[Match Thread] - Mountaineers vs Midwest Rhinos [Logan Cup]

Train Driver wrote:Well hhm, you said that Cremer would do well to look at the figures Mushangwe turned in, are you still so sure ?

In the context of my original comment to which you make a reference, what I said is relevant. In no way can Mushangwe ever be superior to Cremer, so that's not what I implied if that's what you assume. I had this below to say about him earlier:

hhm wrote:The good thing is that Mountaineers batted second, so in their final innings, Cremer, with Mugava alongside him, may just get back into form. Great opportunity for him there. The only problem is that without Rainsford to put the brakes on to apply pressure, the novices(Chinouya, Chatara & Madziva) are seriously struggling to have any effect so by the time he comes on, the Mountaineers' batsmen will be well in, 'plenty' of runs on the baord, which nullifies his impact. Anyway, I think that's the innings we should judge him on.

But let's face it - the boy's gold, and in a year to two Price may just retire and we're all expecting him to step up. Unfortunately he looks out of his depth when he needs just a little bit of assistance to maximise his potential(perhaps play alongside McGill in grade cricket for one season)! He can't be struggling against our average batsmen and 2nd rate county players who've only just arrived in Zim(the English being poor players of spin).

Draw looks to be on the cards here, Ballance(Kallis) is only concerned about his figures, so he'll only make a safe declaration!

The same thing which would have affected Cremer, is the same thing Mushangwe suffered from in this innings. Their opening bowlers(just like inept Jarvis&Vitori) failed to pick up top order wickets, so those batsmen were well set. Truth be told, Vusi is in my opinion the best player we have against spin, having the best footwork against them, so Mushangwe was bound to suffer as a result.

As it stands, Cremer won't get his perfect chance to impress, all thanks to Gary Ballance! Ballance's captaincy is predictable, he's just using Zim to further his career so I'm not surprised to see him hardly playing for a win. The Rhinos, being my 2nd favorites, have drawn too much this season(this match being probably their 4th draw), when they should've won more and pushed the Tuskers a bit more. Unfortunately, since he's another golden boy of a few people here, his flaws and their detriment to Zim cricket will be ignored! What idiot of a captain, having a champion leg spinner in his ranks, facing a brittle batting lineup, would leave little time for the opposition batting second to chase a result!? :x