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General Cricket => World Cricket => England => Topic started by: LockieEP on April 07, 2021, 09:51:05 AM
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Morning all,
Guess mixed views on the Hundred but seems real interest from the youngsters (well, mine anyway) in this format.
So, anyone bought or planning on buying tickets?
I am currently sat in a long waiting queue to purchase!
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Nope and no thanks. 😂
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Nope and no thanks. 😂
Would you like to think about it? :D
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Nope and no thanks. 😂
Ditto.
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Appears around half of my junior team are keen to purchase (some havent been to a game before)and with tickets at £10 adults and £5 under 15 its priced well. As an old git i would prefer a day at a championship game in my deck chair so hoping this may happen soon!
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I used to love a day at a championship game when I was a kid. Plenty of kids did.
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I used to love a day at a championship game when I was a kid. Plenty of kids did.
I did too.....seems less do these days
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The need for instant gratification is learned behaviour? Behaviour that can be easily monetised?
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Might be the first time I've ever agreed with @Bats_Entertainment :)
Absolutely zero interest in going to see the Hundred. Could not care less about the Welsh Wizards, the Yorkshire Puddings, Warwickshire Wags or whatever the teams are called.
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My brother is taking me to Lords for the London double header in July 25th, otherwise I’m not going to any fixtures. Means I get to see a friend in action for Oval Invincibles too
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Would you like to think about it? :D
I did, long and hard.
Sadly I just have no interest. I would rather take the kids to a blast game or the Guildford festival with Grandpa.
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Morning all,
Guess mixed views on the Hundred but seems real interest from the youngsters (well, mine anyway) in this format.
So, anyone bought or planning on buying tickets?
I am currently sat in a long waiting queue to purchase!
Not a chance in hell
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It will be great to just get back to watching some live cricket. Jury out for me on the hundred but lets see. A bit strange for a Kent fan like me to see Kent players lining up with Surrey players :o
Fingers crossed for a championship game in May all being well too.
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Nope. It’s such a pointless competition, and another stupid idea from the doddery old sods within the ECB who will try anything to wrestle even the slightest bit of power away from the IPL, BCCI and ICC. Who is it actually for? If someone thinks T20 is too long a format then cricket isn’t a game for them, and they should probably see a doctor about their ADD. 20 fewer balls per innings won’t make a difference. I’ll give it two seasons before it folds.
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I really don't get the hatred for this competition. At the end of the day it's cricket. And if its getting young players into the game and wanting to watch cricket then it is only going to benefit the game.
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I really don't get the hatred for this competition. At the end of the day it's cricket. And if its getting young players into the game and wanting to watch cricket then it is only going to benefit the game.
It’s 20 fewer balls per innings. 40 per match. If they can’t watch 120 balls per innings without getting bored, then I’d hazard a guess that watching 100 won’t solve their boredom.
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Nope. It’s such a pointless competition, and another stupid idea from the doddery old sods within the ECB who will try anything to wrestle even the slightest bit of power away from the IPL, BCCI and ICC. Who is it actually for? If someone thinks T20 is too long a format then cricket isn’t a game for them, and they should probably see a doctor about their ADD. 20 fewer balls per innings won’t make a difference. I’ll give it two seasons before it folds.
nah, it'll last because people will fall for the marketing and then people will convince themselves it's 'what the kids want'. Then the beer heads who lets face it, already inhabit the blast, one layers and tests will happily go along to get leathered and boom.. you've got a market.
Slowly kill off all other formats and kill off amateur formats as 'kids don't want them' 'boring' and boom... people then get used to only playing salty snacks cricket and no one knows any different
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I really don't get the hatred for this competition. At the end of the day it's cricket. And if its getting young players into the game and wanting to watch cricket then it is only going to benefit the game.
but it doesn't does it?? no more 20-25yr olds are playing cricket now than 10 years ago... sure, more 5-10 yr olds are as parents like the cheap child care but come the time kids can choose.. they walk away.. oh.. and have you noticed kids ONLY play short format cricket and that STILL doesn't keep them entertained....
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I’ve got tickets for the first game at Edgbaston, Friday night, just to see what it’s like. Not expecting much, but maybe I’ll take to it. At the prices, with 50% member discount, it felt a no brainer
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I’ve got tickets for the first game at Edgbaston, Friday night, just to see what it’s like. Not expecting much, but maybe I’ll take to it. At the prices, with 50% member discount, it felt a no brainer
Call me a cynic, but i think it’s going to be like cricket, only shorter! At least you got a discount.
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Can’t say that living in Suffolk we have anything very close to go and watch but like many for me I don’t think I would anyway as just another batting friendly smash session. I prefer test and championship cricket and then one day cricket over T20, T10 or the new hundred anyway.
