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As Australia look to kick off their New Year in style on January 3, a number of young quicks around the country will be looking to follow in the paths of Cummins and Pattinson.
In this piece I take a look at some of the up and coming quicks looking to breakthrough and become the next Pat Cummins/James Pattinson.
Josh Hazlewood is spoke of very highly in Australian circles and has already made his ODI debut and was taken on the tour to India before a back stress fracture put his rise on halt. He missed most of last season through injury but has returned this season and after a slow start to the season, Hazlewood has finally cracked his 4 wicket hoodoo, after going 9 matches without a 4 wicket haul.
Ben Cutting can be considered one of the unluckiest bowlers going around. After being overlooked for Starc in the first test of the summer, he subsequently injured himself in a match for Queensland which has ruled him out for the year. After Mitchell Starc’s less than impressive debut series and the injuries to Harris and Cummins, Cutting could have found himself making his debut on Boxing day. In 09/10 Cutting took 46 scalps in Shield cricket and was on the verge of Australian selection. Once again injury struck soon after and with it went his 2010/11 season. At 24 he is still very much in the frame and should he continue his wicket taking ways, he will once again be on the verge of higher honours.
James Faulkner is another that is highly regarded after being part of the 07/08 Australian U19 squad. At the time Shane Watson had yet to make his mark for Australia and the search was still on for that elusive all rounder and Faulkner was being touted as one for the future. Shane Watson has since become the premier all rounder Australia have been looking for while Faulkner has figures that would make him a very useful bowling all rounder. He may yet become a player capable of batting in the top 7 but at the moment if he were to be picked it would be for his bowling and with 66 wickets at 24, you won’t find many people complaining.
Nathan Coulter-Nile would be the first Western Australia quick to represent Australia since Brad Williams. He has been around the WA setup for a few years and in 2010 he finally got his chance. Since his Shield debut, Coulter-Nile has 41 wickets from 9 matches at 23.58. Injury prevented him from carrying on this form and possibly pushing for Australian selection however he is back will be looking to regain his spot in WA’s Shield side.
Kane Richardson has big wraps on him and the Big Bash commentators on Foxsports have mentioned his action is very similar to Pat Cummins. At the moment he is still finding his feet and with a home ground like the Adelaide Oval, he will take a bit longer than other quicks around the country to breakthrough but when he does, he will be well prepared for the next level.
Michael Neser appears to have gone the way of Ryan Harris in the off season with his speed readings up this season including a 147km/h ball against the Scorchers. He rates himself as a batting all rounder but with speeds like that he could easily fill in as a bowling all rounder. Should Neser fulfill his wish he will gain comparisons with Andrew Flintoff who also bowled at that pace while batting in the top 6.
Alister McDermott is another quick from Queensland who is the son of current bowling coach Craig McDermott. He’s made a solid start to his First Class career but it is his limited overs bowling which is making headlines. In 15 matches he has 27 wickets at 22.92 and the ODI setup has always been a good pathway to the Test side as Cummins has shown.
Nick Buchanan adds to the new found depth in Queensland that is starting to rival NSW and like the man before him he has connections in the Australian setup; being the son of former Australian Coach John Buchanan. Nick was talked up before the start of the Big Bash competition as being this season’s Pat Cummins capable of hitting 140km/h and the potential to crack the 150km/h mark. Thus far he hasn’t quite lived up to that billing but standing at 196cm, it is likely you will see more of him in the future.
Ryan Duffield made his debut last season and continued the promising showings by quicks across the country taking 34 wickets from 8 matches at 25.44. Like a couple of other bowlers mentioned so far, injury has halted his season but he made his comeback in the Ryobi Cup and will be pushing for a starting spot with this season’s leading wicket taker, Micheal Hogan. He has the added advantage of being a leftie and the current selectors like the former ones appear to like that variation.
I will stop there however some other names to look forward to include another pair of lefties in Josh Lalor and Jason Behrendorff who played in the tour match against India and Jackson Bird who had a Trent Copeland like debut in his second match against Victoria.
Interesting and exciting times await Australia and their fast bowlers, this decade may well rival the batting depth seen in the 90′s and 00′s when guys like Jamie Siddons, David Hussey, Michael Di Venuto and co could not break into the Australian batting lineup.
