N) 2nd ODI Newlands, Cape Town
Sun 30 3rd ODI St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth
November 2005
Fri 04 (D/N) 4th ODI Kingsmead, Durban
Sun 06 5th ODI SuperSport Park, Centurion

A three match test series was planned to follow however, the ICC in it's infinite wisdom decided to play the ICC Super Series instead, causing the test portion of this series to be played in April/May next year. Somthing too look foward too.

South Africa will be keen to erase all memories from their last encounter with New Zealand in South Africa, as well as the 4-1 humiliation they suffered on New Zealand soil the following year.

New Zealand will want to continue to consolidate their reputation as the worlds greatest ODI nation with Shane Bond, Jacob Oram and Daneil Vettori all returning from various injuries over the past few months.

It all shapes up to 6 very sleepless nights for this here New Zealander, and one great series.

Discuss.

 

[timothius]

Courtesy of our loving friends at CricInfo:

New Zealand in South Africa, 2005-06
South Africa A v New Zealanders
Willowmoore Park, Benoni (day/night)
14 October 2005 (50-over match)

Result: New Zealanders won by 19 runs (D/L method)

Toss: New Zealanders
Umpires: IL Howell and BG Jerling
TV Umpire: KH Hurter
Match Referee: CJ Mitchley
Man of the Match: CD McMillan


New Zealanders innings (50 overs maximum) R M B 4 6
*SP Fleming lbw b Steyn 11 17 14 2 0
NJ Astle c Tsolekile b Henderson 9 15 11 2 0
L Vincent c Henderson b Steyn 7 22 10 0 1
HJH Marshall c Tsolekile b Henderson 10 31 29 1 0
CD McMillan lbw b Henderson 105 136 106 9 2
JAH Marshall c Tsolekile b Rudolph 64 112 83 4 1
+BB McCullum c de Bruyn b Henderson 2 14 8 0 0
JEC Franklin b Henderson 3 7 8 0 0
AR Adams run out (Ontong/Tsolekile) 32 26 18 3 2
KD Mills not out 10 18 13 0 0
Extras (lb 8, w 12) 20
Total (9 wickets, 50 overs, 204 mins) 273

DNB: SE Bond.

FoW: 1-21 (Astle, 3.6 ov), 2-21 (Fleming, 4.1 ov),
3-33 (Vincent, 8.6 ov), 4-42 (HJH Marshall, 11.2 ov),
5-203 (JAH Marshall, 40.2 ov), 6-223 (McMillan, 43.2 ov),
7-224 (McCullum, 43.4 ov), 8-231 (Franklin, 45.2 ov),
9-273 (Adams, 49.6 ov).

Bowling O M R W
Steyn 9 0 46 2 (5w)
Henderson 10 3 38 5
van der Wath 8 1 48 0 (2w)
Morkel 6 0 27 0
Peterson 4 0 28 0
de Bruyn 4 0 26 0 (3w)
Rudolph 9 0 52 1

South Africa A innings (target: 219 runs from 43 overs) R M B 4 6
AG Puttick b Mills 0 13 10 0 0
LL Bosman c Fleming b Franklin 16 60 52 1 0
Z de Bruyn c Mills b Adams 40 107 80 2 1
*JA Rudolph not out 73 110 88 9 0
JL Ontong c Vincent b Patel 8 9 10 1 0
JA Morkel not out 48 41 28 5 3
Extras (b 2, lb 1, w 1, nb 10) 14
Total (4 wickets, 43 overs, 171 mins) 199

DNB: RJ Peterson, +TL Tsolekile, JJ van der Wath, T Henderson,
DW Steyn.

FoW: 1-2 (Puttick, 3.1 ov), 2-31 (Bosman, 14.4 ov),
3-107 (de Bruyn, 30.6 ov), 4-118 (Ontong, 33.2 ov).

Bowling O M R W
Bond 8 2 29 0 (1nb)
Mills 8 0 35 1 (2nb)
Franklin 5 1 11 1 (3nb, 1w)
Adams 6 0 28 1 (1nb)
Astle 6 0 29 0
Patel 10 0 64 1 (3nb)

New Zealanders full substitute: JS Patel (CD McMillan, South Africa A innings,
0.0 ov).

South Africa A full substitute: J Botha (unused).

Shakey start for NZ.

Aside from McMillan's gallant century, Adams' whackfest at the end and Bond's economical spell of bowling there isn't a great deal of comfort to take from this. :S

Benoni is a very small ground, so it is dissapointing a few more boundaries were hit.

