December 27, 2024 • 8 mins
Stand-in captain Max Chu lead his team to a 10-run win against the Canterbury Kings yesterday at Molyneux Park.
The Otago Volts made 165-9 from their 20 overs.
Chu joins the show to discuss the teams win.
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Fine
from News talk.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Edb Otago are up and running in the Dream eleven
Super Smash men's competition. They've beaten Canterbury by ten runs
in their opening match in Alexandra, posting one sixty five
to nine before bowling Canterbury out for one fifty five.
Otago captain Max Cheu was the star of the show,
belting eighty two in Otago's innings and he's happy with
(00:36):
the momentum because he smashed that out of the park.
That's one of the biggest Well, that is the biggest
hit of the day. Beautiful shot, as me.
Speaker 3 (00:43):
Tell you a learner this he's on one knee, bang
and that has gone out of the ground.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
Yeah, one of the big six is that Max Cheu
hit in Alexandria yesterday. He joins us. Now you've given
it the overnight test, Max ow satisfying a win. Was
that yesterday for the Otago vaults.
Speaker 3 (01:00):
Yeah, it's always good to get one over over Canterbary
May and I think the good thing is we're probably
still a little bit more in the tank. So no,
it was it was really good and you know, the
twenty twenty season sort of just it rolls around pretty quick,
so I can get a bit of momentum going then
then yeah, it stands in goodstead.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
So you're batting first before yesterday, your highest T twenty
score thirty four not out yes smashed eighty two or
forty six yesterday. How do you rate that among the
innings you've played in any format?
Speaker 4 (01:31):
Yeah, I guess it's a bit different, mate.
Speaker 3 (01:33):
I guess my twenty career actually started probably betting. I
think I was listed in my first game to bed
at ten, so I've been around the I've been around.
Speaker 4 (01:41):
The order a little bit, so.
Speaker 3 (01:43):
Now it was really good.
Speaker 4 (01:44):
It was. It was called a performing in a white
ball game.
Speaker 3 (01:47):
I've probably I've probably had a little bit more success
in the Red Bull in comparison, So no, it's definitely
up there.
Speaker 2 (01:53):
So sixty three for four, Leo Carter comes out to
join you, you had sixty nine and just under nine overs.
How important was that partnership through the middle of the
Otago innings?
Speaker 3 (02:03):
Mat that was as crucial Leo came out and yeah,
I think we were definitely highlighted in the sheds afterwards.
Speaker 4 (02:09):
But his innings was crucial for us keep the momentum going.
Speaker 3 (02:14):
And actually just he sort of he built his ownings
really nicely without taking too.
Speaker 4 (02:19):
Much risk, and it was, Yeah, it was.
Speaker 3 (02:21):
It was a really intelligent and experienced I thinks he must.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
Have enjoyed it personally as well. He probably didn't say so,
but against his former team, was he was? He was
a smile, a little bit wider last night.
Speaker 3 (02:32):
Yeah, look, could be pretty dry sometimes, but I think
I think I think he definitely enjoyed getting one over
his mates.
Speaker 2 (02:38):
So it's number three your position.
Speaker 3 (02:40):
Now, Look, without letting into too many seas as Jason,
we're pretty fluid hit down down south. We've got a
new coach actually Nofkis who's brought over some pretty some
pretty awesome ideas around some innovations.
Speaker 4 (02:54):
So who knows.
Speaker 2 (02:55):
So one sixty five at the innings break, did that
feel like enough?
Speaker 3 (03:00):
Yeah, we've actually we use we use journalist quite quite
a lot, and one sixty five year was actually the
average winning score, it more than you. So we knew
that if we bowled, if we bowled well, we were
definitely in one of the chants.
Speaker 2 (03:11):
So they were one hundred and eleven for four near
the end of the fourteenth, so probably on target. But
then you get Koma CONTI out. Was that the key
moment for you?
Speaker 4 (03:20):
Yeah, definitely.
