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[uknsaunders]

http://www.cricketsurveys.com/s/playingsurvey2015/

[uknsaunders]

Just finished it, nearly lost the will to live at one point.

[TangoWhiskey]

Hmm not too bad. A few questions seem a bit neither here nor there though. I filled it in last year.

[Buzz]

Have just completed this.

Then use the comments section to give the ECB both barrels about not having cricket on free tv and not getting investing enough cash to get cricket back into schools.

[uknsaunders]

they seem to have an obsession with t20 and shortening the format of league cricket. To me the two biggest issues are (and commented on):-

1. Sky - great coverage but with no FTA platform the awareness goes down the pan. Clubs don't pick up casual players like the use because there is nothing to prompt them to play.
2. Sept/Oct - weather generally better than Apri/May but no cricket played for most of it. No point trying to improve participation unless you improve availability.

And I'm still waiting to see who plays cricket outdoors in the winter.

Did also mention wet weather rules in league cricket. This time of year you can play easily to 9pm, yet most leagues ignore this for a rigid cut off. This more often than not spoils the game for one side as the rules are heavily in the other teams favour, normally the team batting 2nd. Try and play the whole game if you have the light available.

[ProCricketer1982]

it's all the ECB and anyone involved in running a league seem to think 'everyone says they don't have time, lets shorten the game'...

Easier to get rid of the tea break, make over rates enforced and quicker (ie, you suffer pts loss if you can't keep up an over rate)... would cut a fair bit of time out of the day.. oh and restructuring leagues to cut travel time.

[calcurtis98]

I agree with you Nick, felt like shutting it down after a while, very long winded.

[Akewstick]

Yep, they want to shorten it because they've heard people stop playing because they don't have the time. I agree with @uknsaunders they should let games be proper games even if it means running them till 9pm, but then we're not threatening to stop playing, are we? So why should the ECB be concerned with what we want?

In fact, if they want to stop people who haven't got the time to play cricket leaving, they should replace all the games with football matches, attendance would go through the roof! It would miss the point of an cricket league slightly, but if it gets more people through the doors...

[Cin88]

Just filled it in, my comments centered around poor umpiring at league level and the fact that international cricket is so expensive.

[TangoWhiskey]

Yeah I mentioned the expense of going to the games. My exact words were 'it's very expensive to get drunk at the cricket', a theory I'm likely to prove in about an hour when I get to the Oval.

[Akewstick]

Inspired by @Buzz I also used the comments section to beg for a return to free to air TV. I think this is the most important factor in the future of cricket in England, is there a petition somewhere?

[smilley792]

Filled it in. Used it to rant about my league and there proposals for 2016 season.

These include. Lower division bowlers only allowed short run ups to improve game time.

Shorter games

Power plays where batsmen choose two fielders.and they have to stand in slip for duration off power play.

Extra points for declaring and winning at 30 overs.
Extra points for knocking off before 30 overs. 



It does seem my league wants short games. Probably around 30 overs? If so I shall be off to another league. Or retiring.

More will leave if they make these changes that. They are currently losing.

[Cin88]

Filled it in. Used it to rant about my league and there proposals for 2016 season.

These include. Lower division bowlers only allowed short run ups to improve game time.

Shorter games

Power plays where batsmen choose two fielders.and they have to stand in slip for duration off power play.

Extra points for declaring and winning at 30 overs.
Extra points for knocking off before 30 overs. 



It does seem my league wants short games. Probably around 30 overs? If so I shall be off to another league. Or retiring.

More will leave if they make these changes that. They are currently losing.

I'd be out of there like a shot to be honest.

[ProCricketer1982]

Filled it in. Used it to rant about my league and there proposals for 2016 season.

These include. Lower division bowlers only allowed short run ups to improve game time.

Shorter games

Power plays where batsmen choose two fielders.and they have to stand in slip for duration off power play.

Extra points for declaring and winning at 30 overs.
Extra points for knocking off before 30 overs. 



It does seem my league wants short games. Probably around 30 overs? If so I shall be off to another league. Or retiring.

More will leave if they make these changes that. They are currently losing.

That sounds horrendous, I'd simply retire or move leagues. Ridiculous

[thecord]

Filled it in. Used it to rant about my league and there proposals for 2016 season.

These include. Lower division bowlers only allowed short run ups to improve game time.

Shorter games

Power plays where batsmen choose two fielders.and they have to stand in slip for duration off power play.

Extra points for declaring and winning at 30 overs.
Extra points for knocking off before 30 overs. 



It does seem my league wants short games. Probably around 30 overs? If so I shall be off to another league. Or retiring.

More will leave if they make these changes that. They are currently losing.

Wow, these changes are even more ridiculous than our league!