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The Hundred 2024

Sunday 4th August

Women 11am
London Spirit Women v Oval Invincibles Women
Lord's, London

Men 2.30pm
London Spirit Men v Oval Invincibles Men
Lord's, London


Women 2.30pm
Northern Superchargers Women V Manchester Originals Women
Headingley, Leeds

Men 6pm
Northern Superchargers Men V Manchester Originals Men
Headingley, Leeds
 

Sillypoint said:
You can also love both, I have had some great days sat quietly with 300 others watching 4 day cricket with my flask and cheese sarnies, and I’ve had equally great days with lads 8 pints deep at a t20, and equally great days with my family at the hundred…

it’s the mindset you can’t enjoy it all that irks me, people blame this on the death of the CC and the 50 over comp, I’m sorry but our invention of t20 in the 2000 started its death, the hundred might be only thing that actually keeps that going a bit longer

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Spot on. No sport has such an extreme variation between its different formats than cricket, so you are certainly under no obligation to like them all, but you shouldn’t have to apologise for doing so, and people who choose not to like them all shouldn’t be so childishly snarky about it.

The other virtue of the short evening game is that it is in the evening. I’m 61 but not yet retired and so, while when that day comes I want the championship to survive so that I can dig out my flask and tartan blanket, I don’t get to so many days at present. The evening stuff is the only option in that case.

I think you may even be a little wrong in your cause and effect re the 50 over competition. It felt like it was clearly in decline through the course of the 90s, certainly compared with its 70s and 80s heyday, even before the blast came along. As was the Sunday league.

Any spectator sport needs spectators to survive. Even if you don’t personally find them attractive, you can’t be too snobbish about the formats the spectators go to.
 
Fleagle said:
Spot on. No sport has such an extreme variation between its different formats than cricket, so you are certainly under no obligation to like them all, but you shouldn’t have to apologise for doing so, and people who choose not to like them all shouldn’t be so childishly snarky about it.

The other virtue of the short evening game is that it is in the evening. I’m 61 but not yet retired and so, while when that day comes I want the championship to survive so that I can dig out my flask and tartan blanket, I don’t get to so many days at present. The evening stuff is the only option in that case.

I think you may even be a little wrong in your cause and effect re the 50 over competition. It felt like it was clearly in decline through the course of the 90s, certainly compared with its 70s and 80s heyday, even before the blast came along. As was the Sunday league.

Any spectator sport needs spectators to survive. Even if you don’t personally find them attractive, you can’t be too snobbish about the formats the spectators go to.
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What is "so childishly snarky" about disliking the Hundred? It's designed to attract children and so features "gimmicks" designed to appeal to children. So be it but they don't appeal to me.I find the format too batter friendly and designed specifically to make big hitting easy.I don't attend or support the format and I accept that could be viewed as looking down on it but what is childish, snarky or snobbish for having that view? That's rather offensive terminology.
As to the 50 over game, is it not an ideal format for providing a transition from the shortest (T20) to the timed format particularly when it is run as at present as a development competition?
 
Parkside said:
What is "so childishly snarky" about disliking the Hundred? It's designed to attract children and so features "gimmicks" designed to appeal to children. So be it but they don't appeal to me.I find the format too batter friendly and designed specifically to make big hitting easy.I don't attend or support the format and I accept that could be viewed as looking down on it but what is childish, snarky or snobbish for having that view? That's rather offensive terminology.
As to the 50 over game, is it not an ideal format for providing a transition from the shortest (T20) to the timed format particularly when it is run as at present as a development competition?
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It’s not the disliking that’s the problem, at least not for me everybody’s has their preferences which should be respected.

It’s the constant and it is constant knocking of the short formats, it doesn’t happen no way near if at all the other way round.

Just on the previous page a poster said ‘ an adult needs his hard drive checking for watching the hundred, and another one laughing saying nobody at Lords today.

That’s just two could pick many more.

As well as many examples of posters jumping all over it when there is a bad game in the hundred but ignoring the good games.

You don’t see it the other way round very rarely if at all to you see posters slagging of the county championship, for example when they were several tedious games earlier in the season using the kookaburra ball, nobody was laughing or taking the piss out of that.

Only seen one poster really have a go at that and he seems to be on a wind up.

Bottom line is fans do go to short format cricket and do like it, they have every right to enjoy the same as red ball fans do, without certain remarks put their way.

Not saying you do but it’s certainly there by some fans who imo consider themselves more genuine cricket fans.
because they red ball cricket fans.

It’s that snobbery not sure but it certainly could be perceived that way with some of the comments towards white ball cricket.
On another note ‘ The Hundred’ up to now this season hasn’t really suited big scores, there has been lower scores than normal.

And some brilliant death bowling where sides batting first have defended relatively low scores and been some really entertaining games.
 
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Voice of fair play said:
It’s not the disliking that’s the problem, at least not for me everybody’s has their preferences which should be respected.