Speaker 3 (03:21):
I think I think they're obviously there are a top there,
top order heavy betting line up, mate, and they obviously
got off to a fly. I mean, you get some
pretty quality players at the top of that order, but
we knew that the spin would come into it, and
I thought Lockrowse and Foxcroft Bowld Bold extremely well and
then also I want to highlight Phillips Bold as four
(03:43):
balls after Jake Gibson stood his webbing and I think
only went for ruining it for two, So that was
that was crucial for us.
Speaker 2 (03:51):
Enjoy the responsibility out there of captaining the team, particularly
in the bowling innings. Rotating the bowl is making sure
that you know that you know one guy doesn't get
taken to the cleaner. Is that sort of thing. Do
you enjoy the captaincy responsibility?
Speaker 4 (04:04):
Yeah? Absolutely, mate.
Speaker 3 (04:05):
I think that's really unfortunate that that Luke's Luke's currently injured.
But no, I guess I've sort of been around the
Leasha group the last few years in the vaults and
it's not something that's that's too foreign to me.
Speaker 4 (04:17):
So so now I was pretty comfortable out there.
Speaker 2 (04:19):
You mentioned your new coach, our former Australian paceman, Ashley Nofke.
Can you tell us a bit more about what he's
brought to your group.
Speaker 3 (04:26):
Uh, he's been awesome, to be fair, brings a lot
of experience with him.
Speaker 4 (04:31):
Uh, He's coached all around the world. He's done quite
a lot of time.
Speaker 3 (04:34):
At Queensland Cricket and then with the London Spirit Woman.
He's he just brings a lot of direction to our team,
fresh ideas and yeah, he's he's very clear on the
way he wants he wants us to play the game.
So that's been cool.
Speaker 2 (04:51):
Your name is getting mentioned a lot as a possible
Black Cap are you aware of that noise?
Speaker 4 (04:57):
To be honest, mate, not really.
Speaker 3 (04:59):
I still feel like I'm I'm relatively young in my
career and right now, if it.
Speaker 4 (05:03):
Happens, it happens.
Speaker 3 (05:04):
But I'm just focused on trying to I'm trying to
win games for a Tiger.
Speaker 2 (05:08):
Are you ambitious though in that sense?
Speaker 4 (05:10):
Absolutely? Mate.
Speaker 3 (05:11):
I'd love to play. I'd love to play cricket for
the Black Caps in all three formats. It's definitely a
goal of mine. I'd love to play for as long
as as long as possible, but I'm definitely conscious.
Speaker 4 (05:22):
But you know, you need a lot of performance of
the domestic cricket. Ton that it.
Speaker 2 (05:26):
Looked hot out there yesterday, Man, was it hot?
Speaker 4 (05:29):
Yeah, we sort of.
Speaker 3 (05:30):
I was sitting discussing and afterwards I thought it was
pretty hot. But then you know, Shafs did say that
the Gabba gets pretty hot, but I said, I'm not
there yet, mate.
Speaker 2 (05:40):
I saw him interviewed on TV. He was talking about
game from from Brisbane to Dunedin in the shop that
it had there. But nah, man, Alex, I think I
heard earlier, today's gonna be thirty two there today. You
got to have you got a training session to do
or something before you before your game tomorrow.
Speaker 4 (05:52):
Yep, there is.
Speaker 3 (05:53):
There's there's some training going on a few of the
boys really came to have a hurt, and I think
there's some other guys who would just be stearing care
of the sun and just creeping up the best we
can for to mora only sort We've only got those
two days often in between our three games. So staying
on top of all the all the small stuff's important.
Speaker 2 (06:10):
Good stuff and just finally on the T twenty competition.
Is it a It's a format that games come thick
and fast, things can change within a couple of balls
and any things. Is a format that you enjoy?
Speaker 3 (06:21):
I love twenty twenty cricket, mate, especially being able to
play home. I mean we get a great crowds at
Well in New Park and and zonedan just being able
to play in front of families and stuff, and that's
a format that I definitely enjoy.
Speaker 2 (06:34):
Actually, I do want to ask you one more question.
