Australian players in County cricket

[Quagmire]

As usual there are a lot of Australian players who go over and play English County Cricket during our off season, this thread is made to discuss how players are going and update on individual performances or lack of performance. It will be interesting to see how our players go this season in England.

This county season has so far started quite well for Australian players with some big scores.

CC Championship

Aussie Batsman (min 50 runs)

Justin Langer (Somerset) 315 off 412 balls - 38x4's - bowled by Murtagh - vs Middlesex
Cameron White (Somerset) 114 off 161 balls - 13x4's, 1x6's, Stumped off Kartik - vs Middlesex
David Hussey (Nottinghamshire) 105 off 135 balls - 14x4's, 2x6's, caught off Hederson - vs Leicestershire
Simon Katich (Derbyshire) 50 off 56 balls - 10x4's - bowled by Kaneria - vs Essex
Ian Harvey (Derbyshire) 136 off 168 balls - 20x4's - caught behind off Tudor - vs Essex
Simon Katich (Derbyshire) 88* off 161 balls - 7x4's, 3x6's, not out - vs Essex
Michael Di Venuto (Durham) 155* off 227 balls - 25x4's - not out - vs Worcestershire
Michael Di Venuto (Durham) 83 off 111 balls - 14x4's - lbw by Batty - vs Worcestershire
Phil Jaques (Worcestershire) 97 off 122 balls - 10x4's, 5x6's - bowled Harmison - vs Durham
Jason Gillespie (Yorkshire) 123* off 192 balls - 21x4's - not out - vs Surrey

Aussie Bowlers (min 2 wickets)

Doug Bollinger (Worcestershire) 3/60 off 14 overs - wickets of: Smith, Muchall & Thorp - vs Durham
Steve Magoffin (Surrey) 2/73 off 24 overs, wickets of: Rudolph & Brophy - vs Yorkshire

FP Trophy (50 over matches)

Aussie Batting (min 50 runs)

Cameron White (Somerset) 54 off 70 balls - 8x4's - caught off Croft - vs Glamorgan

Aussie Bowling (min 2 wickets)

Steve Magoffin (Surrey) 4/58 off 8.2 overs, wickets of: Yasir Arafat, McLaren, Tredwell & Cook - vs Kent
Shane Warne (Hampshire) 3/16 off 6 overs, wickets of: Smith, Shah & Murtagh - vs Middlesex
Jason Gillespie (Yorkshire) 2/29 off 10 overs, wickets of: Shafayat & Franks - vs Nottinghamshire

One question I have is going from Pura Cup cricket to County Cricket

[greg]

Can't speak for the rest of them but i think Dizzy is at Yorkshire for his batting as it can't be his bowling,1-30 in 12 overs in the match shows he is hardly rated by Gough when Gough himself who is supposedly past it had match figures of 6-78 off 22 overs.

Dizzy got 36 wickets in the entire season last season which shows he is poor and i don't know why they got him back.Also you conveniently ignore the fact that it was a run feast all over the country due to the unusually warm spring we are having.

[Quagmire]

Its funny though because Gillespie is only 32 years old and has always been seen as a better bowler than Gough. Since 2005 ashes he has been seen to be no longer even a decent state or county bowler. He played ten matches last season for South Australia in Pura Cup and took 30 wickets at 28.43 which is decent but not his best. He took 36 wickets at 33.61 which is not good by his standard but he was second in Yorkshire wicket takers for the season with Kruis taking 38 wickets at 35.31. Any county and state side would take Gillespie.

Gillespie in the CC Championships, took 1/23 off ten in the first innings and 0/7 off 2 overs. Also in the Friends Provident Trophy Gillespie took 2/29 off 10.

[Notts Exile]

I was at Trent Bridge for the Notts - Yorkshire (foreign) CC match yesterday. The two Aussies on show played their part in an entertaining day. Hussey captaining Notts in Fleming's absence put Yorkshire in and was always encouraging his bowlers. Gillespie didn't get to bat but didn't take long to strike when bowling, foxing Bilal Shafayat with a superb slower ball. He bowled an excellent line and length and was difficult to get away. The only boundary hit off him in his first spell was his final ball that Hussey danced down the pitch to and smashed way over long off for a huge six. Hussey and Mark Wagh looked to be getting Notts into the match but Hussey showed why he will never wear the Baggy Green. Having taken 4-6-4 off successive balls from Deon Kruis he then unwisely tried to hit another four over cover but picked out Craig White, departing for 28 from 21 balls. The man has the raw talent to play International cricket but not the temperament. He could have won the match for Notts easily yesterday but got carried away.

Gillespie came back for a final spell of four overs and continued to prove difficult to hit. Reward came when Paul Franks skied an attempted pull to Darren Gough at mid-on. His 10-0-29-2 was a major improvement on ths last time I sawe Dizzy live, at Bristol in 2005 when KP smashed him everywhere!

[Nostromo]

Cameron White scored another century yesterday for Somerset. He seems to be doing quite well and yet gets ignored by Oz. With so many older players retiring (or about to), I think he should be considered.

[Rachael]

Botha and Pipe put on 200 for the 7th wicket in the first innings of the match (building on the 221 from Katich and 153 for Harvey) and following White's departure with Somerset on 393... the 8th and 9th wicket partnerships added nearly 150!

A batting line up of Phil Tufnell, Alan Mullally, Dev Malcolm, Ed Giddens, Aggers and the like would produce a passable score and the odd half century on the Somerset runway right now!

[Quagmire]

Aussie County Round Up

Key
Good
Bad
Average

County Championship

Phil Jaques - 0 off 10 balls & 2 off 11 balls vs Warwickshire
Stuart Clark - 1/37 off 12 & 3/83 off 22.5 vs Yorkshire
Shane Warne - 1/63 off 18 & 1/114 off 29 vs Yorkshire
Jason Gillespie - 3/40 off 14 & 3/44 off 14 vs Hampshire
Marcus North - 86 off 102 balls & 100 off 77 balls - 3/53 off 26 & 0/15 off 6 vs Leicestershire
Ashley Noffke - 2/94 off 32 & 1/66 off 21 vs Leicestershire
Simon Katich - 221 off 323 balls vs Somerset
Ian Harvey - 153 off 198 balls - 1/25 off 8 & 0/30 off 4 vs Somerset
Justin Langer - 4 off 9 balls & 136* vs Derbyshire
Cameron White - 138 off 239 balls & 6 off 12 balls - 0/115 off 28.3 - vs Derbyshire


Friends Provident Trophy

Brad Hodge - 130* off 133 balls vs Northamptonshire
Phil Jaques - 113 off 129 balls vs Nottinghamshire
David Hussey - 88 off 100 balls vs Worcestershire
George Bailey - 76* off 42 balls vs Leicestershire
Marcus North - 32 off 46 balls & 0/20 off 3 vs Middlesex
Ashley Noffke - 1/37 off 10 & 15* off 24 balls vs Middlesex
Justin Langer - 132 off 140 balls vs Ireland
Cameron White - 65 off 65 balls vs Ireland

CC player of the round - Simon Katich 221 vs Somerset
FP player of the round - Brad Hodge 130* vs Northamptonshire

[south beds mikey]

Bit harsh on Whites bowling there Quaggy!! As has been said before that pitch really is very, VERY flat.

[Quagmire]

Its a bit harsh but he 0/115 can never be a good performance

[Quagmire]

County Championship

Michael Di Venuto - 204* off 248 balls vs Kent
Justin Langer - 86 off 188 balls vs Northamptonshire
Cameron White - 1 off 16 balls vs Northamptonshire
David Hussey - 48 off 80 balls vs Middlesex