1 00:00:06,667 --> 00:00:10,547 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Weekend Sport Podcast with Jason Vine 2 00:00:10,707 --> 00:00:11,747 Speaker 1: from news Talk ZEDB. 3 00:00:12,627 --> 00:00:16,427 Speaker 2: But a milestone one hundred and seventy three innings in 4 00:00:16,467 --> 00:00:20,907 Speaker 2: the making. Black Caps leg spinner Each Sodi has hit 5 00:00:20,947 --> 00:00:24,987 Speaker 2: his maiden first class century, reaching three figures for Canterbury 6 00:00:25,027 --> 00:00:28,227 Speaker 2: on day two of their Plunket Shield clash with Otago 7 00:00:28,427 --> 00:00:32,267 Speaker 2: in Dunedin. In the week past, Sody finished one hundred 8 00:00:32,307 --> 00:00:35,587 Speaker 2: and eight not out in Canterbury's five hundred and one 9 00:00:35,667 --> 00:00:38,227 Speaker 2: for seven, declared he joins us now from I think 10 00:00:38,307 --> 00:00:40,667 Speaker 2: dunian nepport about to fly back to christ Church. Each, 11 00:00:41,187 --> 00:00:45,507 Speaker 2: I thought you already had a first class century. How 12 00:00:45,507 --> 00:00:46,747 Speaker 2: did this escape my attention? 13 00:00:47,947 --> 00:00:49,787 Speaker 3: Yeah, I know that opinion has been shared by a 14 00:00:49,827 --> 00:00:50,467 Speaker 3: lot of my peers. 15 00:00:50,467 --> 00:00:52,347 Speaker 4: I think over the years, you know, it's been something 16 00:00:52,427 --> 00:00:55,107 Speaker 4: that you know, I've been really searching for for a 17 00:00:55,107 --> 00:00:55,667 Speaker 4: really long. 18 00:00:55,507 --> 00:00:56,067 Speaker 3: Period of time. 19 00:00:56,107 --> 00:00:58,787 Speaker 4: And that's why I suppose you've obviously seen the celebration. 20 00:00:58,867 --> 00:01:00,627 Speaker 4: I suppose it was just a lot of you know, 21 00:01:00,707 --> 00:01:02,987 Speaker 4: pined up frustration over years and years of not getting there. 22 00:01:02,987 --> 00:01:05,267 Speaker 3: So it's nice to be able to be able to 23 00:01:05,267 --> 00:01:05,827 Speaker 3: have that one. 24 00:01:05,667 --> 00:01:10,267 Speaker 2: Now loved the celebration. What was your highest score before this. 25 00:01:11,547 --> 00:01:14,227 Speaker 4: I had like an eighty two or something, and yeah, 26 00:01:14,227 --> 00:01:16,427 Speaker 4: it was you know, like I said, I've got to 27 00:01:16,427 --> 00:01:18,747 Speaker 4: fifty quite a lot of times over the last well, 28 00:01:18,867 --> 00:01:20,667 Speaker 4: you know, decade or so, and you know, there are 29 00:01:20,667 --> 00:01:22,627 Speaker 4: a few opportunities that I lost. So yes, it's nice 30 00:01:22,627 --> 00:01:23,867 Speaker 4: to get over the line. And you know, it's so 31 00:01:23,947 --> 00:01:26,147 Speaker 4: mean that you can't sort of you can't take away 32 00:01:26,187 --> 00:01:26,467 Speaker 4: from me. 33 00:01:28,067 --> 00:01:30,987 Speaker 2: It's there forever I've looked at crick infoatia, it's there. 