Topic: Will the 2021 season happen? (Read 31162 times)

irrepressible · « **Reply #45 on:** January 26, 2021, 10:32:10 PM »

Quote from: t2ylo on January 26, 2021, 08:48:01 PM

What a very tricky topic & entirely subjective and highly emotive at this stage. But there�s some great views being shared.

My view for what it�s worth, this lockdown I�ve felt the impact of C19 much more - it seems to have touched so many people I know.

Spend as much time as you can outside - I think cricket clubs could be very important for the mental health of lots of people this summer.
We also proved as a cricket community we could implement the restrictions and guidelines quickly, effectively and sustainably

I do wonder if local �bubble� leagues will emerge again as it might be a summer in which lockdown is eased into local authority travel only.

Whatever happens I hope we get some cricket and if that means a second summer of make do and mend fixtures I can live with that.

Very well written.

My mother passed away in Dec due to covid so have personally been affected by it.

I am looking forward to some form of cricket season this summer as a means to get out and socialise to a degree whenever it may be possible.

ch1p · « **Reply #46 on:** January 26, 2021, 10:51:39 PM »

Will just have to wait and see what we get and make the most of it like we did last year 👍

As a few people have mentioned the game is great for mental health something we can all think about. Anyone struggling or just fancies a chat please feel free to reach out, send me a message. More than happy to talk willow, kit, the world of cricket or anything else and particularly how Foakes should be the test keeper 👀

Until we know more, everyone stay safe and for those who have lost people to this pandemic or various factors surrounding it, my deepest condolences.

it's_a_pudding · « **Reply #47 on:** January 28, 2021, 12:03:07 PM »

Personally agree with being outdoors is a lot safer but last year someone on the opposition had it without knowing and ended up infecting most of his own team and a couple of our team resulting in us all isolating for 2 weeks and fixtures marked void. We only ended up playing 5 games out of 8 because of it and rain, with football not being played for nearly 3 months now I can�t see how anyone is going to start on time unless something dramatic happens. Our league asked us all to decide if the scenario is another half a season is there going to be enough players committed to playing as last year we lost a lot of players due to every game being like a friendly as they did away with promotion and relegation. I really hope we do play and we had a full fixture list and cup draws announced but it�s not looking so good now from the talks we�ve had with the league.

edge · « **Reply #48 on:** January 28, 2021, 12:18:15 PM »

Wow, sounds a very different experience to round here - we had to introduce a rotation policy as there were so many people wanting games, I know mates' clubs did similar too. Fixtures get published imminently, may be optimistic but hoping we stand a good chance of getting a full season in even if we still have restrictions etc.

t2ylo · « **Reply #49 on:** January 28, 2021, 12:36:30 PM »

Quote from: edge on January 28, 2021, 12:18:15 PM

Wow, sounds a very different experience to round here - we had to introduce a rotation policy as there were so many people wanting games, I know mates' clubs did similar too. Fixtures get published imminently, may be optimistic but hoping we stand a good chance of getting a full season in even if we still have restrictions etc.

Very similar for us.
24 games played in the end.
Every Saturday and Sunday right up until end of September. Loads of players luckily - most often 22 different players per weekend.
A great season to introduce juniors to senior cricket (and they excelled)
Lots of older players giving cricket another go after a time away from the game.
Yes we also had a few miss the cut and thrust of league cricket - but honestly at our standard the league is just a nice & simple way of organising fixtures each year.
W and L, promotions & relegations might have to take a back seat for one more year but maintaining and growing participation will be really important.
With no idea if we can go abroad on holiday this year so cricket may well be the most exciting part of summer for everyone.

it's_a_pudding · « **Reply #50 on:** January 28, 2021, 02:30:04 PM »

I think the problem with our league was they said it wasn�t fair on teams getting promoted or relegated as a team could get relegated if they didn�t play a game because of COVID cases etc so there was no competition in any of the games so after a couple of weeks people got fed up fast and the only players to stick around were the badgers in the teams. It was a good opportunity for younger players to test themselves I do agree with that. If I�m right in saying last year the teams voted to cancel the Bradford cricket league for similar reasons as well as finance issues with a lot of players being paid, I think they only played a small competition towards the end of the year.

edge · « **Reply #51 on:** January 29, 2021, 09:40:14 AM »

Was the same here, usual leagues were cancelled and 5 team 'pod' leagues were set up to provide effectively friendly fixtures, no promotion/relegation/trophies etc on offer. Still ended up significantly oversubscribed every week which is unusual for us.