It’s the constant and it is constant knocking of the short formats, it doesn’t happen no way near if at all the other way round.

Just on the previous page a poster said ‘ an adult needs his hard drive checking for watching the hundred, and another one laughing saying nobody at Lords today.

That’s just two could pick many more.

As well as many examples of posters jumping all over it when there is a bad game in the hundred but ignoring the good games.

You don’t see it the other way round very rarely if at all to you see posters slagging of the county championship, for example when they were several tedious games earlier in the season using the kookaburra ball, nobody was laughing or taking the piss out of that.

Only seen one poster really have a go at that and he seems to be on a wind up.

Bottom line is fans do go to short format cricket and do like it, they have every right to enjoy the same as red ball fans do, without certain remarks put their way.

Not saying you do but it’s certainly there by some fans who imo consider themselves more genuine cricket fans.
because they red ball cricket fans.

It’s that snobbery not sure but it certainly could be perceived that way with some of the comments towards white ball cricket.
On another note ‘ The Hundred’ up to now this season hasn’t really suited big scores, there has been lower scores than normal.

And some brilliant death bowling where sides batting first have defended relatively low scores and been some really entertaining games.
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Semantics,I suppose, on how you interpret or use the word snobbish.Many oppose the Hundred because they see it a superfluous and money draining competition and so,not unnaturally, jump on any opportunity to point out any shortcomings.As to "an adult needs their hard drive checking" I found amusing never having heard the expression before.I find the blaring music,flashing lights extremely irritating and am surprised that an adult will voluntarily attend if not as a parental duty.Hence can see the reasoning for the hard drive quip. Non-cricketing friends constantly tell me that cricket is boring;I don't interpret that as criticism or offensive. How being labelled snobbish for being critical of a particular format is a complete non sequitur to me and hence unjustified.
Call me a miserable old ghit and I wouldn't be the least offended.
 
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Parkside said:
Semantics,I suppose, on how you interpret or use the word snobbish.Many oppose the Hundred because they see it a superfluous and money draining competition and so,not unnaturally, jump on any opportunity to point out any shortcomings.As to "an adult needs their hard drive checking" I found amusing never having heard the expression before.I find the blaring music,flashing lights extremely irritating and am surprised that an adult will voluntarily attend if not as a parental duty.Hence can see the reasoning for the hard drive quip. Non-cricketing friends constantly tell me that cricket is boring;I don't interpret that as criticism or offensive. How being labelled snobbish for being critical of a particular format is a complete non sequitur to me and hence unjustified.
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It’s not just ‘The Hundred’ though, there has been imo a level of looking down at short format and white ball cricket imo, well before The Hundred was thought off from some quarters of cricket supporters.

I do think that and I know we going over old ground, nothing wrong with peoples preference and criticism of a certain format, but there is imo more of a looking down from red ball fans to white ball cricket than there is the other way round, than is my genuine opinion since T20 has taken off so certainly is not elusive to the hundred.

Personally I watch cricket for the actual cricket on show, and if the cricket of a very good quality on the field what does it matter what teams are called? What music is played? or whatever going on off the field?

That’s why I don’t get your comment about being surprised an adult would go, because it’s the cricket on the field adults will watch.

That’s why I enjoy the IPL because the actual cricket is a high quality, best T20 players in the world putting their wits against each other, whether the commentators go over the top, the teams have silly names etc I find irrelevant because I throughly enjoy the cricket

the cricket the important thing and what you there to watch surely?
I would not call you a miserable old ghit mate :D

I respect your view and enjoy the debate:D
 
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Voice of fair play said:
It’s not just ‘The Hundred’ though, there has been imo a level of looking down at short format and white ball cricket imo, well before The Hundred was thought off from some quarters of cricket supporters.

I do think that and I know we going over old ground, nothing wrong with peoples preference and criticism of a certain format, but there is imo more of a looking down from red ball fans to white ball cricket than there is the other way round, than is my genuine opinion since T20 has taken off so certainly is not elusive to the hundred.

Personally I watch cricket for the actual cricket on show, and if the cricket of a very good quality on the field what does it matter what teams are called? What music is played? or whatever going on off the field?

That’s why I don’t get your comment about being surprised an adult would go, because it’s the cricket on the field adults will watch.

That’s why I enjoy the IPL because the actual cricket is a high quality, best T20 players in the world putting their wits against each other, whether the commentators go over the top, the teams have silly names etc I find irrelevant because I throughly enjoy the cricket

the cricket the important thing and what you there to watch surely?
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It's ages since I've attended T20 but music used to blare constantly. There are more people critical of red ball cricket than of short format cricket. Not unnaturally I dislike the razmataz that accompanies the Hundred, if you enjoy,by all means go ahead.
OK,I dislike the Hundred,therefore I'm looking down on it, therefore, I'm a snob.
Loved evening cup ties,few pints,good chat with fellow spectators all and sundry.
Wonder what changed me into a snob?
 