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Imagine they'd thrown this money and marketing at the existing and quite successful T20 competition they already had...
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Imagine they'd thrown this money and marketing at the existing and quite successful T20 competition they already had...
or just.. you know.... put all the championship games on live stream with the ability to watch on demand... think of the extra views they'd suddenly get
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Imagine they'd thrown this money and marketing at the existing and quite successful T20 competition they already had...
Exactly this, I hate the implication that cricket is the problem and to make it a success it needs to be changed, rather than marketed. Never mind doing such a poor job of the changes - (No Swearing Please) if I'm getting on a train for an hour to watch 'Welsh Fire'. I'll go down the county ground and have a good time watching the Blast like I have for years.
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or just.. you know.... put all the championship games on live stream with the ability to watch on demand... think of the extra views they'd suddenly get
No reason they couldn't do both, providing a platform to watch streams of county cricket is not a difficult task.
I think T20 has much more of a role in attracting new fans though and I can't see why the 100 was needed to do that when the Blast had the potential to do the exact same without trying to reinvent the wheel.
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We are yet to see how this competition is going to impact the game. It could be a massive flop, but it could also be a huge success. We get it you like red ball cricket, but the constant bashing of something that could potentially give the game more coverage and more young players is crazy. Grow the game.
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Imagine they'd thrown this money and marketing at the existing and quite successful T20 competition they already had...
Funny thing about this is that through the entirety of the India tour they were putting ads on TV for the Blast...
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I don't like the idea of the new format, I don't think it was needed or really too much different from T20 Cricket.
What is the point of completely alienating your current fan base to find a new one? All for growing the game and finding new fans but must been a better way to do it without pissing off everyone that currently likes the game.
But wow it's going to be some exciting cricket! Genuinely could be one of the highest standard leagues around. Smaller number of teams same talent pool plus 3 overseas player a side.
While I don't like the change in format, bowlers bowling back to back overs etc. will be funky and spice it up a little I think. It won't make it any easier for a new fan to follow mind.
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Cannot decide personally. Wont be making any special efforts to go watch it though.
For the players sake and the ECB I hope it works out and gate receipts are high volume. Nobody wants to see cricket in decline. The IPL is a monster and the money that comes with it is too big a pull for the players that are picked for auction. Its a spectacle. The 100 feels like a poor imitation, albeit with some quirks which to be honest I doubt many traditional cricket fans will be excited to see.
The way the game is going they should have put this money into a better BLAST comp with more big name players and have a competing league to the IPL if that's what they are wanting. Fans watch the blast and I'm sure gates would increase if the contracts offered were improved and if they privatised more or franchised then the incentives for players would increase.
Hell the IPL is what it is because of the money these blokes can earn. And they certainly cant earn anywhere near the same at Counties or even on International duties for the most part. What is an England central worth these days to a Test / cross format player 250k? They can earn double that easy for 8 weeks graft in the IPL!!
For crickets sake I hope it succeeds, I really do. But when Test Cricket is still in major decline I cant understand why the ECB would pump all this money into a quirky short format competition when they have bigger problems afoot.
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Oval and Lord's Test matches are completely sold out. Old Trafford not far off...
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Call me a cynic, but i think it’s going to be like cricket, only shorter! At least you got a discount.
Some idiot somewhere would’ve said the same about T20 when that was launched. Fair to say the IPL is going to be considerably different to the County Championship we are going to be served up from tomorrow...
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FWIW I think they’ve got the Hundred idea ‘wrong’ and have only done it in an attempt to create a unique product as they effectively missed the boat on launching a franchise competition and would forever be in the shadow of the more established leagues such as IPL & BBL if they launched now.
I think it would’ve been more exciting and unique if they adopted a T20 league structure model (franchises or counties) with the same format, but with promotion and relegation. I think that would be a USP similar to how the Championship/PL works well in football. All PL matches (maybe an 8/10 team top division) shown live 1 game a day and occasional Div 2 matches shown included playoffs and perhaps a relegation playoff. Just something diff and a new narrative, prevents dead rubbers too in top league
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Pretty much agree with the above poster, not interested in the hundred myself, I prefer the traditional game and have done since I was young, then there was only 1 limited overs competition if I remember correctly until the 50 over natwest(I think) came into it...
One day and limited over cricket is enjoyable I've been to watch one day games many times. The 2020 format is popular and I think the ECB have missed a trick by not expanding 2020 and making a franchise from those games.
The short format is here to stay and it may be that our leagues follow in the same way, in some cases they already have, from drawn games to 40 overs win or lose and incorcorporating a 2020 match in there.
I just wonder if they are now creating two formats too similar, and one of those will fizzle out.
With the popularity of 2020 you wonder if they have missed what's right in front of them to expand and widen the appeal of the short form.