It's back to your runnings. We sort of glossed over
a little bit. I mean it's a terrific knock man.
You must be rapped with the way you were hitting
the boys today.
Speaker 4 (06:44):
Yeah, thanks mate.
Speaker 3 (06:45):
I think I rode in my luck a little bit,
gave a couple of chances in there, But like you said,
twenty twenty Creek comes thick and fast, and it was
just trying to get us up to a score that
we thought was competitive.
Speaker 2 (06:55):
Well, congrats mate, you're on the board. All the best
tomorrow against Auckland. Thanks for taking the time for a chat.
Speaker 4 (07:00):
Really really appreciate that. Jason, Thanks Matte.
Speaker 2 (07:02):
No, thank you, Max Max chew them Captain Yesterda I
have Otago while look Joson recovers from injury, doing a
pretty good job though eighty two or forty six balls
by far his highest T twenty score, seven fours and
three sixers in there, striking at nearly one eighty one
sixty five to nine Otago Canterbury all out one fifty five,
and I thought makes Tu did a good job marshaling
(07:24):
the Otago bowlers as well. So yeah, they're back in
action tomorrow back in Alexandra. They take on Auckland that's
in both the men's and the women's and then again
on New Year's Eve Otago again, so yeah, bang bang
bang for Otago Central will arrive in Alexandra. These are
all doubleheaders with the men and the women playing on
the same day. And as we get to the New year,
New Year's Day, we land in Hamilton again, hopefully with
(07:47):
better weather Northern taking on Wellington. On Friday the third,
it's Auckland against Canterbury in Auckland and Saturday the fourth,
which I think is a week today. Like I say,
we don't really keep much track of the dates in
the days at this time of the year. But I'm
pretty sure that Next Saturday is the fourth of Anuary.
Saxton Overland Nelson will host Central against Wellington and the
(08:10):
Super Smash at the Boxing Day Test at the MCG
India two hundred and five for six two o five
for six, still two hundred and sixty nine runs behind,
with four first innings wickets in hand, Jadejia and Ready
together at the.
Speaker 1 (08:25):
Crease for more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine. Listen
live to News Talk sed B weekends from midday or
follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.
You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Fine
from News talk.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Edb Otago are up and running in the Dream eleven
Super Smash men's competition. They've beaten Canterbury by ten runs
in their opening match in Alexandra, posting one sixty five
to nine before bowling Canterbury out for one fifty five.
Otago captain Max Cheu was the star of the show,
belting eighty two in Otago's innings and he's happy with
(00:36):
the momentum because he smashed that out of the park.
That's one of the biggest Well, that is the biggest
hit of the day. Beautiful shot, as me.
Speaker 3 (00:43):
Tell you a learner this he's on one knee, bang
and that has gone out of the ground.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
Yeah, one of the big six is that Max Cheu
hit in Alexandria yesterday. He joins us. Now you've given
it the overnight test, Max ow satisfying a win. Was
that yesterday for the Otago vaults.
Speaker 3 (01:00):
Yeah, it's always good to get one over over Canterbary
May and I think the good thing is we're probably
still a little bit more in the tank. So no,
it was it was really good and you know, the
twenty twenty season sort of just it rolls around pretty quick,
so I can get a bit of momentum going then
then yeah, it stands in goodstead.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
So you're batting first before yesterday, your highest T twenty
score thirty four not out yes smashed eighty two or
forty six yesterday. How do you rate that among the
innings you've played in any format?
Speaker 4 (01:31):
Yeah, I guess it's a bit different, mate.
Speaker 3 (01:33):
I guess my twenty career actually started probably betting. I
think I was listed in my first game to bed
at ten, so I've been around the I've been around.
Speaker 4 (01:41):
The order a little bit, so.
Speaker 3 (01:43):
Now it was really good.
Speaker 4 (01:44):
It was. It was called a performing in a white
ball game.
Speaker 3 (01:47):
I've probably I've probably had a little bit more success
in the Red Bull in comparison, So no, it's definitely
up there.
