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County Cricket 2024


wayne entwhistle no9 said:
Oh right i only managed to watch a session of the uni match on YouTube and the young lad, "Rob" was commentating with Thorpe.
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Think Rob is pretty decent, seems to have become a Durham fan which even better. He's also been doing the job while still studying at Uni, course likely just about to finish.

He'll have no doubt been doing the job on a voluntary basis too.

As someone that did Journalism at uni I know first hand how hard graft it is and how difficult it is to break into it(as I did not).

I'd be sad if Marty has been replaced, seeing as they had him, Ash and Rob last season. Better having more voices, but cost cutting is rife everywhere in business.
 
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mackembhoy said:
Think Rob is pretty decent, seems to have become a Durham fan which even better. He's also been doing the job while still studying at Uni, course likely just about to finish.

He'll have no doubt been doing the job on a voluntary basis too.

As someone that did Journalism at uni I know first hand how hard graft it is and how difficult it is to break into it(as I did not).

I'd be sad if Marty has been replaced, seeing as they had him, Ash and Rob last season. Better having more voices, but cost cutting is rife everywhere in business.
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I know Marty was one of the last actual BBC employees to do the county commentaries most where just freelance doing it via the BBC comnentary feed. Not sure if the "in house" youtube streams has made the commentary only a bit redundant.
I suppose we will find out at 11am tomorrow or whatever time they start.
 
Bri said:
I am beginning to get nervous with all these predictions. I'd rather no one noticed us coming up on the rail and bursting through.
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I’m glad you said that, or someone did, because I started to think similar - I remember when we won it in 2013 all the ‘experts’ predicted we’d go down.

Not sure what I’d rather have?
 
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wayne entwhistle no9 said:
Oh right i only managed to watch a session of the uni match on YouTube and the young lad, "Rob" was commentating with Thorpe.
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That’s because it was being done by the club, not the Beeb. I fully expect Marty to be on comms tomorrow. Feel like he’d have let us know if he’d been replaced.
 
mackembhoy said:
Aye Saturday :lol:
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I Asked co pilot, plenty of information but no anwer 🤡
are there any changes in the BBC cricket commentary for this season?


Copilot
Certainly! The BBC Sport has exciting plans for cricket coverage this season. Here’s what you can expect:
  1. Test Match Special (TMS):
    • TMS, the iconic cricket commentary show, will continue on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra and BBC Sounds.
    • Jonathan Agnew remains the lead presenter, extending his tenure with a new 4-year deal.
    • TMS will cover all England men’s and women’s international games, including the inaugural World Test Championship Final.
  2. Live TV Broadcasts:
    • Live TV broadcasts will begin with the season’s opening international match on May 11th.
    • Exciting T20 clashes against Australia will be featured.
  3. County Cricket Coverage:
    • Every moment of every County match will be covered live on the BBC Sport website and app.
    • The Vitality County Championship, Vitality T20 Blast, Metro Bank One Day Cup, Charlotte Edwards Cup, and Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy will all receive extensive coverage.
  4. International Matches:
    • England women’s opening T20 match against Pakistan will be broadcast live on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.
    • Live coverage of the England men’s T20 series against Pakistan and the England women’s T20 match against New Zealand from Lord’s.
  5. The Hundred:
    • Catch 15 live TV games from The Hundred, including the opening matches and Finals day.
    • All games available to listen to across BBC Sport.
  6. Tailenders Podcast:
    • Record-breaking bowler James Anderson returns exclusively to the Tailenders Podcast on BBC Sounds.
  7. Expert Commentary Teams:
    • Expert teams will deliver comprehensive coverage, ensuring fans stay updated wherever they are.
Get ready for a summer of thrilling cricket action across the BBC!
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I have seen the PR Media lad at Durham asking on Twitter for aspiring commentators in the area. Could be opportunities this year he says. So I wonder if Marty is still doing the BBC radio comms but the club are putting their own comms on the stream?

I agree with the opinion on Rob Rush though. I’ve always enjoyed listening to him when he’s been there.
 
Lumley End said:
I have seen the PR Media lad at Durham asking on Twitter for aspiring commentators in the area. Could be opportunities this year he says. So I wonder if Marty is still doing the BBC radio comms but the club are putting their own comms on the stream?

I agree with the opinion on Rob Rush though. I’ve always enjoyed listening to him when he’s been there.
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Match preview today on the club site -
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Match Centre​

The Club’s match centre will be in operation for the fixture with live scorecards, statistics & video highlights as they happen. You can watch the game live via Durham’s match centre and Durham YouTube channel with live commentary brought to you by Ash Thorpe and Rob Rush. Durham Cricket will have full coverage on social media, with a full match report at the close.
 
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Match preview today on the club site -
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Match Centre​

The Club’s match centre will be in operation for the fixture with live scorecards, statistics & video highlights as they happen. You can watch the game live via Durham’s match centre and Durham YouTube channel with live commentary brought to you by Ash Thorpe and Rob Rush. Durham Cricket will have full coverage on social media, with a full match report at the close.
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So no Marty on stream but still doing the BBC commentary then.

Odd but whatever I guess.
 
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Match preview today on the club site -
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Match Centre​

The Club’s match centre will be in operation for the fixture with live scorecards, statistics & video highlights as they happen. You can watch the game live via Durham’s match centre and Durham YouTube channel with live commentary brought to you by Ash Thorpe and Rob Rush. Durham Cricket will have full coverage on social media, with a full match report at the close.
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Is this a new thing they are launching then? Marty will be purely wireless then, most will have stream on I bet.
 
mackembhoy said:
So no Marty on stream but still doing the BBC commentary then.

Odd but whatever I guess.
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Think other counties have been doing that. It's OK but you only get a pro durham voice, which doesn't give you the full flavour IMHO. And when it's an away match you don't get a pro durham voice at all, at least at some Counties.
 
Bri said:
Think other counties have been doing that. It's OK but you only get a pro durham voice, which doesn't give you the full flavour IMHO. And when it's an away match you don't get a pro durham voice at all, at least at some Counties.
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Yep, Lancs have got Bumble on comms today. Although he's not going to have much cricket to talk about.

5Live Extra look like they're covering a game pretty much all through the season (unless there's something else on the channel) with Kevin Howells hosting. I wonder if that's going to be going round the country, Soccer Six (sort of) style?
 
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