34 00:01:31,027 --> 00:01:33,547 Speaker 2: They will never take it away. What was it like then, 35 00:01:33,587 --> 00:01:36,467 Speaker 2: getting into the eighties, getting into the nineties, they talk 36 00:01:36,507 --> 00:01:39,067 Speaker 2: about the nervous nineties. You've you would never have been 37 00:01:39,147 --> 00:01:40,867 Speaker 2: there in first class cricket. What was that like? 38 00:01:41,907 --> 00:01:41,987 Speaker 4: Now? 39 00:01:42,067 --> 00:01:42,627 Speaker 3: It was pretty good. 40 00:01:42,667 --> 00:01:44,347 Speaker 4: I Like I was betting with Sean Davy at the 41 00:01:44,347 --> 00:01:46,467 Speaker 4: time and he's, you know, a really nice batsman and 42 00:01:46,827 --> 00:01:48,627 Speaker 4: he's you know, not played a heap of first class career, 43 00:01:48,627 --> 00:01:50,707 Speaker 4: but always had a lot of potential and he came 44 00:01:50,747 --> 00:01:52,107 Speaker 4: out and absolutely started whacking it. 45 00:01:52,147 --> 00:01:53,627 Speaker 3: So it was real nice to sort of have some 46 00:01:53,667 --> 00:01:54,947 Speaker 3: pressure taken off at the other end. 47 00:01:54,947 --> 00:01:56,107 Speaker 4: And you know, we had to put on a good 48 00:01:56,187 --> 00:01:58,587 Speaker 4: score in the first innings to try to set up 49 00:01:58,627 --> 00:02:01,107 Speaker 4: the game really nicely, and so yeah, because because he 50 00:02:01,227 --> 00:02:03,907 Speaker 4: was betting so nicely and smoking it, they sort of 51 00:02:03,907 --> 00:02:05,347 Speaker 4: had the field spread, which made it a bit. 52 00:02:05,227 --> 00:02:06,347 Speaker 3: Easier in the eighties and nineties. 53 00:02:06,387 --> 00:02:08,907 Speaker 4: So it was really down to Sean the way he played, 54 00:02:08,947 --> 00:02:10,987 Speaker 4: and he ended up getting his maiden first class hundred 55 00:02:10,987 --> 00:02:11,147 Speaker 4: to two. 56 00:02:11,267 --> 00:02:12,987 Speaker 2: Yeah, that was cooled. It must been a nice moment 57 00:02:13,027 --> 00:02:16,587 Speaker 2: to share it together so that you get the one hundred. 58 00:02:16,707 --> 00:02:20,307 Speaker 2: You're off. Your phone must have blown up, did it? Yeah? 59 00:02:20,467 --> 00:02:23,027 Speaker 5: I think the real cool thing about it was, you know, 60 00:02:23,107 --> 00:02:25,227 Speaker 5: like there were so many people that there's a lot 61 00:02:25,227 --> 00:02:27,987 Speaker 5: of interest in you know, more people sort of watching 62 00:02:28,027 --> 00:02:30,827 Speaker 5: the plunket chield and perhaps we thought, you know, when 63 00:02:30,867 --> 00:02:32,267 Speaker 5: you sort of come off and. 64 00:02:32,227 --> 00:02:34,227 Speaker 3: Get all those messages, really nice to receive them all. 65 00:02:34,267 --> 00:02:36,347 Speaker 4: But it's all the sort of close mates of mine 66 00:02:36,347 --> 00:02:38,027 Speaker 4: and Cricket always knew that it was a big goal 67 00:02:38,067 --> 00:02:39,267 Speaker 4: of mining to get that a hundred, so it was 68 00:02:39,267 --> 00:02:41,427 Speaker 4: really nice to be able to share that with them. 69 00:02:41,547 --> 00:02:46,027 Speaker 2: Absolutely brilliant. So heading back now, I know that you're 70 00:02:46,067 --> 00:02:47,987 Speaker 2: focusing on plunket Chield with Cannabury at the moment, but 71 00:02:48,027 --> 00:02:49,507 Speaker 2: if you've got a half a nine white ball stuff 72 00:02:49,507 --> 00:02:51,707 Speaker 2: after Christmas and into the new year. You must be 73 00:02:52,107 --> 00:02:54,387 Speaker 2: starting to think pretty heavily about that, are you, with 74 00:02:54,507 --> 00:02:55,867 Speaker 2: the with the Black Caps. 75 00:02:56,267 --> 00:02:58,667 Speaker 4: Yeah, definitely, I think, you know, with the T twenty 76 00:02:58,707 --> 00:03:01,787 Speaker 4: campaign starting, you know, the Super Smester. 