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The Hundred 2023

Voice of fair play said:
I enjoy all cricket including the 50 over stuff and that game today seemed a cracker.

Good cricket is good cricket and if you watching a good game of a cricket at any level and any format, it’s good to recognize the skills and ability of show and praise a good performance, rather than constantly striving to have a go and find an angle to have a go at one tournament all the time it’s tiresome and petty.
And disrespectful to the brilliant players and performances of the players in the hundred.

It looks to me that when exactly the same players play in the CC or The Blast they good players and good quality and get praised by some on here.

Yet when exactly the same players play in The Hundred they is a angle found at all costs to not praise them and say the quality shit.

Makes total sense ;)
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Show me where I've commented on the overall quality. I wouldn't know, I've watched about 10 minutes live of the farce (which was terrible like).

Unfortunately though, as part of the millions siphoned out of the sport for this farce, I get bombarded by adverts and clips on social media. One particular highlight was seeing Chris Jordan closing his eyes and swinging at a few, getting some thick edges that flew over the boundary and hearing the commentators scream at how brilliant it all is. :lol:

As you say, it's just a another franchise T20 competition. Same players, same hyperbole, just mutton dressed as lamb. The reality of this competition is that its drained tens of millions of pounds out of the game, and taken cricket away from a huge number of fans in the summer in the process. The damage to the sport has been devastating.

Anyway, it's over now. I suspect you'll get your wish, the franchises will prevail and you'll help destroy professional cricket in the North East. Not going to go quietly though.

See you next year.
 

Steak Pie said:
Show me where I've commented on the overall quality. I wouldn't know, I've watched about 10 minutes live of the farce (which was terrible like).

Unfortunately though, as part of the millions siphoned out of the sport for this farce, I get bombarded by adverts and clips on social media. One particular highlight was seeing Chris Jordan closing his eyes and swinging at a few, getting some thick edges that flew over the boundary and hearing the commentators scream at how brilliant it all is. :lol:
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I was talking more generally how absolutely ridiculous it is for posters on here to say how great the blast is (which I agree with)

Yet at the same time say how rubbish the hundred is when it’s played by roughy the same players over the roughly the same timescale just 20 balls less.

Like I say I appreciate good cricket when it’s good cricket and respect and praise accordingly whatever the team, format or competition, I don’t change depending on which tournament it happens in!!

It’s not good cricket just because it’s a tournament you disagree with?

The same players can play good cricket in the same way they do in a different format or different team
I don’t want to destroy anything I love cricket and absolutely love the entertainment that has been non stop throughout this summer with The Blast, The Ashes and The Hundred.

It’s the pettiness of comments throughout this thread that I find incredibly tiresome.
 
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Yeah, you're just ignoring the post and repeating the same stuff.

You are threatening professional cricket in the North East. The goal of the 16.farce is to end professional cricket in the North East.

Its already happening, whether you can admit it to yourself or not is irrelevant.
 
Steak Pie said:
Yeah, you're just ignoring the post and repeating the same stuff.

You are threatening professional cricket in the North East. The goal of the 16.farce is to end professional cricket in the North East.

Its already happening, whether you can admit it to yourself or not is irrelevant.
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Do you go to Durham's every home game by any chance?
 
Voice of fair play said:
I was talking more generally how absolutely ridiculous it is for posters on here to say how great the blast is (which I agree with)

Yet at the same time say how rubbish the hundred is when it’s played by roughy the same players over the roughly the same timescale just 20 balls less.

Like I say I appreciate good cricket when it’s good cricket and respect and praise accordingly whatever the team, format or competition, I don’t change depending on which tournament it happens in!!

It’s not good cricket just because it’s a tournament you disagree with?

The same players can play good cricket in the same way they do in a different format or different team
I don’t want to destroy anything I love cricket and absolutely love the entertainment that has been non stop throughout this summer with The Blast, The Ashes and The Hundred.

It’s the pettiness of comments throughout this thread that I find incredibly tiresome.
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The criticism of the Hundred stems not from the actual standard of the cricket on show but the wasteful £ millions that have been spent promoting it as a world class tournament which it clearly isn't whilst simultaneously depriving large areas of the country,specifically the NE in our case, of watching the cricket we love. The Hundred to totally superfluous in that it offers nothing that the existing T20 offered. That isn't petty and the tediousq repetition wouldn't be necessary if you'd just accept the fact that
THE HUNDRED IS A TOTALLY UNNECESSARY TOURNAMENT.
 
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Because there wasnt much footy on I watched quite a bit of the tournament. It’s cricket on the telly and aye I enjoyed it, not going to deprive myself of the entertainment. Crowds were good down south, up north seemed lots of empty seats. They could quite easily involve more grounds, CLS could host some Superchargers games for the example. I don’t think the tournament was ever necessary either. I’d have much preferred they revamp the T20 blast
 
Steak Pie said:
Yeah, you're just ignoring the post and repeating the same stuff.

You are threatening professional cricket in the North East. The goal of the 16.farce is to end professional cricket in the North East.

Its already happening, whether you can admit it to yourself or not is irrelevant.
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I am not ignoring it, we have done it to death.

I respect and understand your view and if it was just kept at that would not be continuing to post as see your point and where you coming from.

What I don’t understand is the constant pettiness on these threads such as people saying it ‘hopes it rains’ ‘ taking the piss’

Constantly looking at every possible angle to have a go whether it’s about the quality, sponsors, attendance, whatever they can think off to have a go.

I prefer The Blast and The Hundred, rather than the CC.