Speaker 2 (01:53):
So sixty three for four, Leo Carter comes out to
join you, you had sixty nine and just under nine overs.
How important was that partnership through the middle of the
Otago innings?
Speaker 3 (02:03):
Mat that was as crucial Leo came out and yeah,
I think we were definitely highlighted in the sheds afterwards.
Speaker 4 (02:09):
But his innings was crucial for us keep the momentum going.
Speaker 3 (02:14):
And actually just he sort of he built his ownings
really nicely without taking too.
Speaker 4 (02:19):
Much risk, and it was, Yeah, it was.
Speaker 3 (02:21):
It was a really intelligent and experienced I thinks he must.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
Have enjoyed it personally as well. He probably didn't say so,
but against his former team, was he was? He was
a smile, a little bit wider last night.
Speaker 3 (02:32):
Yeah, look, could be pretty dry sometimes, but I think
I think I think he definitely enjoyed getting one over
his mates.
Speaker 2 (02:38):
So it's number three your position.
Speaker 3 (02:40):
Now, Look, without letting into too many seas as Jason,
we're pretty fluid hit down down south. We've got a
new coach actually Nofkis who's brought over some pretty some
pretty awesome ideas around some innovations.
Speaker 4 (02:54):
So who knows.
Speaker 2 (02:55):
So one sixty five at the innings break, did that
feel like enough?
Speaker 3 (03:00):
Yeah, we've actually we use we use journalist quite quite
a lot, and one sixty five year was actually the
average winning score, it more than you. So we knew
that if we bowled, if we bowled well, we were
definitely in one of the chants.
Speaker 2 (03:11):
So they were one hundred and eleven for four near
the end of the fourteenth, so probably on target. But
then you get Koma CONTI out. Was that the key
moment for you?
Speaker 4 (03:20):
Yeah, definitely.
Speaker 3 (03:21):
I think I think they're obviously there are a top there,
top order heavy betting line up, mate, and they obviously
got off to a fly. I mean, you get some
pretty quality players at the top of that order, but
we knew that the spin would come into it, and
I thought Lockrowse and Foxcroft Bowld Bold extremely well and
then also I want to highlight Phillips Bold as four
(03:43):
balls after Jake Gibson stood his webbing and I think
only went for ruining it for two, So that was
that was crucial for us.
Speaker 2 (03:51):
Enjoy the responsibility out there of captaining the team, particularly
in the bowling innings. Rotating the bowl is making sure
that you know that you know one guy doesn't get
taken to the cleaner. Is that sort of thing. Do
you enjoy the captaincy responsibility?
Speaker 4 (04:04):
Yeah? Absolutely, mate.
Speaker 3 (04:05):
I think that's really unfortunate that that Luke's Luke's currently injured.
But no, I guess I've sort of been around the
Leasha group the last few years in the vaults and
it's not something that's that's too foreign to me.
Speaker 4 (04:17):
So so now I was pretty comfortable out there.
Speaker 2 (04:19):
You mentioned your new coach, our former Australian paceman, Ashley Nofke.
Can you tell us a bit more about what he's
brought to your group.
Speaker 3 (04:26):
Uh, he's been awesome, to be fair, brings a lot
of experience with him.
Speaker 4 (04:31):
Uh, He's coached all around the world. He's done quite
a lot of time.
Speaker 3 (04:34):
At Queensland Cricket and then with the London Spirit Woman.
He's he just brings a lot of direction to our team,
fresh ideas and yeah, he's he's very clear on the
way he wants he wants us to play the game.
So that's been cool.
Speaker 2 (04:51):
Your name is getting mentioned a lot as a possible
Black Cap are you aware of that noise?
Speaker 4 (04:57):
To be honest, mate, not really.
Speaker 3 (04:59):
I still feel like I'm I'm relatively young in my
career and right now, if it.
Speaker 4 (05:03):
Happens, it happens.
Speaker 3 (05:04):
But I'm just focused on trying to I'm trying to
win games for a Tiger.
Speaker 2 (05:08):
Are you ambitious though in that sense?
