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Boult's all-round contribution also shows with most dot balls, 267 to India's Ravi Ashwin's 245, while he easily has the most maiden overs with 14, well clear of Shami and South Africa's Dale Steyn on seven.
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But left-armer Trent Boult kept the wickets tumbling with a haul of 4-44 in one 10-over spell that moved him back to the top of the charts.īoult's 19 tournament wickets at 14.6 lead Australia's Mitchell Starc (18 at 9.8) with India's Mohammed Shami (17 at 13.3) and West Indian Jerome Taylor (17 at 19.3) equal third. New Zealand's bowlers, notably Tim Southee and Daniel Vettori, took some stick as they dismissed West Indies for 250 in 30.3 overs on Saturday. It saw West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell slip ahead of him on the strike rate charts, with 185.7 (average 26) to McCullum's 185.5 (average 38.4), and Australia's Glenn Maxwell third on 183.5 at the impressive average of 75.3. READ MORE: Crowe: OMG what an innings GuptillĬaptain Brendon McCullum faced just eight balls for 12 against West Indies and offered one jubilant orange T-shirt wearer a one-handed catch. Guptill's average received a massive boost with his second successive ton, and sits third with 83, behind Sangakkara (108.2) and de Villiers (83.4). On the tournament run charts Sangakkara still leads with 541 to Guptill's 498, with Zimbabwe's Brendan Taylor (433) and South Africa's AB de Villiers (417) the only others to top 400. They used to be known as a one or two-man team, but now the depth and range of matchwinning performers looms as one of their valuable assets heading into Tuesday's semifinal against South Africa.Īfter the pool rounds and the four quarterfinals, Guptill has the highest score (in any World Cup, and second to India's Rohit Sharma on the overall one-day international list) and the most boundaries hit this tournament, 69 to Kumar Sangakkara's 64.
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Guptill's scintillating 237 not out against West Indies launched him to the forefront, and ensured Black Caps players sit in the top two of eight key stat boxes across batting and bowling. The best illustration of New Zealand's dream run to the Cricket World Cup semifinals is shown in their dominance of most categories of the tournament statistics. Trumpie being the muppet he is could turn things around overnight so for now let us just be thankful that there are some really encouraging signs out there for us to enjoy.THUNDER-BOULT: Trent Boult has taken the most wickets at the Cricket World Cup and has also bowled the most dot-balls. But if we can't celebrate when positive things occur we are only left drowning in negativity. We are meant to find comfort in always being dour. I know talking like this runs against our Scottish traditions. There is a growing determination coming from the council to play our part in promoting our district's good fortunes, but as always this must be synchronised with affordability and listening to the individual needs of our communities. It comes at a time that the Clutha District Council is undertaking an unprecedented number of projects and has only come about off the back of increased efficiencies. That figure does fluctuate across the communities but 1.7 per cent average is a key indicator that is less than inflation and aligns with our district's economy and the ability for people to pay. One figure that I just can't resist including is the 1.7 per cent average increase for this district in rate rises this year. No longer are we mono-cultural, and that is something worth celebrating. We both loved the diversity of cultures that now attend our old school. My brother Tim and I spoke at this year's South Otago High School Anzac service and we both noted the change from when we were students there. In recent years, there has been a huge influx of people seeking work and a better lifestyle here, and this has really added to the vibrancy of our district. Kaitangata's promotion of "get a job, get a house, get a life" just keeps getting stronger, and while housing all these new people will be challenging, it is a reality that needs to be grabbed with both hands, and poses far better demands than declining population and stagnation That's on top of a job market that has seen in recent years a glut of opportunities. The next figure to catch our eye was the prediction from a group of our major employers of 350 new jobs for this spring. But with so many new projects being developed locally like the new supermarket in Balclutha and Milton getting the green-light on its $2 million dollar Main Street upgrade, it's a reassuring confidence boost to see tangible proof of our buoyant market. It's not time for Auckland or Queenstown to start getting nervous.