Pevenseagull
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- Jul 20, 2003
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Same here. Will probably pop along to a couple of the one day games and a few days of the CC.
Really miss going to watch cricket in the summer.
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[Cricket] The Hundred
- Thread starter crodonilson
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Same here. Will probably pop along to a couple of the one day games and a few days of the CC.
Really miss going to watch cricket in the summer.
Originunknown
BINFEST'ING
Dumbed down cricket for the attention deficit generation. Very sad to lose the momentum we had in the county championship, just hope we can pick it up again in the Autumn..!
But do you care who wins?
vegster
Sanity Clause
- May 5, 2008
- 28,182
Precisely this. For me, I have to have some kind of affiliation to the team assigned to me geographically in order to have any vested interest. I have no idea of who is playing for " us " and on what basis they are selected from .. and what is the catchment area for the Southern franchise ?
It's a bit like a film or drama, I need to feel empathy for the main character or I have no interest.
Peacehaven Wild Kids
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Thank God someone revived this “look at me, how outrageous am I?” thread 
S'hampton Seagull
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I'd like the Southern team to win, but won't mind too much as long as the game is exciting.
Should be fine as the core of the team will stay together for the 50 over cup, and I’m sure the experienced players getting a deserved rest (Simpson, Hughes & another?) will pick it up. Plus Robinson and Coles will keep themselves fit from playing some of the Hundred games.
Living in Brighton the Braves aren't actually my local team. I support the London Swingers (or whatever the team is called who play at the Oval). Geographically nearer and much easier to get to - and back from."Our very own Southern Brave"
I don't bloody think so.
I was trying to explain this abomination to Mrs CBH and she summed it up pretty well "sounds like an idea dreamed up to appeal to kids by a bunch of old, privately educated men who are completely out of touch with young people, media and society".
I pointed out that this is in fact the strapline of The Hundred.
Well I say 'support', that's who I would support if I had any interest. Can't seem to rustle up enough enthusiasm to join in though.
Nobby Cybergoat
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- Jul 19, 2021
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Basically, you're being forced into choosing Surrey or Hampshire. **** that.
If Sussex aren't in, there's no competition as far as i'm concerned. This must be what it's like living in a minor county
Oh I agree. I've said that every year on this thread since it was first started: if they think it's going to revitalise the game, bring in hundreds of thousands of new fans and generate millions for cricket for grassroots upwards, then I will grudgingly accept that it has a place - although I wish it wasn't quite so intrusive to the extent that it completely blocks out proper cricket. However as a 'legacy fan' I can't work up any enthusiasm to follow a manufactured team from another area, but then it's not for us.
No doubt I'll say exactly the same next year.
I think I've said this before on this thread, probably last year and the year before. My now, state educated, 10 year old son, is the exact target audience for this competition, probably the poster boy for it's invention.
He first got casually involved in cricket through the All Stars ECB coaching program for 6-8 year old's. They provided a plastic bat, stumps, ball, T-shirt with his name on and cap. He then started watching a bit of cricket on TV, and found him watching the hundred. So I asked him if he wanted to go to a game, we went, he loved it. Fast forward three years, he's obsessed with cricket he plays for our local village, we've been to watch Sussex in T20 and County Championship, watched England in a test at Lords.
So whilst I don't agree with the franchise element and will never understand why they don't bowl overs, it is probably what is going to keep the recreational game alive in this country for future generations.
He first got casually involved in cricket through the All Stars ECB coaching program for 6-8 year old's. They provided a plastic bat, stumps, ball, T-shirt with his name on and cap. He then started watching a bit of cricket on TV, and found him watching the hundred. So I asked him if he wanted to go to a game, we went, he loved it. Fast forward three years, he's obsessed with cricket he plays for our local village, we've been to watch Sussex in T20 and County Championship, watched England in a test at Lords.
So whilst I don't agree with the franchise element and will never understand why they don't bowl overs, it is probably what is going to keep the recreational game alive in this country for future generations.
This is where I'm at with it, and my youngest son. But I suspect the BBC could have spent money promoting the T20 blast and got the same result. Blocking out all of August for this competition is just dumb.
Has domestic cricket really ever been anything other than a mess run by incompetent clowns?
I get all this and think it’s great that the youngsters are getting to play, like and watch cricket, even if it’s more like baseball than real cricket.
What worries me with the Hundred is how some of the County clubs are being frozen out by not having matches played at their county ground, or indeed in their county.
It’s ok if you live a short distance from the Oval, or Rose Bowl (?), etc but where will a youngster and his mates living in Patcham go to watch first class cricket in August, and who will they support? Sky win again!!
Left Footer
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There was a thread on X about the start of the Hundred starting and what people were looking forward to the most and about 99% of the comments were that they all couldnt wait for it to end as its crap anf the real cricket could continue.
As a Sussex fan i really couldn't give a monkeys about it and there is a big majority of cricket fans who feel the same.
Tried watching a game on TV but just couldnt be interested one bit.
Not even sure if i would go if there was a game at Hove.
As a Sussex fan i really couldn't give a monkeys about it and there is a big majority of cricket fans who feel the same.
Tried watching a game on TV but just couldnt be interested one bit.
Not even sure if i would go if there was a game at Hove.