But totally respect other people’s views and preferences and would not dream and have not seen anyone else do it, going on a Durham thread in the CC or one day cup and saying I hope it rains or take the piss if they were out for a low score, or take the piss out of a player if he did not do well.

It’s one thing disagreeing with The Hundred which I totally get and understand, but it’s another constantly coming on to thread to post petty comments to find any possible angle to have a go which is becoming very tiresome imo
 
Struts said:
With TV audiences declining again, other franchise leagues offering better contracts, England stars not available and the vast majority of the country not knowing what The Hundred is then I very much doubt that to be the case.
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Aye cos they all at the game with attendances hugh
 
Voice of fair play said:
I am not ignoring it, we have done it to death.

I respect and understand your view and if it was just kept at that would not be continuing to post as see your point and where you coming from.

What I don’t understand is the constant pettiness on these threads such as people saying it ‘hopes it rains’ ‘ taking the piss’

Constantly looking at every possible angle to have a go whether it’s about the quality, sponsors, attendance, whatever they can think off to have a go.

I prefer The Blast and The Hundred, rather than the CC.

But totally respect other people’s views and preferences and would not dream and have not seen anyone else do it, going on a Durham thread in the CC or one day cup and saying I hope it rains or take the piss if they were out for a low score, or take the piss out of a player if he did not do well.

It’s one thing disagreeing with The Hundred which I totally get and understand, but it’s another constantly coming on to thread to post petty comments to find any possible angle to have a go which is becoming very tiresome imo
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Well rather than replying to me but ignoring the points I'm making, take that up with those posters.
Hettonlass said:
Do you go to Durham's every home game by any chance?
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No. Why?
 
Parkside said:
The criticism of the Hundred stems not from the actual standard of the cricket on show but the wasteful £ millions that have been spent promoting it as a world class tournament which it clearly isn't whilst simultaneously depriving large areas of the country,specifically the NE in our case, of watching the cricket we love. The Hundred to totally superfluous in that it offers nothing that the existing T20 offered. That isn't petty and the tediousq repetition wouldn't be necessary if you'd just accept the fact that
THE HUNDRED IS A TOTALLY UNNECESSARY TOURNAMENT.
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From the very beginning of this debate I have an always accepted that this country needs just one one short format tournament and always said prefer 20 overs to 100 balls as well

And as long as it in the school holidays in a designated window in peak time that is a priority for me.

Anything that is on the telly every night and in peak time I am all for to increase participation at ground level, could not care less whether teams in that one competition are called Lancs or Manchester, Nottingham or Trent etc etc

It’s a absolute fair point that any short format competition should be spread more geographically and this one fails on that score.

However if the criticism stems from what you say rather than the quailty?

Why do many a poster than take every opportunity to criticize the quality which after watching nearly every match myself as been exceptionally good this season.

The only conclusion I can take is that the quality is good and people don’t like it that their team not in it so decide so have a go at the quality as well.
 
Voice of fair play said:
From the very beginning of this debate I have an always accepted that this country needs just one one short format tournament and always said prefer 20 overs to 100 balls as well

And as long as it in the school holidays in a designated window in peak time that is a priority for me.

Anything that is on the telly every night and in peak time I am all for to increase participation at ground level, could not care less whether teams in that one competition are called Lancs or Manchester, Nottingham or Trent etc etc

It’s a absolute fair point that any short format competition should be spread more geographically and this one fails on that score.

However if the criticism stems from what you say rather than the quailty?

Why do many a poster than take every opportunity to criticize the quality which after watching nearly every match myself as been exceptionally good this season.

The only conclusion I can take is that the quality is good and people don’t like it that their team not in it so decide so have a go at the quality as well.
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Is the quality any better than the existing T20? If so it can only be marginally so. Whether the standard is exceptionally high is purely a personal opinion. I'd argue that given the high scoring rates , restricted fielding positions,short boundaries make scoring easy and effective bowling almost impossible. For those reasons I'd decry the standard.
Hettonlass said:
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Yes, but how did that revenue compare with that from the test matches? Miniscule!
 
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Parkside said:
Is the quality any better than the existing T20? If so it can only be marginally so. Whether the standard is exceptionally high is purely a personal opinion. I'd argue that given the high scoring rates , restricted fielding positions,short boundaries make scoring easy and effective bowling almost impossible. For those reasons I'd decry the standard.

Yes, but how did that revenue compare with that from the test matches? Miniscule!
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Maybe I am slightly biased because I love short format attacking positive cricket and always have since I fell in love with the game watching 20 over club cricket on summers nights.

I personally think short format white ball cricket is a absolutely great watch but have to respect others don’t.
 
Hettonlass said:
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"while the women's average viewers per match on Sky Sports has grown 20 per cent to 132,000" - a country of 66 million and this is costing the game an absolute fortune.... 132k average isn't very good is it?
Hettonlass said:
What is stopping more ppl attending county cricket at Durham, location, price or other things? For me one would be no England players playing more often and instead rested
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You'll have to ask those who don't attend, plenty of them on here to ask. I can't speak for them.
 
Hyltons finest said:
Because there wasnt much footy on I watched quite a bit of the tournament. It’s cricket on the telly and aye I enjoyed it, not going to deprive myself of the entertainment. Crowds were good down south, up north seemed lots of empty seats. They could quite easily involve more grounds, CLS could host some Superchargers games for the example. I don’t think the tournament was ever necessary either. I’d have much preferred they revamp the T20 blast
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They won't ever be doing any outgrounds. Except for Lords/The Oval the grounds only host four games each, and they're not gonna put or pay for all that branding for the odd game elsewhere.

On a side note, the winners trophy is a horrendous ugly thing.
 
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