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The Hundred 2024


The Manchester team looks very average, how can you have the likes of Walter, eith a career batting average of 20 and 18 in the Blast this year batting at 4.
The Lancs T20 team would piss all over them.
 
brandon said:
It’s only you who considers it silly, but the term ‘proper cricket’ has long been established by journalists, pundits, the media, etc as a phrase to mean red ball, white clothing, long format cricket.

I’ve never known anyone else to get so upset.
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Depends who is to be the arbiter, the press or the spectator. As late as the 1970s the Times editorial guide was still referring to what it no doubt at one time considered “proper” tennis as “Tennis” and the new fangled stuff they played at Wimbledon as “Lawn Tennis”. When the world has moved on, you can end up looking a bit silly.
 
Redandwhitedust said:
I feel the same (as a test/one day fan). In a way it's like when I watch local non-league football. It's fun, it's a look out and it's really enjoyable. I just don't get into it.

I think a big factor is the clubs identities. The lack of a team based in the Northeast takes a lot of interest away from it for me. I just can't imagine myself being a Northern Superchargers supporter when they're based in Yorkshire.

If I had a team I genuinely wanted to win/do well I might pay a bit more attention. But till then it's just a distraction to pass the time if there's nothing else on
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I don’t think it’s a simple as that. When I grew up to be primarily a fan of time cricket over overs cricket (they all used red balls then so you had to make the distinction in other ways) we didn’t have a team in the North East either. We were still going watch, as far South as Sheffield on one memorable occasion. Even in an 18 team competition, most of the counties are still not represented.
 
Fleagle said:
I don’t think it’s a simple as that. When I grew up to be primarily a fan of time cricket over overs cricket (they all used red balls then so you had to make the distinction in other ways) we didn’t have a team in the North East either. We were still going watch, as far South as Sheffield on one memorable occasion. Even in an 18 team competition, most of the counties are still not represented.
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It was as simple as that for me. I got into cricket by first playing it, then watching England, first in one day, then the tests.

Once Durham went first class I followed them, and a result of regularly watching a team is you get to know the players, and by following a team you pick up on the players of other teams as well.

With the 100, because I'm watching the sport from a distance, without really caring who wins, I don't tend to notice or remember individual players like I did when I followed England and Durham.
 
AKickUpTheBerntHaas said:
Another low score and what looks like a sparse crowd but at £40 a ticket, I get that.
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Apart from hospitality the most expensive ticket at OT is less than £40, most adult tickets are £20. All kids £5. Local schools have been given hundreds of free tickets.
Voice of fair play said:
I am not precious about 16.4 or The Hundred or whatever you want to call it.

In fact I prefer T20 always have always will.

What I do strongly believe in though is a flagship short format tournament in this country in the summer peak time.

Would actually prefer T20 as can relate to that better
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Precious about hit and giggle, not the 16.4 specifically.

To the detriment of everything else, we know.
 
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Steak Pie said:
Apart from hospitality the most expensive ticket at OT is less than £40, most adult tickets are £20. All kids £5. Local schools have been given hundreds of free tickets.

Precious about hit and giggle, not the 16.4 specifically.

To the detriment of everything else, we know.
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Well yeah that fair, think T20 is great for cricket.

And since its introduction all cricket has been a better watch imo
Parkside said:
Shocked to learn that adult prices are £40. Not a game for all at those prices. Elitist in fact. Snobbish almost.No wonder there are sparse crowds in the provinces.
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It appears only at them snobbery southern London grounds;)
 
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