 

[timothius]

Courtesy of the Virtual Mecca of Cricket CricInfo:

New Zealand in South Africa, 2005-06
South Africa A v New Zealanders
Sedgars Park, Potchefstroom
16 October 2005 (50-over match)

Result: New Zealanders won by 103 runs

Toss: South Africa A
Umpires: IL Howell and BG Jerling
TV Umpire: KH Hurter
Match Referee: CJ Mitchley
Man of the Match: SP Fleming


New Zealanders innings (50 overs maximum) R M B 4 6
NJ Astle c de Bruyn b Henderson 0 20 12 0 0
*SP Fleming c Tsolekile b Peterson 100 146 115 16 0
L Vincent c Rudolph b van der Wath 14 34 13 1 1
HJH Marshall c de Bruyn b Zondeki 0 8 1 0 0
JDP Oram run out (Peterson) 2 13 10 0 0
CD McMillan c Tsolekile b van der Wath 9 16 16 1 0
+BB McCullum b van der Wath 37 81 62 1 0
KD Mills not out 47 68 48 4 0
AR Adams b Morkel 1 6 5 0 0
SE Bond c Jacobs b van der Wath 2 12 8 0 0
JS Patel not out 9 17 10 1 0
Extras (lb 6, w 4) 10
Total (9 wickets, 50 overs, 215 mins) 231

FoW: 1-15 (Astle, 5.2 ov), 2-68 (Vincent, 13.1 ov),
3-80 (Marshall, 14.5 ov), 4-87 (Oram, 17.2 ov),
5-97 (McMillan, 21.1 ov), 6-148 (Fleming, 33.3 ov),
7-196 (McCullum, 42.1 ov), 8-198 (Adams, 43.2 ov),
9-209 (Bond, 46.2 ov).

Bowling O M R W
Steyn 10 1 40 0
Henderson 8 0 44 1
Zondeki 7 1 37 1
van der Wath 10 1 31 4 (2w)
Morkel 8 0 33 1 (2w)
Peterson 7 0 40 1

South Africa A innings (target: 232 runs from 50 overs) R M B 4 6
AG Puttick c Astle b Mills 1 8 6 0 0
DJ Jacobs c Vincent b Bond 26 28 20 6 0
Z de Bruyn c McCullum b Astle 20 70 44 1 0
*JA Rudolph b Adams 20 22 18 3 0
JL Ontong c Adams b Bond 37 75 72 1 0
JA Morkel run out (sub [JAH Marshall]) 8 15 13 2 0
RJ Peterson run out (Marshall) 6 28 14 0 0
+TL Tsolekile c McCullum b Bond 2 12 10 0 0
JJ van der Wath not out 2 14 5 0 0
T Henderson b Bond 0 2 1 0 0
DW Steyn c Fleming b Bond 0 2 2 0 0
Extras (lb 1, w 3, nb 2) 6
Total (all out, 33.5 overs) 128

FoW: 1-16 (Puttick, 1.4 ov), 2-34 (Jacobs, 6.1 ov),
3-61 (Rudolph, 10.4 ov), 4-85 (de Bruyn, 17.3 ov),
5-97 (Morkel, 22.1 ov), 6-123 (Peterson, 30.4 ov),
7-125 (Ontong, 31.2 ov), 8-128 (Tsolekile, 33.2 ov),
9-128 (Henderson, 33.3 ov), 10-128 (Steyn, 33.5 ov).

Bowling O M R W
Bond 5.5 1 37 5 (2w)
Mills 5 0 21 1 (1nb, 1w)
Adams 8 2 25 1
Astle 10 1 26 1
Patel 5 0 18 0 (1nb)

New Zealanders full substitute: JAH Marshall (unused).

South Africa A full substitute: JL Ontong (M Zondeki, South Africa A innings,
0.0 ov).

If we overlook the fact half our top and middle order collapsed (a very large point to overlook) we did pretty okay.

Flem's century would have been just . Kyle Mills (unfourtunetly) played himself into the team for the 20/20 and McCullum consolidating his position as the worlds best keeper/batsman.

Bond takes 5 wickets in a little over 5 overs. Bond is dangerous. Consider yourself warned South Africa. Astle and Adams bowled two economical spells as well.

I'm glad Flem is finally using Astle as a first string bowling option - it is after all what he was picked in this side to do!

I'm confident for Friday.

 

[cleazer]

Those were 2 fairly comprehensive victories. I don't think the first one was as close as the final score indicated.

Looking ahead, I'm a little curious about how the returning Super Series players will perform. You'd think that there would be a bit of a letdown after participating in something like that.

 

[timothius]

I think it will affect Pollock and Kallis moreso than Smith and Vettori.

Pollock & Kallis' form was pretty horrendous - and with a fairly frenzied rush back to South Africa for Friday (20 hour transit minimum plus a day or so for time adjustment) I don't quite know where they will find their form? Singapore perhaps.

Vettori had a good performance first game and didn't regularly embaress himself - so his confidence will still be in tact. Smith captained very well, and only being there for 1 game I don't think it will have had a terrible affect on him.

 

[Axver]

South Africa's doomed with having to face the combined powers of Vettori and Bond.

 

[timothius]

Bond & Vettori. The best thing since Hadlee & Bracewell.

