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Yes, great thinking!

4 (11.8%)

No, bad idea

28 (82.4%)

Not sure, undecided

2 (5.9%)

Total Members Voted: 34

[thecord]

Our league is discussing bringing in 30 over per side Saturday cricket for the lower divisions (currently 40 overs).
What are people's thoughts on this??

[WalkingWicket37]

Could be a sink or swim attempt to resolve an issue.
Everyone wants to finish sooner, and this will achieve that.
Would an earlier start time not work better?

[smilley792]

I say this every time this comes up.


Why do the lower leagues always get fobbed off with less cricket??

Does less of a standard mean they need less cricket?


Why not try to cater for both but offering two leagues, a shorter format on Saturdays and the higher format, and see what players want to go where.

[Gurujames]

If you were a lower middle order batsman who bowls a bit of spin would you want to play? I imagine match fees would be the same too.

[ProCricketer1982]

Personally, I would retire and never play again. 40 over cricket isn't enough time for everyone to get a good game (especially if you aren't wanting to just slog), so 30 overs is even worse.

Just my opinion though. I don't think you would have 11 getting a good game either. Bowlers have few overs and only 3-4 batsmen will get a good bat (good in as much as 15 ish overs and even less if you aren't a slogger)

Only good if you want to slog or are the main man in a team and will get to bat top 3 and bowl full overs and then you won't care about the others doing little to nothing.

People say people want 2020 type wham bang stuff, and yet.. there is less and less 2020 teams playing. The county cup in Gloucestershire can only attract 8-10 clubs, the rest don't want to know.. the evening league has gone from 5 leagues 5 years ago to 3 and even they are now only playing like 6-7 games a year (usually losing a few to rain etc). I get the argument about 'time' but if you lose current players (who, like me may help run clubs etc etc) then you won't have the people doing the donkey work as the modern youth have generally no interest in the club side of things.. just turn up, play and go home.

[ProCricketer1982]

Why do the lower leagues always get fobbed off with less cricket??

Does less of a standard mean they need less cricket?

this this this

WHy are the lower standards fobbed off with less cricket, less overs etc etc. Are they less deserving of playing a full game?? People say 'well they struggle for numbers'... is it those lower teams that struggle or the higher ones who have to take lesser players to make up numbers that cause that???

[Six Sixes Cricket]

Our league is discussing bringing in 30 over per side Saturday cricket for the lower divisions (currently 40 overs).
What are people's thoughts on this??

(No Swearing Please), they reduced it this season from 45 to 40. I don't know anyone I've played cricket with say it takes too long. Most are glad to be out of the house for the day. I know I am.

[edge]

Bloody hell, they are obsessed with tinkering with the lower leagues lately. Which divisons @thecord?

[Vitas Cricket]

May as well play T20. Except by and large T20 weekend cricket has been a failure.

I want to play as many overs as possible, why do they regard this supposed view from their surveys that games finish too late to mean they should scheduled less overs? It's simple in my mind, start earlier!

[spoonbed]

I'm pretty sure its the new div 9 downwards   

I just wish they'd have push the start time forward to midday

[WalkingWicket37]

I'm pretty sure its the new div 9 downwards   

I just wish they'd have push the start time forward to midday

This! They bring the start time forward in August to negate the shorter daylight hours. Why not bring it forward for the whole season.
I play a fairly good standard, so there's a couple of long trips each season. Nothing quite like an 8.45 finish knowing you've got a 90 minute dive back home...

[ProCricketer1982]

What area is this btw? It'd be interesting if the local clubs in that area kept a record of how many have played (and number of games etc) and then if they introduce it, keep track of the numbers falling and keep reporting it back to the stupid league committee's

[ProCricketer1982]

This! They bring the start time forward in August to negate the shorter daylight hours. Why not bring it forward for the whole season.
I play a fairly good standard, so there's a couple of long trips each season. Nothing quite like an 8.45 finish knowing you've got a 90 minute dive back home...

a local club here won their divison last year and then had to travel gloucestershire and whiltshire.. unsurprisingly, many of their players simply played home games or completely sacked off the season. When asked they just said they weren't prepared to travel and as above, have the really early and late finishes due to travelling. That's probably more the issue than the length of the game.

as people have said, just start earlier so people actually have a full evening available to them

[spoonbed]

Bristol & District

[edge]

I'm pretty sure its the new div 9 downwards   

I just wish they'd have push the start time forward to midday

9 downwards? Yeesh, that's hardly the 'lower leagues', it's half the entire league structure!