Well the ECB certainly know how to look after spectators of the game. Ridiculous to be playing the first class games the majority of matches being in April and September. Nearly forgot they also played the 50 over competition, and to no surprise it rained. They are certainly not the custodians of the game.
We shouldn't be surprised if the weather is rubbish when we are nearly into October but therefore why do the ECB insist on scheduling Championship cricket at the fag end of the season and similarly in early April when the westher is unlikely to be any better? I guess the answer is that they continue to give priority over all other forms of the game to the ridiculous Hundred.
Friday afternoons breeze and sunshine should give Grace Road a chance to dry out a bit but given the amount of rain in the Leicester area over the last 72 hrs it wouldn’t surprise me if there was no play at all in this match
Championship cricket? What's that all about then? Ask the ECB hierarchy. "Nobody attends apart from some old duffers" "Do they spend much cash" "No, not compared to the folk not really interested in cricket, those who come in fancy dress and the like. We need to give them something that they can relate to while the football season is closed for four weeks" "Let's do something for them then, that championship thing can go the same way as video tape, red phone boxes and landlines".. Or something like that..
I don't think cricket could survive financially, if we just played May, June,July and August. We need to be careful what we wish for, as the Hundred won't go anywhere and we'll end up with even less county cricket. Kris
I've used the impasse in play, as a bit of fun, to imagine a Changing Doors Derbyshire Team, what the team may have been under different circumstances. The result is the following:
Ben Slater Billy Godleman Shan Masood Leus Du Plooy Chesney Hughes Matt Critchley Fynn Hudson-Prentice Harvey Hosein Ben Aitchison Sam Connors George Scrimshaw
Coach - Karl Krikkken
The criteria I have used are: People who have left to play for other Counties: Slater, Masood, Critchley, Du Plooy, Hudson-Prentice, Connors, Scrimshaw People who have left 1st class cricket following disagreements with management: Godleman, Hughes, Krikken People retired early due to injury: Hosein People missing the entire season due to injury: Aitchison
I'm sure the batting unit would score a lot of runs, quickly, in most circumstances. I'm a bit more concerned about the bowling, Connors and Scrimshaw may be a little wayward with the new ball, and rely on Aitchison and Hudson-Prentice to establish some control. Critchley and Hughes as the spinners may also be a little light, but would I'm sure would operate well on a spinning wicket.
Well the ECB certainly know how to look after spectators of the game. Ridiculous to be playing the first class games the majority of matches being in April and September. Nearly forgot they also played the 50 over competition, and to no surprise it rained. They are certainly not the custodians of the game.
ReplyDeleteFingers crossed for some clear skies tomorrow! 🌤️
ReplyDeleteits a ridiculous time of the year to be trying to play cricket. ECB should give themselves a stern talking to. Martin
ReplyDeleteWe shouldn't be surprised if the weather is rubbish when we are nearly into October but therefore why do the ECB insist on scheduling Championship cricket at the fag end of the season and similarly in early April when the westher is unlikely to be any better? I guess the answer is that they continue to give priority over all other forms of the game to the ridiculous Hundred.
ReplyDeleteFriday afternoons breeze and sunshine should give Grace Road a chance to dry out a bit but given the amount of rain in the Leicester area over the last 72 hrs it wouldn’t surprise me if there was no play at all in this match
ReplyDeleteChampionship cricket? What's that all about then? Ask the ECB hierarchy.
ReplyDelete"Nobody attends apart from some old duffers"
"Do they spend much cash"
"No, not compared to the folk not really interested in cricket, those who come in fancy dress and the like. We need to give them something that they can relate to while the football season is closed for four weeks"
"Let's do something for them then, that championship thing can go the same way as video tape, red phone boxes and landlines"..
Or something like that..
I don't think cricket could survive financially, if we just played May, June,July and August. We need to be careful what we wish for, as the Hundred won't go anywhere and we'll end up with even less county cricket. Kris
ReplyDeleteI've used the impasse in play, as a bit of fun, to imagine a Changing Doors Derbyshire Team, what the team may have been under different circumstances. The result is the following:
ReplyDeleteBen Slater
Billy Godleman
Shan Masood
Leus Du Plooy
Chesney Hughes
Matt Critchley
Fynn Hudson-Prentice
Harvey Hosein
Ben Aitchison
Sam Connors
George Scrimshaw
Coach - Karl Krikkken
The criteria I have used are:
People who have left to play for other Counties: Slater, Masood, Critchley, Du Plooy, Hudson-Prentice, Connors, Scrimshaw
People who have left 1st class cricket following disagreements with management: Godleman, Hughes, Krikken
People retired early due to injury: Hosein
People missing the entire season due to injury: Aitchison
I'm sure the batting unit would score a lot of runs, quickly, in most circumstances.
I'm a bit more concerned about the bowling, Connors and Scrimshaw may be a little wayward with the new ball, and rely on Aitchison and Hudson-Prentice to establish some control.
Critchley and Hughes as the spinners may also be a little light, but would I'm sure would operate well on a spinning wicket.
Have I missed anyone?