ECB’s “The Hundred”

Seems like a decent atmosphere there. I’m guessing Friday night helps.

Tutt-Tutt said:

Been watching County Cricket for 50 year, so obviously an old git. I enjoy T20 cricket and the cricket in this competition is similar, just a bit gimmicky at times, but you soon get used to that. I watch the Big Bash and IPL without having any allegiance to a team, and forget who plays for who from season to season. This will the same. Crawley for example is a Kent player turning out for a team in blue, but might be playing for another team next year. That's franchise cricket. So you can't take it too seriously.

The one thing that's making me laugh, is that this is a new novelty competition designed to attract families and kids. But the fancy dress muppets, singing "Don't take me home" have turned up. It will be interesting to see if they fade away through lack of similar numbers, (cos it's boring innit) or their numbers increase, and the families stop going, because of the muppets getting pissed and standing up in front of their kids. 

It's Edgbaston on a Friday night in August, you're going to get the "out with the lads and workmates" groups

Indeed it's these people which fill the grounds for T20 matches and spend lots of money on drink

But not all the ground is like that, there will be family areas and no drinking areas as well

Tickets for Sunday with the family 

I wonder how many will continue to enjoy the Hundred when , following their first 2 games with their teams, those named in the Test squad to play India, report to the England training camp on July 31st....

So, no Burns & Sam Curran for our Surrey fans or Stokes & Wood for Durham supporters. 

During August, the Tests will compete with the One Day county games AND the Hundred for attendees. 

And that month will also see long awaited holidays taking place for those with school age children.

Surely there will be half empty stadiums with not enough cricket fans to go round ? 

Good wicket there for Skips. Pom Bears will be disappointed. 

Boring run chase at the moment, with Malan pushing it around easily for singles and 2s.

I'm not a fan, I'll sound really old and resistant to change but I don't care. The false circus stuff gets on my nerves and the americanisation of the whole thing didnt do anything good for me. 

Like others have said, T20 is perfect, time to finish work and get to a game have a few beers and be home in a similar time frame to football. I was intrigued by T20 when it first appeared as one day 50 over cricket I found not exciting enough too often and if we are talking about bringing new fans on board 50 over bored them T20 definitely did not. 

I like being attached to a club with County cricket in the same way I do with football, T20 has massively helped Kent CCC out over the last 15 years with the blast, the grounds were definitely not getting any better for all the day night one dayers in the world or the odd warm up test against Pakistan 

What I'll say as well is if, if it beings actual supporters to the sport then I'm all for it but I think the novelty will wear off quickly (I know people said that about T20 but that was a genuinely innovative new format of the game at that level and has subsequently made batsmen in test cricket a lot more interesting to watch and added a brand new dimension there) certainly without thousands of comp tickets and daft amounts of money aimed at the players. 

YouTube will have live coverage of The Royal London one day cup 

Having double headers today (women's and men's) makes sense on a Sunday, whereas it's less beneficial on a workday

I miss the Sunday League, as those matches were the perfect length for a lazy Sunday afternoon at the cricket. Start at 1 (so a relaxed morning) and finish by 6:30/7. While the T20 format is great for evening matches, it feels too short for Sunday

KBslittlesis said:

MrOneLung said:

But do you not enjoy the T20 ? 

Can you not do both? 

Yes, but there is absolutely no need for the hundred when we have 20/20.

That's all I said. I have enjoyed what I have seen. You either enjoy it or you don't. If I enjoy it I will watch it and yes, I enjoy 20/20 too as well as one day and test match cricket. I do think it shows what a great game cricket is ultimately. 

I would say this format might be a good shout for being an Olympic event. If they are including three on three basketball FFS! 

cafc999 said:

I love cricket so watching the 100 is just another game. However my grope is that it's to similar to t20 for me and franchised teams. 

Why bring sex into it!