Topic: How would you fix club cricket? (Read 11844 times)

hilly_2015 · « **Reply #60 on:** January 29, 2016, 10:26:08 PM »

Quote from: ProCricketer1982 on January 29, 2016, 10:06:04 PM

What players are desperately needed?? Hales?? Roy?? Really?? There are loads of middle order hitters around.mthe players lacking are the proper players !!

Biffers aren't found out, just look at the amount around. Flatter wickets make it easier to hit through the line etc.

Meh, I argue becUse it's sad to see but it won't change. A,auteur game will get shorter and shorter and player numbers will keep going down. Pro stuff will again, keep becoming more like 2020 and tests will be 500 plays 500 or thrsshings .

Eeyore

Quote from: ProCricketer1982 on January 29, 2016, 10:10:50 PM

It's for hitters (different to sloggers), guys who just hit through the line and don't really care if it's on the up etc.. That's a white ball technique and breeds players like hales, buttler, stokes,Roy

Proper cricket will breed these too as you need a balanced batting lineup but you'll also get Strauss's, cooks, comptons, athertons etc these players will not survive in hitter cricket

Maybe I'm a glass half full kind of guy? I believe there's room for both types of player in Win / Lose cricket - just like you feel like 'proper' cricket will do this too.

As mentioned previously, our club plays 45 Over Win / Lose cricket and we have a wide variety of players... Your typical opening batsmen who will bat all day and just keep things ticking along... Your middle order batsmen who play through the line of the ball and take the more risky approach and finally, the bowlers....god bless them.

edge · « **Reply #61 on:** February 11, 2016, 07:14:15 AM »

Here's an interesting plan from a club in Cornwall to keep hold of players - free cricket. No match fees, no subs, they'll even pay travel costs! Very lucky to be in a position they can do it I guess!
http://pencarrowcricketclub.weebly.com/news.html

alba caerulea · « **Reply #62 on:** February 11, 2016, 07:58:39 AM »

Quote from: edge on February 11, 2016, 07:14:15 AM

Here's an interesting plan from a club in Cornwall to keep hold of players - free cricket. No match fees, no subs, they'll even pay travel costs! Very lucky to be in a position they can do it I guess!
http://pencarrowcricketclub.weebly.com/news.html

I'll be playing in the same league as Pencarrow this year. They've been promoted in consecutive seasons and maybe 3 times in 4 and had a decent side last year. They have apparently lost the core of their side over the winter and I think this has been done partly in hope of retaining a strong enough side to compete in the division

Might be seen as controversial to some considering that last year they had a crowdfunder campaign to raise money for their ground. So you wouldn't think they had a great deal of money to roll out this scheme. It will be a considerable sum lost over the course of the season and as its the 3rd tier of Cornish cricket there is no great financial gain for staying in the division

Good luck to them anyway, its a beautiful ground and the scene of my first league 50 as a wristy young lad of 15

uknsaunders · « **Reply #63 on:** February 11, 2016, 09:20:18 AM »

Quote from: alba caerulea on February 11, 2016, 07:58:39 AM

I'll be playing in the same league as Pencarrow this year. They've been promoted in consecutive seasons and maybe 3 times in 4 and had a decent side last year. They have apparently lost the core of their side over the winter and I think this has been done partly in hope of retaining a strong enough side to compete in the division

Might be seen as controversial to some considering that last year they had a crowdfunder campaign to raise money for their ground. So you wouldn't think they had a great deal of money to roll out this scheme. It will be a considerable sum lost over the course of the season and as its the 3rd tier of Cornish cricket there is no great financial gain for staying on the division

I was going to say it seems a bit wrong to raise 3k via crowdfunding and then give the members a freebie. What happens when something else breaks down or goes wrong, another crowdfunding campaign? I would be fuming is I had contributed to the crowdfunding and then heard their members weren't going to pay a penny this season to maintain the ground.

alba caerulea · « **Reply #64 on:** February 11, 2016, 09:38:21 AM »

Quote from: uknsaunders on February 11, 2016, 09:20:18 AM

I was going to say it seems a bit wrong to raise 3k via crowdfunding and then give the members a freebie. What happens when something else breaks down or goes wrong, another crowdfunding campaign? I would be fuming is I had contributed to the crowdfunding and then heard their members weren't going to pay a penny this season to maintain the ground.

I agree with you fully Nick, I'd be asking questions if I had contributed.

They have two teams and if you work out the total that they won't be collecting in 2016 at match fees of �5 each it comes to a little shy of �2500, thats not even taking into account any membership fee. A considerable sum for any amateur club

As I said I wish them the best of luck - maybe they are pioneers, but it just seems counterproductive to me.

Northern monkey · « **Reply #65 on:** February 11, 2016, 09:51:39 AM »

Never heard of that
I get the money raised goes to the roller purchase, but who's gonna pay for a seasons worth of cricket?
I'm sure the majority of clubs in Cornwall are in similar positions regarding players etc as are a lot of village clubs around the uk

ppccopener · « **Reply #66 on:** February 11, 2016, 09:59:46 AM »

it's certainly a moral issue here, perhaps we don't know all the details but unless that community are so desparate to have a cricket team they fund the players(I find that hard to believe but you never know!) it sounds wrong for players to play amateur cricket for free.

However...........we, as in a lot of us club members and players.......do need to think about new ways of funding cricket to survive going forward. Not easy at all but unless you have a benefactor, are subsidized by a church ground-about the lowest ground rent possible- or have rich players, it's a struggle to stay alive financially....

interesting stuff thou

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