cricket Archive

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  Catching up with Australia - by frog

  
  
  
  New Zealand is finally catching up with Australia – at cricket! Australia 136 and 233 (Warner 123*, Bracewell 6-40) lost to New Zealand 150 and 226 by seven runs. Pity we can’t do this with wages too, but the Government’s policies will result in that gap widening. read more
  December 12, 2011 5:59 pm - 6 Comments
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  Cricket World Cup: Something for New Zealand to be proud of - by frog

  
  
  
  At least New Zealanders have something to bolster our spirits at the moment. New Zealand are the only non-Asian team left in the Cricket World Cup. How about that! South Africa gone (defeated by New Zealand), Australia gone, England gone, West Indies gone! We may have a Government that is clueless about the economy, has [...] read more
  March 27, 2011 7:40 pm - 1 Comment
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  Key’s support for Howard’s ICC Presidency bid ignores history - by frog

  
  
  
  John Key has gone in to bat for former Australian Prime Minister John Howard’s nomination as International Cricket Council (ICC) Vice-President. But Howard’s record in Australian domestic and foreign policy is one of pandering to, rather than combating, racism – an issue which is bound to be very sensitive in most of the ICC Test-playing nations which have themselves experienced racist colonial rule in the not so distant past. read more
  July 4, 2010 11:52 am - 6 Comments
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  Afghanistan v United States of America - by frog

  
  
  
  This is not the War of Terror! It is a friendly sport competition played last Thursday between Afghanistan and the United States of America. Afghanistan won! read more
  February 14, 2010 7:53 pm - 8 Comments
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  Bouquet’s for Green Councillors and Brickbats for Basin Flyover - by frog

  
  
  
  I want to give a big green anti-histamine free bouquet to the Green Councillors on the Wellington City Council. Long serving WCC stalwart Celia Wade-Brown and relative newbie Iona Pannett got the big thumbs up for their regional representation in the Wellingtonian’s Wellington city councillors’ mid-term report. Now given the good words written about Iona [...] read more
  April 17, 2009 10:46 am - 18 Comments
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  Rolling out the covers - by frog

  
  
  
  Another sign that spring is springing and summer is on the way has been seeing the grounds-keepers preparing the pitch at the Basin Reserve over the last two mornings on my way to work.  I bet they’re glad they work at one of the cricket grounds in New Zealand that does not require them to [...] read more
  October 9, 2008 7:48 am - 1 Comment
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  Losing more World Cups - by frog

  
  
  
  Following on from my previous post about the use of the highly toxic pesticide endosulfan on sports fields; I should note that also on Sue Kedgley’s list of fields that currently get a dose of endosulfan are Hamilton’s Seddon Park and Waikato Stadium, New Plymouth’s Pukekura Park and Yarrow Stadium, Rotorua’s International Rugby Stadium. These [...] read more
  October 2, 2008 11:31 am - 4 Comments
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  Highly toxic but gives an even bounce of the ball - by frog

  
  
  
  Endosulfan, one of the more toxic chemicals in the world, and banned in over 50 countries, still has a couple of havens where it is still respected and welcomed.  One is on our tomatoes and other food crops. And the other is on our children’s sports fields. Sue Kedgley has today released the results of [...] read more
  October 2, 2008 11:02 am - 4 Comments
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  We’ll have to find something else to watch next month - by frog

  
  
  
  It’s getting to be half week old news now. But, just to show the Greens are not into stopping all sporting tours, here’s the Green spokesperson on sports, Keith calling for more cricket. Go Keith. “Pulling out [of the Champions Trophy in Pakistan] now would badly dent New Zealand’s good reputation in Pakistan, and cannot [...] read more
  August 28, 2008 3:35 pm - 10 Comments
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  Vettori on Zimbabwe and politics - by frog

  
  
  
  The Sunday Star Times has an extract from Daniel Vettori’s impending book Turning Point where he talks about the politics of touring oppressive regimes, and Zimbabwe in 2005 in particular. The last time time we went to Zimbabwe – in 2005 – there was almost fury over us going. The Green Party were signing petitions and [...] read more
  July 27, 2008 3:42 pm - 8 Comments
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  The inalienable right to free rugby - by frog

  
  
  
  I see Jim Anderton has found his own little election niche by calling for compulsory free-to-air rugby.  Now I’m a cricket fan, and not against the concept of free to air sports.  But I’m not really convinced that if we were to sit down and draw up a list of events and programmes that needed [...] read more
  July 10, 2008 9:44 am - 26 Comments
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  NZ’s big diplomatic threat – Twenty20 cricket - by frog

  
  
  
  Keith is calling for a New Zealand to support a boycott of Zimbabwean cricket, including the upcoming World Twenty20 cup next year. We’ve got to use every bit of leverage we have against the Mugabe regime. I am appealing to New Zealand Cricket to stand squarely behind the England and Wales Board in this matter [...] read more
  June 30, 2008 3:09 pm - 6 Comments
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  How about them Black Caps? - by frog

  
  
  
  It seems there has been some pretty impressive play from the Kiwis on tour. England currently trails by 229 runs with six wickets remaining in the 1st innings. Ross Taylor was 154 for 179 balls not out. Nice. O’Brien has taken two wickets, with this sort of gushing from the CricInfo commentary: O’Brien to Strauss, [...] read more
  May 25, 2008 7:17 pm - 25 Comments
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  Sacrilege - by frog

  
  
  
  Wellington Mayor Kerry Prendergast wants to build a flyover beside the Basin Reserve within 5 years. Sue Kedgley, voicing the concerns of some of this blog’s cricket lovers noted: “I’ve got no doubt that you’re not going to hear the thud of the cricket ball because it’s going to be drowned out by the dull [...] read more
  May 6, 2008 11:39 am - 10 Comments
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  Fleming on a roll - by frog

  
  
  
  Cricket keeps rearing its head on frogblog, so here is another post in support of the Black Caps. As I write, Fleming is giving Anderson a lesson in arithmetic by fours and will soon pause for lunch…  This is the post for BB, Toad and any other cricket fans to sort out the line up [...] read more
  March 23, 2008 12:24 pm - 37 Comments
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  A lazy Easter post - by frog

  
  
  
  Yes, just whole series of links: Treehugger Pop Quiz: How much water does it take to “grow” a hamburger? Today is World Water Day 2008 and: for many of the world’s poorest, particularly in Africa, Asia and Latin America, water is costlier than oil, more precious than oil and yet less available than clean air. [...] read more
  March 22, 2008 8:40 am - 19 Comments
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  Test. Cricket. - by frog

  
  
  
  I have only ever thought of cricket in culinary terms, being a frog and all. However, last night a perfectly good political thread was interrupted by an outbreak of cricket. So this is a test. Not test cricket, but a test of having a cricket conversation on a political blog. Toad has shared his/her preferred [...] read more
  December 21, 2007 11:04 am - 18 Comments