Realistically you need to be playing BS to make a provincial team, other than in exceptional circumstances. The bloke who selects your provincial team is the same bloke who selects your BS team though.. so him I guess.
Olsen Philipaina: In 1983 and again in 1985 he was picked for the Kiwis despite playing in the Sydney reserve grade competition, both times inspiring the side to defeats of Australia.<SUP id=cite_ref-olsen_4-0 class=reference>[5]</SUP> He was named the man of the series in 1985
No offence to Roaddog but why does he keep getting picked for NZ ahead of me when I have a ranking 8 places higher and am faster?
Because he plays first grade. Getting picked to play rep cricket out of reserve grade just doesn't happen tbh. He's been good in the last two seasons too.
It'd just create an inequity that I don't want. Players like Hunter don't play rep cricket but they would if they were from any other province, and they can't do anything about it.