Fleming always plays well in South Africa too.

 

[Axver]

I suppose this won't be broadcast on free to air?

I need to get Foxtel put through to my room.

 

[cleazer]

http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/222374.html

South Africa with a full-strength squad.

 

[GibsonGirl]

Graeme Smith, Nicky Boje, Mark Boucher, AB de Villiers, Boeta Dippenaar, Herschelle Gibbs, Andrew Hall, Jacques Kallis, Justin Kemp, Charl Langeveldt, Albie Morkel, Andre Nel, Makhaya Ntini, Shaun Pollock, Ashwell Prince

Yep, we still suck. Honestly, it's downright embarassing to be South African when cricket's involved. I fully expect the Proteas to be pwned throughout this series, unless, by some miraculous stroke of luck, they decide to stop being a bunch of moffies.

 

[timothius]

I suppose this won't be broadcast on free to air?

I need to get Foxtel put through to my room.

I wonder if they are webcasting audio.

Surely South Africa have the internet now (they were big on CompuServe last time I was there - 2003).

 

[timothius]

Yep, we still suck. Honestly, it's downright embarassing to be South African when cricket's involved. I fully expect the Proteas to be pwned throughout this series, unless, by some miraculous stroke of luck, they decide to stop being a bunch of moffies.

At least wait until the first game to write them off.

Axver & I will look after you don't worry.

Also a request... can we have more Afrikanner swearing in the thread?

 

[cleazer]

Bad news for New Zealand, as it appears Vettori will no longer be playing for them:

http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/rankings/content/page/211270.html

I feel bad for the three players on the ODI Batsmen list who didn't even get to join the row crowd.



By the way, before any Kiwis jump off a bridge, read the link.

 

[timothius]

*Jumps off a bridge regardless*

That's awful news!

Now we must patiently wait for Shane Bond to end the summer in the top spot for ODI & Test bowling.

 

[Axver]

:bridgejump:

 

[GibsonGirl]

Also a request... can we have more Afrikanner swearing in the thread?

Poephol.

No Vettori?

 

[timothius]

Poephol.

Poephol

Oh wait.

 

[digsy]

jou ma se...
no hang on, i won't go there

doos

 

[digsy]

oh wow, this is gonna be fun

gaan kak in die miellie veld

 

[timothius]

jou ma se...
no hang on, i won't go there

doos

I understood that!

All the Afrikaanessers are coming out of the woodwork, Ja Bru.

 

[GibsonGirl]

This is great! *launches into a rousing rendition of "Jonty Rhodes picked his nose and wiped it on his cricket clothes"*

 

[timothius]

This is great! *launches into a rousing rendition of "Jonty Rhodes picked his nose and wiped it on his cricket clothes"*

I'm currently strumming out a bit of Amasokka Bokke whilst I prepare a present for all the fellow safari goers (don't get your hopes up though).

Latuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuma!

 

[GibsonGirl]

SHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSHOLOOOOOZA!

Oh wait, wrong sport.

 

[cleazer]

SHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSHOLOOOOOZA!

Oh wait, wrong sport.

The South African sailors actually started to look halfway decent there.

 

[timothius]

Tonight is the night!

 

[timothius]

Ladies & Gentlemen, as we embark on this journey I have for you all The Safari E.P. a collection of songs & thoughts to guide us through this tour.

It is as follows:

1. Animal On The Motorbike - Leon Schuster
2. Slice Of Heaven - Dave Dobbyn & The Herbs
3. The Catchup Song - Leon Schuster
4. The Black Cap Rap - The Minstril
5. Take Me Home Jonty Rhodes - Leon Schuster
6. Anything Can Happen - The Finn Brothers


http://s17.you send it.com/d.aspx?id=0ICETNV272M4C2IBJMH3X2YI5U

Enjoy the Safari.

 

[cleazer]

So it looks like New Zealand got started on the right foot.

It was a pretty decent-sized victory for one of those 20-overs matches, winning with both 5 wickets and 2 overs to go.

 

[timothius]

Aside from Mills and Bond being slapped to all areas a very positive game.

Astle's bowling was just . ancinggirls:

 

[Axver]

Ladies & Gentlemen, as we embark on this journey I have for you all The Safari E.P. a collection of songs & thoughts to guide us through this tour.

It is as follows:

1. Animal On The Motorbike - Leon Schuster
2. Slice Of Heaven - Dave Dobbyn & The Herbs
3. The Catchup Song - Leon Schuster
4. The Black Cap Rap - The Minstril
5. Take Me Home Jonty Rhodes - Leon Schuster
6. Anything Can Happen - The Finn Brothers


http://s17.you send it.com/d.aspx?id=0ICETNV272M4C2IBJMH3X2YI5U

Enjoy the Safari.

I platonically love you.

 

[timothius]

I platonically love you.

Maybe if we are kind to GibsonGirl she will translate some of the Afrikaans as best she can.