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As Australia look to kick off their New Year in style on January 3, a number of young quicks around the country will be looking to follow in the paths of Cummins and Pattinson.
In this piece I take a look at some of the up and coming quicks looking to breakthrough and become the next Pat Cummins/James Pattinson.
Josh Hazlewood is spoke of very highly in Australian circles and has already made his ODI debut and was taken on the tour to India before a back stress fracture put his rise on halt. He missed most of last season through injury but has returned this season and after a slow start to the season, Hazlewood has finally cracked his 4 wicket hoodoo, after going 9 matches without a 4 wicket haul.
Ben Cutting can be considered one of the unluckiest bowlers going around. After being overlooked for Starc in the first test of the summer, he subsequently injured himself in a match for Queensland which has ruled him out for the year. After Mitchell Starc’s less than impressive debut series and the injuries to Harris and Cummins, Cutting could have found himself making his debut on Boxing day. In 09/10 Cutting took 46 scalps in Shield cricket and was on the verge of Australian selection. Once again injury struck soon after and with it went his 2010/11 season. At 24 he is still very much in the frame and should he continue his wicket taking ways, he will once again be on the verge of higher honours.
James Faulkner is another that is highly regarded after being part of the 07/08 Australian U19 squad. At the time Shane Watson had yet to make his mark for Australia and the search was still on for that elusive all rounder and Faulkner was being touted as one for the future. Shane Watson has since become the premier all rounder Australia have been looking for while Faulkner has figures that would make him a very useful bowling all rounder. He may yet become a player capable of batting in the top 7 but at the moment if he were to be picked it would be for his bowling and with 66 wickets at 24, you won’t find many people complaining.
Nathan Coulter-Nile would be the first Western Australia quick to represent Australia since Brad Williams. He has been around the WA setup for a few years and in 2010 he finally got his chance. Since his Shield debut, Coulter-Nile has 41 wickets from 9 matches at 23.58. Injury prevented him from carrying on this form and possibly pushing for Australian selection however he is back will be looking to regain his spot in WA’s Shield side.
Kane Richardson has big wraps on him and the Big Bash commentators on Foxsports have mentioned his action is very similar to Pat Cummins. At the moment he is still finding his feet and with a home ground like the Adelaide Oval, he will take a bit longer than other quicks around the country to breakthrough but when he does, he will be well prepared for the next level.
Michael Neser appears to have gone the way of Ryan Harris in the off season with his speed readings up this season including a 147km/h ball against the Scorchers. He rates himself as a batting all rounder but with speeds like that he could easily fill in as a bowling all rounder. Should Neser fulfill his wish he will gain comparisons with Andrew Flintoff who also bowled at that pace while batting in the top 6.
Alister McDermott is another quick from Queensland who is the son of current bowling coach Craig McDermott. He’s made a solid start to his First Class career but it is his limited overs bowling which is making headlines. In 15 matches he has 27 wickets at 22.92 and the ODI setup has always been a good pathway to the Test side as Cummins has shown.
Nick Buchanan adds to the new found depth in Queensland that is starting to rival NSW and like the man before him he has connections in the Australian setup; being the son of former Australian Coach John Buchanan. Nick was talked up before the start of the Big Bash competition as being this season’s Pat Cummins capable of hitting 140km/h and the potential to crack the 150km/h mark. Thus far he hasn’t quite lived up to that billing but standing at 196cm, it is likely you will see more of him in the future.
Ryan Duffield made his debut last season and continued the promising showings by quicks across the country taking 34 wickets from 8 matches at 25.44. Like a couple of other bowlers mentioned so far, injury has halted his season but he made his comeback in the Ryobi Cup and will be pushing for a starting spot with this season’s leading wicket taker, Micheal Hogan. He has the added advantage of being a leftie and the current selectors like the former ones appear to like that variation.
I will stop there however some other names to look forward to include another pair of lefties in Josh Lalor and Jason Behrendorff who played in the tour match against India and Jackson Bird who had a Trent Copeland like debut in his second match against Victoria.
Interesting and exciting times await Australia and their fast bowlers, this decade may well rival the batting depth seen in the 90′s and 00′s when guys like Jamie Siddons, David Hussey, Michael Di Venuto and co could not break into the Australian batting lineup.
More...
