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The Hundred 2024
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hudson88
Striker
This can fuck off into the same bin that the whole “competition” can
Rip Van Fish
Striker
load of players just taking the money
None of em give a flying fuck
None of em give a flying fuck
Superchamps
Midfield
Is this still going?
Forty
Winger
Yorkshire
tynevalleyblackcat
Striker
Its the Cardiff Cash Cows v the London Investment Bankers today apparently.
Ireland need 125 more runs to win in the proper cricket with five 2nd innings wickets left.
I blame the parents. Do your job!!
Ireland need 125 more runs to win in the proper cricket with five 2nd innings wickets left.
Every county game is now streamed free on youtube mate.
I blame the parents. Do your job!!
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Voice of fair play
Striker
Throughly enjoying tonight’s game if that allowed like?Its the Cardiff Cash Cows v the London Investment Bankers today apparently.
Ireland need 125 more runs to win in the proper cricket with five 2nd innings wickets left.
Every county game is now streamed free on youtube mate.
I blame the parents. Do your job!!
Feel like I am a naughty boy enjoying it
Not at all,it's designed for the less serious cricket follower. Were you waving your 4/6 card and jumping up and down when a boundary was hit?
Feel like I am a naughty boy enjoying it
.don't worry though, once PIF get involved, we cynics will be quickly dealt with
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tynevalleyblackcat
Striker
How many runs per over do they need?Throughly enjoying tonight’s game if that allowed like?
Feel like I am a naughty boy enjoying it
I cannot get away with it at all. Everything I know about cricket revolves around run rates and stats which are based on overs. I look at the scores and I have to do mental arithmatic to decide whether the score is decent or not.
Sillypoint
Central Defender
Even the blast broadcast moves to to runs required and balls left towards the the end rather than runs per over
Voice of fair play
Striker
Yeah must admit, I find myself looking at the balls required working out what that is in overs and then what run rate required when teams are chasing as been used to that all my life, would much prefer this competition to be a 20 over competition as could relate to that better.
Still very much enjoying the actual cricket though, but wish they would make that change, which eventually I think they will to tie into all other short format competitions
I certainly enjoy boundaries been it, cricket fans in general have always liked boundaries been hit imo, since like forever, that’s why players like Botham, Sobers, Richards were popular players will before short format cricket even thought offf.Not at all,it's designed for the less serious cricket follower. Were you waving your 4/6 card and jumping up and down when a boundary was hit?
don't worry though, once PIF get involved, we cynics will be quickly dealt with
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General characteristic of most Caribbean cricketers which was why they were so popular as club professionals.Additionally also being able to bowl extremely fast.
Voice of fair play
Striker
Aye cricket hasn’t changed that much, fans like seeing big shots and fast bowling, always have.
When the above Caribbean cricketers were club pros and came to club grounds, on them 20 over cup nights crowds were bigger, and that was because they enjoyed watching big shots and boundaries
It’s nothing new in the slightest or less of a cricket follower to enjoy cricketers hitting boundaries
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Nothing new about short form cricket either except that it was played with a red ball without fielding restrictions making it a more even contest between bat and ball. Get a surplus of boundaries though and they'll start to lose rheir appeal.
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Steak Pie
Striker
Sure.Throughly enjoying tonight’s game if that allowed like?
Feel like I am a naughty boy enjoying it
Another (estimated) £8m sucked out of the sport to prop up this years cricket-ish nonsense.
Enjoy our money.
Voice of fair play
Striker
Yeah it’s all about balance mate, I do agree up to a point you don’t want to over do one.
I am in a similar position with football, years ago would never miss a live game and FA cup final was unmissable for me as a kid.
Now far too much football on the telly that it loses some of its appeal.
Sunday 28th July
Women 3pm
Welsh Fire Women v Oval Invincibles Women
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Men 6.35pm
Welsh Fire Men v Oval Invincibles Men
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Women 3pm
Welsh Fire Women v Oval Invincibles Women
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Men 6.35pm
Welsh Fire Men v Oval Invincibles Men
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Voice of fair play
Striker
Listened to Paul Farbrace coach of Sussex the other week on a podcast I was listening too.
He was saying he actually thinks the hundred can be a good thing bring the investment in and that money will help the infrastructure of all concerned including the counties,
From someone in the game that was good to here and sincerely hope he right
There's little concrete evidence yet of these investors and the potential investors will only only do so if they have a majority controlling stake and make a profit i.e.take out more than they put in.They then dictate wholly how the game is run.Is that a worthwhile risk?
