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[JPW]

I would love to know people's thoughts on the above topic. If you're interested then follow the link below to carry a 2 minute questionnaire. It is for my dissertation which is on cricket so any response would be greatly appreciated.

http://tolu.na/YL67XO

[tim2000s]

I've been going through your survey and I think it misses a couple of important nuances. You also need to qualify what you mean by game action as this often drives atmosphere. Final morning of the 2005 ashes with Australia looking ominous, and every ball that Warne bowled was greeted with deathly silence and sighs of relief. Atmosphere? Tension? You could cut it with a knife! Action, well, it wasn't "Kaboom cricket" with anyone going out to score sixes, but in the context of the match the action was breathtaking and resulted in the atmosphere that was going on.

Test matches in the UK against the likes of South Africa, India and Australia sell out and generally have a great atmosphere. Likewise, ODI and T20s do as well.

The domestic OD and T20 competitions really don't, until you get to the finals of them. Four-day matches also have a pittance of attendees. Why? Well there isn't the same level of support, the cricket is often not as good and the end result simply isn't as important to most people.

Likewise, I attend domestic T20 because it is a way to get to a cricket match without having to take a day off. That in itself is important. I'd suggest that T20 has allowed people to get to watch cricket more easily, and is useful as a bite size approach for people who have never watched the game before.

What I think you have to be careful of is drawing broad conclusions from a survey such as this as fans on the sub-continent will watch as much cricket as they can, no matter what, while other cricket nations do have a different view on the different tournament types, and recent test matches in India and BBL in Aus show the difference in attendance for different types fo cricket in different parts of the world.

[fasteddie]

A year or two back I was talking with a friend who works at Essex CCC.
Apparently, and this is uncorroborated, they gain the vast majority of their income from T20.

If my friend is correct, it has provided valuable funding and another route into cricket for many who would otherwise not see a live game.

Also the evening start helps as you can go straight from the office.

[JPW]

Thank you for both responding it's much appreciated.

Tim2000s, i know exactly what you mean with the game action comment. However my word count limits me as to how much detail i can go into aspects such as game action. T20 is very good at attracting younger (sometimes who haven't watched live cricket before) and due to the scheduling as you said more people are able to attend. I completely agree about the generalisations and that will be one of the limitations of my study.

Fasteddie, T20 is definitely the form that gives the main part of counties' income. The evening starts certainly help, because as you said more people are able to attend who wouldn't be able to usually.

[tim2000s]

Fasteddie, T20 is definitely the form that gives the main part of counties' income. The evening starts certainly help, because as you said more people are able to attend who wouldn't be able to usually.

One of the main income drivers from T20 will be the volume of beer and catering consumed! I've been to both the Oval and Lord's for T20 matches and I'd say that a warm, sunny evening probably produces a lot more consumption, especially when it's with a group of friends or workmates. They really do noeed to work on the mulled cider for the colder, more wintry evenings though...

[fasteddie]

They really do noeed to work on the mulled cider for the colder, more wintry evenings though...

On a day like to day it would very appealing!!!

[Nickauger]

Hello mate, has this gone through a tutor? Its a bit of a mish mash of questions, and they're a bit vague. Done it anyway.