77 00:03:01,867 --> 00:03:03,787 Speaker 3: I think it's just after Christmas and stuff. 78 00:03:03,827 --> 00:03:05,347 Speaker 4: So yeah, we got two more plunk chill games in 79 00:03:05,627 --> 00:03:08,707 Speaker 4: the meantime while we're staying really nicely. 80 00:03:08,467 --> 00:03:08,947 Speaker 3: Focused on that. 81 00:03:08,987 --> 00:03:10,787 Speaker 4: It's important, I think to just keep those white ball 82 00:03:10,787 --> 00:03:13,267 Speaker 4: skills shaped up because these days I just feel like 83 00:03:13,307 --> 00:03:15,707 Speaker 4: red ball cricket and T twenty cricket they're just two 84 00:03:15,707 --> 00:03:19,307 Speaker 4: completely different sports being a spin ballist. So yeah, me 85 00:03:19,347 --> 00:03:21,547 Speaker 4: and Cole McConkie actually every now and then we'll go 86 00:03:21,587 --> 00:03:23,707 Speaker 4: and have a white ball net just to remind. 87 00:03:23,427 --> 00:03:25,187 Speaker 3: Ourselves of our white ball skills and so that. 88 00:03:25,267 --> 00:03:27,547 Speaker 4: So, I mean it's really important to keep on top 89 00:03:27,547 --> 00:03:28,707 Speaker 4: of when you're playing redbul cricket. 90 00:03:28,747 --> 00:03:31,347 Speaker 2: I love it, mate. Well I'm going to change if 91 00:03:31,387 --> 00:03:34,627 Speaker 2: it didn't have all rounder alongside you in my contacts, 92 00:03:34,867 --> 00:03:37,147 Speaker 2: if it just had each Sody legspin, I'm going to 93 00:03:37,187 --> 00:03:40,107 Speaker 2: change it to each Sody all round in our first 94 00:03:40,107 --> 00:03:41,867 Speaker 2: class entry. Mate, No one can ever take it away 95 00:03:41,867 --> 00:03:43,587 Speaker 2: from you. Congratulations and thanks for the chat. 96 00:03:43,667 --> 00:03:44,747 Speaker 3: Thank you, bron. 97 00:03:44,827 --> 00:03:46,547 Speaker 2: Now you take care of mate. That's Each Sody about 98 00:03:46,547 --> 00:03:48,707 Speaker 2: to hop on a plane back to christ Church and 99 00:03:49,507 --> 00:03:53,507 Speaker 2: finally the first class century achieved. If you get the 100 00:03:53,627 --> 00:03:55,467 Speaker 2: chance to watch us, I'm sure if you just google 101 00:03:55,507 --> 00:03:59,787 Speaker 2: Each Sody century. His celebration is so good. You know, 102 00:04:01,027 --> 00:04:06,027 Speaker 2: it just takes many forms and clear elation obviously, but 103 00:04:06,107 --> 00:04:09,147 Speaker 2: it's a cool celebration and for one of the top 104 00:04:09,267 --> 00:04:14,147 Speaker 2: men of first class cricket, elite cricket in our country, 105 00:04:14,267 --> 00:04:17,627 Speaker 2: just awesome to see Each Sody do that and finally 106 00:04:17,707 --> 00:04:20,067 Speaker 2: chalk up the three figures. He'll clearly be a big 107 00:04:20,067 --> 00:04:22,107 Speaker 2: part of our White bull sides in the new year 108 00:04:22,147 --> 00:04:24,187 Speaker 2: as well, so looking forward to seeing him back in 109 00:04:24,547 --> 00:04:26,507 Speaker 2: the Black cap as well. 110 00:04:26,627 --> 00:04:29,827 Speaker 1: For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine, listen live 111 00:04:29,907 --> 00:04:33,227 Speaker 1: to News Talk set B weekends from midday or follow 112 00:04:33,267 --> 00:04:34,867 Speaker 1: the podcast on iHeartRadio.