That's obviously great, but I bet he'd have got into cricket if you'd caught him watching a county T20 game on TV. I don't think there is that much difference between the two versions (except no other country plays a 100 ball version of T20). From the adverts for the 100 that I've seen the razamatazz looks the same.
EDIT: And I see Simster has made a similar point.
crodonilson
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Yes, yes we are, it's our motto..
"Follow Southern Brave, and go boldly where others shy away. Endlessly curious, with an insatiable appetite for adventure, what’s over the horizon?"
crodonilson
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Just a reminder for the other teams:
Manchester Originals - Pioneers. Revolutionaries. Celebrating a global city of firsts. Laughing in the face of limits. Raising the bar forever higher and higher.
Theme Song: One and Only - Chesney Hawkes
London Spirit - London Spirit is an iconic team for an iconic city, rooted in tradition and lighting the way to the future, with a unique ability to conjure something special.
Theme Song: Can't Stop The Feeling - Justin Timberlake
Birmingham Phoenix - Rise with Birmingham Phoenix, and thrive together as one. Bigger, brighter and better united, this team is a celebration of the strength in diversity. Because different is good, in fact different is dynamite.
Theme Song: Don't Stop Believin' - Journey
Oval Invincibles - Belong to something bigger, with Oval Invincibles. Vibrant, expressive, and free to play their own way, this team leaves a lasting impression long after the last ball. We all strive to be invincible.
Theme Song: Titanium - Dave Guetta
Trent Rockets - Join Trent Rockets for the biggest party in the country. Everyone’s invited – so long as you don’t mind having the most fun. Volume up, ready for launch into the stratosphere with the Rockets.
Theme Song: Rocket Man - Elton John
Northern Superchargers - Step aside for Northern Superchargers, a team whose drive and determination is matched only by their desire to win. Powered by positivity and people who get stuff done when every ball counts.
Theme Song: Happy - Pharrell
Welsh Fire - Spark the Welsh Fire. Burning bright with intense passion and relentless energy, their hunger will prove the haters wrong. Get ready to feel the heat.
Theme Song: Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot - The Merrymen
Manchester Originals - Pioneers. Revolutionaries. Celebrating a global city of firsts. Laughing in the face of limits. Raising the bar forever higher and higher.
Theme Song: One and Only - Chesney Hawkes
London Spirit - London Spirit is an iconic team for an iconic city, rooted in tradition and lighting the way to the future, with a unique ability to conjure something special.
Theme Song: Can't Stop The Feeling - Justin Timberlake
Birmingham Phoenix - Rise with Birmingham Phoenix, and thrive together as one. Bigger, brighter and better united, this team is a celebration of the strength in diversity. Because different is good, in fact different is dynamite.
Theme Song: Don't Stop Believin' - Journey
Oval Invincibles - Belong to something bigger, with Oval Invincibles. Vibrant, expressive, and free to play their own way, this team leaves a lasting impression long after the last ball. We all strive to be invincible.
Theme Song: Titanium - Dave Guetta
Trent Rockets - Join Trent Rockets for the biggest party in the country. Everyone’s invited – so long as you don’t mind having the most fun. Volume up, ready for launch into the stratosphere with the Rockets.
Theme Song: Rocket Man - Elton John
Northern Superchargers - Step aside for Northern Superchargers, a team whose drive and determination is matched only by their desire to win. Powered by positivity and people who get stuff done when every ball counts.
Theme Song: Happy - Pharrell
Welsh Fire - Spark the Welsh Fire. Burning bright with intense passion and relentless energy, their hunger will prove the haters wrong. Get ready to feel the heat.
Theme Song: Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot - The Merrymen
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Papa Lazarou
Living in a De Zerbi wonderland
Why are there 2 London teams? Surely 1 for each city is enough?
IIRC the original idea was that the Southern Brave mens side would play at the Rose Bowl and the womens team would be based at Hove. At least then Sussex CCC would have a take on the gate money. And then it didn't happen (I don't know why but I'm guessing money). The counties with Test grounds get richer and those that don't...........
Where English cricket has gone wrong is its failure to have a proper international franchise tournament. Most other countries have them now. We still don't have a tournament that attracts the best players from around the world. The BBL, IPL, CPL, PSL all attract the worlds top cricketers. The T20 Blast does not.
I would rather have a true international franchise tourney rather than the Hundred but I see grounds chocca with youngsters in the Hundred and that can only be a good thing all the time the ECB (for reasons which I suspect are tied in with ties and blazers) decides that English cricket doesn't need the money that they could obtain through tv rights in particular.
(The current five year IPL contract is worth 480 billion rupees to the BCCI.)
Where English cricket has gone wrong is its failure to have a proper international franchise tournament. Most other countries have them now. We still don't have a tournament that attracts the best players from around the world. The BBL, IPL, CPL, PSL all attract the worlds top cricketers. The T20 Blast does not.
I would rather have a true international franchise tourney rather than the Hundred but I see grounds chocca with youngsters in the Hundred and that can only be a good thing all the time the ECB (for reasons which I suspect are tied in with ties and blazers) decides that English cricket doesn't need the money that they could obtain through tv rights in particular.
(The current five year IPL contract is worth 480 billion rupees to the BCCI.)