Probable XI –
Auckland Aces –
Graeme Beghin, Cole Briggs, George Worker, Glenn Philipps, Robert O’Donnell (c), Ben Horne (wk), Sean Solia, William Somerville, Lockie Ferguson, Adithya Ashok, Ben Lister
Canterbury Kings –
Chad Bowes, Ken McClure, Leo Carter, Cole McConchie (c), Cam Fletcher (wk), Mitch Hay, Henry Shipley, Todd Astle, Blake Coburn, Ed Nuttall, Will Williams
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Glenn Phillips
2. Cam Fletcher
3. George Worker
4. Robert O’Donnell
5. Chad Bowes
6. Cole McConchie(C)
7. Sean Solia(VC)
8. Ed Nuttall
9. Will Williams
10. Lockie Ferguson
11. Benjamin Lister
– Cole McConchie looks safest captain choice considering his two down batting and atleast three overs with the bowl.
– Taking punt on Sean Solia as VC who’s expected to bat at middle order and bowl atleast 2-3 overs.
– Robert O’Donnell might be a decent punt considering his batting average of 36 in 16 innings at this venue especially in the absence of Guptill and Chapman.
– Glenn Phillips can be another decent pick as he’s expected to bat at two down and bowl part time overs.
– Dropped Henry Shipley as he might not go big in three consecutive innings with bat and ball.
– Taking punt on Will Williams at the place of Todd Astle who has done pretty well at venue and H2H innings.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Glenn Phillips
2. Cam Fletcher
3. Robert O’Donnell
4. Chad Bowes/Ken McClure
5. Graeme Beghin
6. Cole McConchie(C)
7. Sean Solia
8. Lockie Ferguson(VC)
9. Benjamin Lister
10. Ed Nuttall
11. Will Williams
– Dropped George Worker as he might not go big in two consecutive innings considering his inconsistent form.
– Ken McClure might be a decent punt at the place of Chad Bowes especially while batting first.
– Graeme Beghin might be a decent pick as he can score some quick runs by opening up the innings.
– Cam Fletcher will be a must pick considering his phenomenal numbers at venue and H2H matches.
– Lockie Ferguson looks a safe VC choice considering his consistency to take wickets and handy batting at down the order.
– Must try Glenn Phillips as C/VC in 10-20-339 members league as he’s expected to bat at two down and bowl part time overs in absence of Chapman.
Grand League Combination –
1. Glenn Phillips
2. Cam Fletcher
3. Robert O’Donnell(VC)
4. Ken McClure
5. Graeme Beghin
6. Cole McConchie
7. Sean Solia(C)
8. Lockie Ferguson
9. Ed Nuttall
10. William Somerville
11. Will Williams
– Sean Solia looks an open captain choice considering his middle order batting and 2-3 overs with the bowl.
– Robert O’Donnell might be a good VC choice as he’s due for a top knock in this season which can come in this match.
– Greame Beghin and Ken McClure can be decent GL picks considering their top order batting.
– William Somerville can give atleast decent 25-30 points as he’s bowling full four overs.
– Must try Glenn Phillips and Will Williams as C/VC in different combinations of GL.