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Is The Hundred A Gimmick ?
I watched The Hundred and found it a confusing extravaganza with confusing graphics. With the Twenty20 using 120 ball deliveries and The Hundred with 100 deliveries i do not see much difference. They should have just promoted The Twenty20 and not add another format . Is it just a money making gimmick ?.
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No quicker than 2020 match though bednobs. But i think it's the dual playing of ladies and men's cricket at one venue that's good plus a focus on kids not beer drinkers
12:50 Mon 26th Jul 2021
it's supposed to be quicker, so the BBC can show it. Sky aren't bothered if a match overruns on its cricket channel (and almost all do), but the BBC need to have them wrapped up on time. I believe teams have runs deducted if they fall behind the over rate?
The cricket board made a terrible mistake selling the game to Sky just after the 2005 Ashes. One day half the country is watching, next the audience has dropped off by I think about 80%. Sky's money has its advantages no doubt, but putting it on channels where few kids get to see it, they've lost half a generation of future fans. They're desperate to undo the error.
The cricket board made a terrible mistake selling the game to Sky just after the 2005 Ashes. One day half the country is watching, next the audience has dropped off by I think about 80%. Sky's money has its advantages no doubt, but putting it on channels where few kids get to see it, they've lost half a generation of future fans. They're desperate to undo the error.
//Aren't ODIs cricket then?//
Not really, no. They certainly don’t qualify as “First Class” cricket. All the professional level limited over stuff is simply a slogfest with none of the finer points considered.
//When I was at school, our school teams played timed matches against our opponents but just with a single innings,…//
All those variants sound fine for lower level cricket, Chris. What I’m talking about here is the stuff that they charge a fortune to go and watch. One day cricket among professionals is really like 5-a-side football or Rugby Sevens.
Limited over cricket has its place but I’m afraid the razamatazz surrounding the “100” is simply ridiculous. If I sound like a boring old fart that's fine because that's who proper cricket is designed for.
Not really, no. They certainly don’t qualify as “First Class” cricket. All the professional level limited over stuff is simply a slogfest with none of the finer points considered.
//When I was at school, our school teams played timed matches against our opponents but just with a single innings,…//
All those variants sound fine for lower level cricket, Chris. What I’m talking about here is the stuff that they charge a fortune to go and watch. One day cricket among professionals is really like 5-a-side football or Rugby Sevens.
Limited over cricket has its place but I’m afraid the razamatazz surrounding the “100” is simply ridiculous. If I sound like a boring old fart that's fine because that's who proper cricket is designed for.
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