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The recent Ryobi Cup one-day domestic final was one cricket match I will never forget. That’s not because the Redbacks won – after all I am from New South Wales – but because the critics of domestic cricket were left stunned by the quality of the match.
The talent from grade cricket is coming in, and the final over bowled by Gary Putland will long be remembered.
The Australian selectors use these domestic competitions to find players. When Putland bowled last night, few would have known who he was. Now, he is the talk of the country. Domestic cricket is creating superstars.
Aussie spinner Nathan Lyon is a prime example. Lyon had only played a handful of matches for the Redbacks in Sheffield Shield before being selected in the Australian squad. The Redbacks coaching staff made him who he is.
They trained him and taught him techniques that he uses as a Test bowler today. Of course he is a work in progress, as a young spinner, but you can tell he knows what they did with him to make him the bowler that he is now becoming.
Players such as Lyon (South Australia) and Ricky Ponting (Tasmania) would do anything to help out their states, as evident yesterday. The Big Bash League is also an example.
The crowd last night was terrific. 10,274 is a pretty decent crowd of people, but the atmosphere and the chanting should not be forgotten. It meant so much to the people of South Australia, and I could not stop smiling when they won the match.
When someone tells me that domestic cricket is dead they need to think again. We would not have our current superstars, such as David Warner or Michael Clarke, without the help of their states.
It’s here to stay. Simple as that.
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