why?

Mr_NoBody · Status: Offline

why?

prince mark · Status: Offline

Some clubs spend up big to get there and can't sustain the player payments to stay there.

2 OLD 2 SLOW · Status: Offline

I sort of agree with you PM. Blokes get over paid massively in turf2, then come up and get found out. After struggling in the top flight they will drop back down a couple levels to get the big coin again which clubs will pay because every club wants into turf1.

BErnst · Status: Offline

Most players in turf 2 have batting deficiencies that they can get away with because the bowlers are not consistent enough to chip away at it so there is always a bad ball to put away to release pressure.
But in Turf 1 these bats get found out and some are quiet often to impatient to or lack the ability to build a innings, there weaknesses get targeted with bowlers good enough to sustain pressure.
Just when the good opening bowlers come off you think you get a reprieve but the change bowlers are just as good, coupled with some good fielding and the lack of bad balls makes the task alot harder to perform at a higher standard.
Don't care what anyone says turf1 is a good standard and a big step from turf2 and most struggle to adapt there game which had worked so well in the past.

Thats how i see it as a batsman.

plumb · Status: Offline

I think we should take beav's post very seriously. I mean who better to talk about turf 2 batsmen coming up to turf 1 and struggling. Wonderful insight there beav.

bubbathesecond · Status: Offline

beav just on your comment on turf 2 bowlers, i just wont to throw some names at ya,
j davies
a harry
p stockdale
n scanlan
j rudge
p atkinson
b gray

do you think that these bloke aren't consistent enough,

Tangles · Status: Offline

To be fair to Booby Gray dont know if you go labelling him a T2 bowler after 1 fill in game.

Id think more T4 from all accounts.

bubbathesecond · Status: Offline

i should have put m downe in there aswell,

Jake the Mus · Status: Offline

Brett not being a smart arse but from your observation would you say you have found that from coming off a 600 plus season in T2 to T1

2 OLD 2 SLOW · Status: Offline

Tangles wrote:

To be fair to Booby Gray dont know if you go labelling him a T2 bowler after 1 fill in game.

Id think more T4 from all accounts.

You are an evil man. Mood swings must come from you being on the same gear as your golden boy stokesy.

fwiw, he obviously loves playing with his mates thats why he there but stocky is streets ahead of any turf1 spinner

donthassellthehoff · Status: Offline

BErnst wrote:

Most players in turf 2 have batting deficiencies that they can get away with because the bowlers are not consistent enough to chip away at it so there is always a bad ball to put away to release pressure.
But in Turf 1 these bats get found out and some are quiet often to impatient to or lack the ability to build a innings, there weaknesses get targeted with bowlers good enough to sustain pressure.
Just when the good opening bowlers come off you think you get a reprieve but the change bowlers are just as good, coupled with some good fielding and the lack of bad balls makes the task alot harder to perform at a higher standard.
Don't care what anyone says turf1 is a good standard and a big step from turf2 and most struggle to adapt there game which had worked so well in the past.

Thats how i see it as a batsman.

We tried telling you this Highpants you clown...!

Goochy · Status: Offline

Beaver I'm not on that list but I'd back myself against you all day. Leg side bully!

I think the top bowlers in Turf 2 are of a high standard and would easily get into any T1 side. You seemed to cope fine with them last year. You are just having a bad season mate.

Goochy · Status: Offline

Jake the Mus wrote:

Brett not being a smart arse but from your observation would you say you have found that from coming off a 600 plus season in T2 to T1

Didnt he get 530? That's quite a big difference Kiwi!

To put it into perspective, he's not far behind Slocs this year. All players have ordinary seasons.

Beaver can bat and could score runs in T1, I don't care what anyone says, I've played against an awful lot of cricketers in my career and I know what I'm talking about.

And I havent checked, but I don't think ANYONE has many more 350 this year, if at all.

bubbathesecond · Status: Offline

C Booth has 346 so far this year gooch,

and if anyone is interested beaver has 124 and trav campbell has 267, thats just if anyone is interested

Jake the Mus · Status: Offline

sorry paul 533 then.
How can you even compare Beaver with Sloc's. One of them has being there done that for a number of years the other is a rookie , if your going to use that as a arguement compare apples with apples.

Goochy · Status: Offline

My point Kiwi, is that even players as great as Slocs undoubtedly is, can have average seasons, and Slocs bats on a road most games. It is the nature of your format over here..a couple of bad decisions and 2 or 3 balls you were good enough to nick and your season is almost over.

I've probably watched Beaver score more runs than anyone else in the DDCA and trust me, he is good enough to be a more than competent T1 bat.

ps - Craig I love you.

-- Edited by Goochy on Friday 5th of February 2010 12:33:39 PM

Woofa · Status: Offline

I reckon Spanna would have made over 350 runs this year

Goochy · Status: Offline

Spanna was the one guy i thought might have mate.

bubbathesecond · Status: Offline

i think he was 329

champ · Status: Offline

Rajakaruna 423 runs.