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The after-effect of the World Cup.

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TheRey

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Before I go on, I know that cricket is back behind hidden behind a paywall, and so any momentum gained from last Sunday will be lost - but still

Was at the Oval for the T20 earlier, first T20 I've been to for a few years.
Firstly - the number of kids there was staggering, way more than there used to be.

Also, while I was browsing in the shop there was a little kid - I'd say younger than ten - who came in, saw the ODI shirt in a kids size, shrieked and then spent five minutes pleading with his mother to get him it (she relented in the end).
I couldn't help having a chuckle to myself, and she turned around and said something like "he didn't even like cricket a month ago!" - really glad that last Sunday has shown kids the beauty of our game.
 

That's good to hear :) My two bairns love their cricket, and aren't all that fussed about football. We have to keep the momentum going after what has been a wonderful summer of cricket (so far!).
 
TheRey said:
Before I go on, I know that cricket is back behind hidden behind a paywall, and so any momentum gained from last Sunday will be lost - but still

Was at the Oval for the T20 earlier, first T20 I've been to for a few years.
Firstly - the number of kids there was staggering, way more than there used to be.

Also, while I was browsing in the shop there was a little kid - I'd say younger than ten - who came in, saw the ODI shirt in a kids size, shrieked and then spent five minutes pleading with his mother to get him it (she relented in the end).
I couldn't help having a chuckle to myself, and she turned around and said something like "he didn't even like cricket a month ago!" - really glad that last Sunday has shown kids the beauty of our game.
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Hopefully the Ashes highlights are advertised a bit more than they would be, to try and maintain the interest of adults and their kids who have just started getting in to it. Kids are never likely to watch full tests so a highlights programme is pretty important.

Still class to see kids getting into it
 
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Fear for the longer-term momentum loss to be honest. ECB have scrapped the 50 over county competition so all the excitement witnessed during the World Cup in this format will be lost to a generation until at least the next World Cup, at which point it'll all be forgotten about.
 
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Fear for the longer-term momentum loss to be honest. ECB have scrapped the 50 over county competition so all the excitement witnessed during the World Cup in this format will be lost to a generation until at least the next World Cup, at which point it'll all be forgotten about.
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Domestic 50 overs wouldn't even be on kids' radar anyway imo.

Next summer will see interest really kick on I reckon (not on a wind up here).
 
I got into cricket at 11/12. Played quite a bit at school. Batting ability unheard of, but a decent bowler. The 2011 Ashes really rubber-stamped my interest.
 
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