SLA · « **Reply #52 on:** January 29, 2021, 10:25:00 AM »

TBH I don't think anyone really missed league cricket that much, it meant we could just play the good quality teams and avoid the unfriendly idiots who sledged, etc. As a friendly team ourselves we were in much demand for fixtures. We had to move from 3 fixtures a week to 4 in order to keep up.

My impression was that those slightly more fractious teams who take amateur cricket a bit too seriously were the teams that couldn't find fixtures and whose players couldn't be bothered to turn out. I wouldn't be surprised if some of them fold completely. Sledging teams and players who take it too seriously, obsess over averages etc, always go down the plug hole sooner or later and the game is better off.

Jimbo · « **Reply #53 on:** January 29, 2021, 11:21:34 AM »

We had a lot of players missing because we have a lot of guys with young families as well as a large contingent of older players. Nothing to do with us all secretly being miserable bastards.

six and out · « **Reply #54 on:** January 29, 2021, 06:48:25 PM »

This is a long read but a really excellent article about the forthcoming season

https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/opinion/club_cricket_braces_most_important_summer_yet_covid_19.html

A-Swing-And-A-Miss · « **Reply #55 on:** January 29, 2021, 08:03:34 PM »

Quote from: it's_a_pudding on January 28, 2021, 12:03:07 PM

Personally agree with being outdoors is a lot safer but last year someone on the opposition had it without knowing and ended up infecting most of his own team and a couple of our team resulting in us all isolating for 2 weeks and fixtures marked void. We only ended up playing 5 games out of 8 because of it and rain, with football not being played for nearly 3 months now I can�t see how anyone is going to start on time unless something dramatic happens. Our league asked us all to decide if the scenario is another half a season is there going to be enough players committed to playing as last year we lost a lot of players due to every game being like a friendly as they did away with promotion and relegation. I really hope we do play and we had a full fixture list and cup draws announced but it�s not looking so good now from the talks we�ve had with the league.

One infected bloke managed to infect 10 or more others in one game? Be truthful with us here, how closely was everybody following the guidelines that day? Were indoor changing areas closed? Along with the indoor bar after the game? Was the ball being sanitised every 5 overs? Was everybody socially distancing including batsmen running off the strip as well as no handshakes and 5 fives in the field?

I don't want that to sound like I'm judging yourself or anybody involved by the way, this is the first I have heard of an outbreak from a cricket game and I'm amazed that so many people would catch it if all the guidelines were followed.

ppccopener · « **Reply #56 on:** January 29, 2021, 08:41:33 PM »

Did this infection make any local news? Havnt heard anything about it but perhaps we all should

Personally I think outdoors is the safest place we can be. Cinemas,pubs,restaurants and public transport is another matter.

jayralh · « **Reply #57 on:** January 30, 2021, 11:30:23 AM »

Our fixtures are out, on schedule aswell with full season going ahead so far

Jimbo · « **Reply #58 on:** January 30, 2021, 11:44:44 AM »

Quote from: jayralh on January 30, 2021, 11:30:23 AM

Our fixtures are out, on schedule aswell with full season going ahead so far

Where do you play mate? Interesting that they're presuming a full season starting on time.

six and out · « **Reply #59 on:** January 30, 2021, 12:20:52 PM »

The 2 Counties fixtures came out quite a while ago, starts April 17th through to September 11th.

I suppose its a case of planning/hoping for a full season and getting them out there. Then if we can't you adjust from there.

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