We shall see I guess, as 3 formats are right now, I personally think they have covered it, and people can choose what they like.
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I think it'll be a bit like VHS and Betamax. The Hundred could turn out to be better and more interesting, but ultimately the established format will be the one that survives.
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Tried to buy a season ticket for my franchise today but they’re sold out :o
I managed to get 2 tickets for Welsh Fire v Manchester Originals. I get to see Sarah Taylor, Meg Lanning, Keiron Pollard and YJB. What’s not to like?
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Tried to buy a season ticket for my franchise today but they’re sold out :o
I managed to get 2 tickets for Welsh Fire v Manchester Originals. I get to see Sarah Taylor, Meg Lanning, Keiron Pollard and YJB. What’s not to like?
Kieron Pollards attitude? :D
All jokes aside, completely agree with you and interesting that STs have sold out!
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Some idiot somewhere would’ve said the same about T20 when that was launched. Fair to say the IPL is going to be considerably different to the County Championship we are going to be served up from tomorrow...
Haha - yep, that was me! When the BBL started over here I thought it was a bastardization of 'real' cricket and refused to watch it. Many years later after my kids got interested, I started watching and enjoying it - I even took my family to a couple games.
Love it now, just like I love a test match.
I don't understand why they couldn't do 20 overs, but I guess that's all marketing. I'd imagine once it's established, they'll go back to 20.
I'm sure I'll follow what's going on with great interest, but have never shown any interest in following Blast games.
It will be a success, it will do wonders for your women's game, and some of you old stick in the muds might even end up liking it!
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I wish they'd spent the money on making the Blast better than the IPL and Big Bash, but if this works it could be a great thing for attracting more youngsters to the game and getting numbers up again. Together with lockdown/the pandemic, which in my experience has seen a lot of people that stopped playing cricket want to play again, it could be a great year for it!
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Oval and Lord's Test matches are completely sold out. Old Trafford not far off...
Do we really expect full crowds for this tournament?? I’d imagine they’ll be limits and probably have half capacity
Would probably need a negative test or a vaccine
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Believe it or not, I get bored! in the middle 10 overs, which is, /can be, as slow and dragging, as a 50 overs game, in their middle overs.
Including IPL!
I'm expecting this new format to be a big success!
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Some interesting posts and does remind me of the time that T20 was announced and the skepticism about it.
I agree that its hard to see both the Hundred and the Blast lasting together and players will support the format that's most lucrative for them and provides opportunity for showcasing talent with the better players. Could the blast survive as more of a game for emerging county players? The Fifty over FP cup feels in decline so it could be argued that this may go from the county calendar but with International one dayers continuing it would be a tough/strange call to make.
I agree ECB missed an opportunity with the Blast and guess they thought as the horse has bolted with IPL and Big Bash leading the way they needed to do something else?
I spoke to my lads about it and their view was that they just want to watch the best in the world play cricket and love the improvisation and fast pace of the shorter formats of the game and they see it complimenting the four day county cricket/ test matches. They seem disinterested in 50 over cricket despite us being world champions
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The hundred will likely prove very attractive to existing superkeen T20 fans (like many people on here I imagine) because of the big names involved. These people probably already play cricket, subscribe to sky, watch the IPL/CPL/BBL/etc and attend blast games. These are the core target market of the competition.
Unfortunately, it won't be of any interest to casual fans or kids, who won't recognise any of the "famous names", and will have very little emotional attachment to bland non-place specific names like Southern Braves and Trent Rockets.
Before anyone asks, yes I have asked all the kids in our junior section and their parents about it and there is zero interest in it.
So whether you enjoy the games or not, don't be fooled for a second into thinking that the ECB have launched this competition to make the game more attractive to the wider public. If they wanted to do that, they'd have done something completely different.
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Believe it or not, I get bored! in the middle 10 overs, which is, /can be, as slow and dragging, as a 50 overs game, in their middle overs.
Including IPL!
This totally does not surprise me.
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This totally does not surprise me.
😀😀
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Got tickets for Northern Superchargers against the Birmingham side I think it is. I don’t particularly agree with it and care for it but intrigue got the better of me.
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I certainly will tune in and watch it on the TV, nice to see the BBC and Sky are both partnered for it. And if the format attracts more people to the sport, then that can only be a good thing.
We played an intraclub match using the format last year and it fried my brain, I'm sure with time I'll get the hang of its quirks, but ODI is still my preferred short format.
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I certainly will tune in and watch it on the TV, nice to see the BBC and Sky are both partnered for it. And if the format attracts more people to the sport, then that can only be a good thing.
We played an intraclub match using the format last year and it fried my brain, I'm sure with time I'll get the hang of its quirks, but ODI is still my preferred short format.
I’ve been asked to run some of our midweek games in the 100 ball format this season. Could be a disaster with my maths