Speaker 4 (05:10):
Absolutely? Mate.
Speaker 3 (05:11):
I'd love to play. I'd love to play cricket for
the Black Caps in all three formats. It's definitely a
goal of mine. I'd love to play for as long
as as long as possible, but I'm definitely conscious.
Speaker 4 (05:22):
But you know, you need a lot of performance of
the domestic cricket. Ton that it.
Speaker 2 (05:26):
Looked hot out there yesterday, Man, was it hot?
Speaker 4 (05:29):
Yeah, we sort of.
Speaker 3 (05:30):
I was sitting discussing and afterwards I thought it was
pretty hot. But then you know, Shafs did say that
the Gabba gets pretty hot, but I said, I'm not
there yet, mate.
Speaker 2 (05:40):
I saw him interviewed on TV. He was talking about
game from from Brisbane to Dunedin in the shop that
it had there. But nah, man, Alex, I think I
heard earlier, today's gonna be thirty two there today. You
got to have you got a training session to do
or something before you before your game tomorrow.
Speaker 4 (05:52):
Yep, there is.
Speaker 3 (05:53):
There's there's some training going on a few of the
boys really came to have a hurt, and I think
there's some other guys who would just be stearing care
of the sun and just creeping up the best we
can for to mora only sort We've only got those
two days often in between our three games. So staying
on top of all the all the small stuff's important.
Speaker 2 (06:10):
Good stuff and just finally on the T twenty competition.
Is it a It's a format that games come thick
and fast, things can change within a couple of balls
and any things. Is a format that you enjoy?
Speaker 3 (06:21):
I love twenty twenty cricket, mate, especially being able to
play home. I mean we get a great crowds at
Well in New Park and and zonedan just being able
to play in front of families and stuff, and that's
a format that I definitely enjoy.
Speaker 2 (06:34):
Actually, I do want to ask you one more question.
It's back to your runnings. We sort of glossed over
a little bit. I mean it's a terrific knock man.
You must be rapped with the way you were hitting
the boys today.
Speaker 4 (06:44):
Yeah, thanks mate.
Speaker 3 (06:45):
I think I rode in my luck a little bit,
gave a couple of chances in there, But like you said,
twenty twenty Creek comes thick and fast, and it was
just trying to get us up to a score that
we thought was competitive.
Speaker 2 (06:55):
Well, congrats mate, you're on the board. All the best
tomorrow against Auckland. Thanks for taking the time for a chat.
Speaker 4 (07:00):
Really really appreciate that. Jason, Thanks Matte.
Speaker 2 (07:02):
No, thank you, Max Max chew them Captain Yesterda I
have Otago while look Joson recovers from injury, doing a
pretty good job though eighty two or forty six balls
by far his highest T twenty score, seven fours and
three sixers in there, striking at nearly one eighty one
sixty five to nine Otago Canterbury all out one fifty five,
and I thought makes Tu did a good job marshaling
(07:24):
the Otago bowlers as well. So yeah, they're back in
action tomorrow back in Alexandra. They take on Auckland that's
in both the men's and the women's and then again
on New Year's Eve Otago again, so yeah, bang bang
bang for Otago Central will arrive in Alexandra. These are
all doubleheaders with the men and the women playing on
the same day. And as we get to the New year,
New Year's Day, we land in Hamilton again, hopefully with
(07:47):
better weather Northern taking on Wellington. On Friday the third,
it's Auckland against Canterbury in Auckland and Saturday the fourth,
which I think is a week today. Like I say,
we don't really keep much track of the dates in
the days at this time of the year. But I'm
pretty sure that Next Saturday is the fourth of Anuary.
Saxton Overland Nelson will host Central against Wellington and the
(08:10):
Super Smash at the Boxing Day Test at the MCG
India two hundred and five for six two o five
for six, still two hundred and sixty nine runs behind,
with four first innings wickets in hand, Jadejia and Ready
together at the.
Speaker 1 (08:25):
Crease for more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine. Listen
live to News Talk sed B weekends from midday or
follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.
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