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ECB’s “The Hundred”

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  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,336
    edited July 2021
    oohaahmortimer said:
    What’s the story with overs 6 ball and a ten ball
    or 5 ball overs 
    I think they opted for 4 overs of 11 balls, 4 overs of 7 balls, 4 overs of 5 balls and 4 overs of 2 balls so that it was easier to follow.
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    kentaddick said:
    my mate who has zero knowledge of cricket got me and my dad tickets... so i'll be going tomorrow night. Should be, at the very least, a major pissup!
    Fixed
  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,336
    I'm a cricket fanatic, but I can only name two of the sides - Southern Brave and Oval Invincibles. I suspect there is a Lightning or Rockets knocking about amongst the eight teams too, but I'm not sure. It's possible that the Southerners will be brave, but less likely that the Ovaltineys will be invincible.
  • Pelling1993
    Pelling1993 Posts: 6,673
    thai malaysia addick said:
    I'm a cricket fanatic, but I can only name two of the sides - Southern Brave and Oval Invincibles. I suspect there is a Lightning or Rockets knocking about amongst the eight teams too, but I'm not sure. It's possible that the Southerners will be brave, but less likely that the Ovaltineys will be invincible.
    Southern Brave
    Oval Invincibles
    Welsh Fire
    London Spirit 
    Trent Rockets
    Manchester Originals 
    Northern Superchargers
    Birmingham Pheonix
  • BlackfenLen
    BlackfenLen Posts: 169
    At the Oval tomorrow night with my wife and 6 year Son. He's really excited about going to the Oval and if helps him become a cricket fan then I'm all for it.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,856
    Looking forward to seeing Dom Sibley
    smack it around. 
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,856
    Got no interest in the women’s game tonight, might watch some of the men’s game tomorrow to see what other gimmicks they have.  
  • Uboat
    Uboat Posts: 12,195
    MrOneLung said:
    Looking forward to seeing Dom Sibley
    smack it around. 
    A short poem, but I enjoyed it. 
  • Johnnysummers5
    Johnnysummers5 Posts: 8,469
    I have said I will never watch The Hundred, but now  it's here, I might have a look
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,230
    MrOneLung said:
    Got no interest in the women’s game tonight, might watch some of the men’s game tomorrow to see what other gimmicks they have.  
    Every time a boundary is scored in the womens game it will be celebrated by male gogo dancers covered in baby oil, this is a sign of enpowerment for the women.

    For the mens game there will be the female equivalent which will be seen a exploitative of women.
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  • redman
    redman Posts: 5,285
    Absolutely no interest. None of my cricket loving mates will be watching either. Boycott out of principle. Part of the ECB plan to destroy counties like Kent and will do irreparable damage to Test cricket 
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    It'll be more fun than watching my eldest play Xbox, but less interesting than me aging xbox
  • Stewart
    Stewart Posts: 2,451
    After 5 balls, I can safely say this is crap. 
  • kentaddick
    kentaddick Posts: 18,729
    First ever ball a wide…

    I hope the women’s getting more attention will mean their fielding gets better, dire at the moment
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,026
    I've seen two adverts for this recently. One where they were smashing up watermelons and stuff, which actually looked quite cool. The other where assorted street kids tell us 'it's what we do'. Fuck right off. No-one plays cricket in the street anymore. If they did, they'd be smashed like watermelon in two minutes flat by the first white van to come hurtling 'round the corner. It's not about cool street kids from the ghetto, it's about wanky middle-aged marketing suits from Guildford. As far as I'm concerted, they can shove it wher the sun don't shine.

    Now I've got that off me chest, when does the watermelon smashing start?
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,982
    The scoring graphics are horrific 
  • randy andy
    randy andy Posts: 5,454
    cafc999 said:
    Why didn't they just pump some more money into the T20 tournament to attract major overseas players like the IPL?
    Because they wanted franchise cricket and presumably the existing T20  blast contracts don't allow for that. Setting up a second T20 competition would have been pointless, no differentiation from the existing T20 comp and would be difficult to market, so they were left having to invent a new product as the only way to achieve franchise cricket.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,008
    edited July 2021
    She's a big old girl that Lee.
    It made me think of David Shepherd.
  • Gravesend_Addick
    Gravesend_Addick Posts: 7,299
    Watched a couple of overs.

    It's not for me & the tv scoreboard graphic is horrendous.

    Switched off
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,008
    Actually compared to the umpire she's not too bad.
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  • kentaddick
    kentaddick Posts: 18,729
    The graphics make it basically impossible to follow the score lol. 
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,982
    Wtf is wrong with 36/1??? Clunky multicoloured graphics. It’s horrible.
  • randy andy
    randy andy Posts: 5,454
    Decent batting display without feeling explosive. Still going at 9 an over in old money, so decent start
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    I designed something similar on my zx spectrum once. Shame as the cricket is fine
  • cafc999
    cafc999 Posts: 4,967
    edited July 2021
    randy andy said:
    cafc999 said:
    Why didn't they just pump some more money into the T20 tournament to attract major overseas players like the IPL?
    Because they wanted franchise cricket and presumably the existing T20  blast contracts don't allow for that. Setting up a second T20 competition would have been pointless, no differentiation from the existing T20 comp and would be difficult to market, so they were left having to invent a new product as the only way to achieve franchise cricket.
    I get that but will that make it more exciting? I think not. 
  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    I have been watching this for 25 minutes and I would actually like those 25 minutes back, this is fucking awful.

    How did the umpire missed the nick.  The other umpire didn't even know the rules for a no ball. 
  • Oakster2
    Oakster2 Posts: 312
    I love my cricket so this rubbish is clearly not aimed at me..,

    Designed by the pony-talied marketing exec in this classic

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY4tD2Hbg_A
  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,807
    cafc999 said:
    randy andy said:
    cafc999 said:
    Why didn't they just pump some more money into the T20 tournament to attract major overseas players like the IPL?
    Because they wanted franchise cricket and presumably the existing T20  blast contracts don't allow for that. Setting up a second T20 competition would have been pointless, no differentiation from the existing T20 comp and would be difficult to market, so they were left having to invent a new product as the only way to achieve franchise cricket.
    I get that but will that make it more exciting? I think not. 
    I’ll give it a week, be interesting tomorrow with the likes of Jos Butler going after the Curran brothers 
  • Redmidland
    Redmidland Posts: 44,700
    Can't say I'm impressed to be honest. Crowd looks small ax well! What's with holding up a card at the end of 5 balls?
    Think the umpire screwed up with the no ball/free hit!
    ECB trying to make more money and screw the proper game!
  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,807
    honestly think there using this game to iron out a few issues. Tomorrow nights game is sold out or close to isn’t it? 

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