Have to say I don't agree with the format or the implementation, or how it's killed our chances in the one day cup but can't argue with the turnout for the women's game at Headingley.

The graphics, presentation and freebies are all a step up from what we get in the Men's blast at the Riverside too.

Haven't seen anyone else in a Durham top yet!

Do wonder how many people are here on freebies though (we are with our bairns)

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Parkside said:
It's ages since I've attended T20 but music used to blare constantly. There are more people critical of red ball cricket than of short format cricket. Not unnaturally I dislike the razmataz that accompanies the Hundred, if you enjoy,by all means go ahead.
OK,I dislike the Hundred,therefore I'm looking down on it, therefore, I'm a snob.
Loved evening cup ties,few pints,good chat with fellow spectators all and sundry.
Wonder what changed me into a snob?
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First of all mate don’t think you personally a snob.

However I do think in this country there is a element of snobbery towards short format cricket from red ball cricketer fans.

Not all by any means, but seen too many posts on numerous websites not to have developed that view.

I was brought up on them lovely evening local cup ties watching a exceptional club side reach numerous cup finals locally and throughly enjoyed them from being a kid then into adult and few pints, and great craic, so looks like we both really appreciated and enjoyed them nights.

Guess the only difference now is the off field activity puts you off, where to me it doesn’t change in the slightest the cricket that is happening on the field.

I have not really got a opinion on the music played etc, as just interested in the cricket
 
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Voice of fair play said:
First of all mate don’t think you personally a snob.

However I do think in this country there is a element of snobbery towards short format cricket from red ball cricketer fans.

Not all by any means, but seen too many posts on numerous websites not to have developed that view.

I was brought up on them lovely evening local cup ties watching a exceptional club side reach numerous cup finals locally and throughly enjoyed them from being a kid then into adult and few pints, and great craic, so looks like we both really appreciated and enjoyed them nights.

Guess the only difference now is the off field activity puts you off, where to me it doesn’t change in the slightest the cricket that is happening on the field.

I have not really got a opinion on the music played etc, as just interested in the cricket
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I suspect it's Horden you're talking about in your younger days. Games dictated by 3 players. Parry and Steven Ward did all the bowling then Parry and Hill opened the batting and knocked the runs off😀.
Devastated when I learnt Steven had passed on.Happened to have a season ticket next to him and his kids at Roker Park. Got to know him quite well. Great lad.
 
Parkside said:
I suspect it's Horden you're talking about in your younger days. Games dictated by 3 players. Parry and Steven Ward did all the bowling then Parry and Hill opened the batting and knocked the runs off😀.
Devastated when I learnt Steven had passed on.Happened to have a season ticket next to him and his kids at Roker Park. Got to know him quite well. Great lad.
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Yeah that was the side mate, although a lot of them wins iirc were down to the depth they had batting wise, the bowling was mainly done by Ward and Parry, but they batted all the way down, when you had the likes of John Pendlington (another cricketer sadly passed away) batting 7 or 8 you were always in with a chance of knocking a score off.

That side used to reach at least 5 cup finals a season over a 10 year period great cup side to watch

Yeah Steven great local cricketer and captain, such a fierce competitor and motivator as were his two sons, lovely bloke, really sad when think passed away,
 
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Voice of fair play said:
Yeah that was the side mate, although a lot of them wins iirc were down to the depth they had batting wise, the bowling was mainly done by Ward and Parry, but they batted all the way down, when you had the likes of John Pendlington (another cricketer sadly passed away) batting 7 or 8 you were always in with a chance of knocking a score off.

That side used to reach at least 5 cup finals a season over a 10 year period great cup side to watch

Yeah Steven great local cricketer and captain, such a fierce competitor and motivator as were his two sons, lovely bloke, really sad when think passed away,
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Sad to hear about Penders -another wonderful cricketer. Couldn't have been any age? I watched DSL cricket since 1950s and reckon Deryck Parry was the best of all the pros in all that time-certainly the most consistent. That's some accolade
 
Parkside said:
Sad to hear about Penders -another wonderful cricketer. Couldn't have been any age? I watched DSL cricket since 1950s and reckon Deryck Parry was the best of all the pros in all that time-certainly the most consistent. That's some accolade
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Yeah Penders no age would have only been in mid fifties very sad.

Yeah Parry simply superb, the ultimate class act on and off the field, no one ever had a bad word about him.

Every score Horden chased in those days was a question if he was there at the end the game was won, can’t ever remember him been not out and not winning the game!

Like you say mate consider the level of pros this region has seen that is high praise indeed
 
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mackembhoy said:
I hope the Durham lads do well, but hopefully the team finish outside the top 3.

We'd get our players back for the final game of the One Day Cup
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Clark has batted well and kept it ticking over, out about 5 mins ago tho.

The Yorkshire, Yorkshire chant grated on me even though by birth I'm one. Shows how little impact Durham Cricket has had on the 16.4, other than ponying up their players.
 
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