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| blueandy1mac | Post subject: Return of 50-over game from 2014
 Posted: 18:36 on 18th Oct 2012 |
Joined: 11:30 on 14th Jul 2008 Posts: 1800 Location: Preston UK |
Assuming, rightly or wrongly, that quite a few of us on here submitted our views earlier this year. How does the new itinerary (from 2014) tally up with your own views/selections. I admit that sorrily I am not the least bit surprised that the T20 has been extended to 14 games, but I was bemused to hear that, allegedly, we seem to have no preference between 40 and the 50 over format. Views ? |
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| whiteensign | Post subject: Re: Return of 50-over game from 2014
Posted: 18:59 on 18th Oct 2012 |
Joined: 22:13 on 23rd Apr 2008 Posts: 1221 Location: Redditch/Sydney |
I certainly have a preference between 40 & 50 over cricket, to me it's a no brainer, they play 50 over cricket internationally, so we should be playing it domestically!!! |
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| darrensmale | Post subject: Re: Return of 50-over game from 2014
Posted: 20:44 on 18th Oct 2012 |
Joined: 09:05 on 16th Jul 2008 Posts: 149 |
whiteensign Wrote: I certainly have a preference between 40 & 50 over cricket, to me it's a no brainer, they play 50 over cricket internationally, so we should be playing it domestically!!! Agree, don't see the point in 40 over cricket if it is of no benefit to those playing ODI's. As much as possible our domestic cricket should be to the benefit of the international side. Personally though I think it's a shame that there is to be more T20 stuff. |
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| peado | Post subject: Re: Return of 50-over game from 2014
Posted: 07:48 on 19th Oct 2012 |
Joined: 09:29 on 23rd Apr 2008 Posts: 756 |
A shame that the Netherlands will be excluded from county cricket after the abandonment of the 40 over game. I think that they have acquitted themselves quite well over the last couple of seasons, and certainly proved that they can compete at the county level. Pity ! |
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| darrensmale | Post subject: Re: Return of 50-over game from 2014
Posted: 07:58 on 19th Oct 2012 |
Joined: 09:05 on 16th Jul 2008 Posts: 149 |
peado Wrote: A shame that the Netherlands will be excluded from county cricket after the abandonment of the 40 over game. True about the Netherlands. They have indeed provided some good cricket (they very luckily defeated us at Bristol last season!). On a deeper note, these Associate Nations also provide some 1st class countries some future internationals so provide an important function / training ground. The move also seems to smack of elitism. |
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| MrPhelps | Post subject: Re: Return of 50-over game from 2014
Posted: 09:02 on 19th Oct 2012 |
Joined: 16:13 on 17th Jan 2011 Posts: 65 |
I'm pleased that they've maintained the county championship as it was and that they've moved the majority of the games to a fixed (Sunday) start day - that part at least will make it easier to follow. Also happy that they seem to be spreading the T20 out a bit (and putting games on a Friday night) although I'm not at all convinced that having even more games is the right way forward. I agree that it's a shame about losing the Netherlands from the one day calendar - from a purely selfish point of view I was looking forward to getting over there one day. |
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| Surrey Mark | Post subject: Re: Return of 50-over game from 2014
Posted: 15:01 on 19th Oct 2012 |
Joined: 17:45 on 23rd Apr 2008 Posts: 26 |
The Netherlands may still be in the 50 over a side according to this BBC article. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19996030 |
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| peado | Post subject: Re: Return of 50-over game from 2014
Posted: 16:08 on 19th Oct 2012 |
Joined: 09:29 on 23rd Apr 2008 Posts: 756 |
MrPhelps Wrote: I agree that it's a shame about losing the Netherlands from the one day calendar - from a purely selfish point of view I was looking forward to getting over there one day. Better make it next year then. As much as the Netherlands would absolutely love to play England in an ODI in the Netherlands, the ECB have consistently refused such a fixture. |
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| Dr Hannibal Lecter | Post subject: Re: Return of 50-over game from 2014
Posted: 18:55 on 24th Oct 2012 |
Joined: 17:56 on 9th May 2008 Posts: 124 |
whiteensign Wrote: I certainly have a preference between 40 & 50 over cricket, to me it's a no brainer, they play 50 over cricket internationally, so we should be playing it domestically!!! Agree. When I filled in the form we got to the end and I said it was crucial we played 50 over domestic cricket. I suspect many, many others took the chance to add similar comments of their own and they got the message. Good work everyone. |
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| Big Harvey | Post subject: Re: Return of 50-over game from 2014
Posted: 21:39 on 25th Oct 2012 |
Joined: 09:14 on 23rd Apr 2008 Posts: 2210 |
I actually wanted 40 over cricket retained. If 40 over cricket was bad for England's international prospects, why were we rubbish in ODIs before the introduction of 40 over cricket, but been actually quite good since? I think that although the proposed changes to domestic cricket are a big improvement on those recommended in the out-of-touch Morgan Report, the effect on one day cricket will be a continuation of the current sad decline. This decline has nothing to do with the current 40 over format and everything to do with the number of fixtures involving teams with nothing whatsoever riding on the game. The format should have been 4 groups of 5 with the top 2 from each group going into a knock-out quarter final. This would not only have massively reduced the number of meaningless fixtures but also allowed NL and Scotland to continue to take part. |
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