20twenty Cricket

Matblack · 13-06-2008, 18:51

Well I bit the bullet last month and got Sky sport, as most people know I hate football with a passion so I'll only have it for those months when there is Rugby or Cricket on. I've enjoyed the cricket so far but the real surprise for me has been 20twenty cricket.

20twenty is a real talking point at the moment with a lot of money being thrown at it and initially I didn't really get the attraction, cricket is supposed to be a slow game with warm beer and cucumber sandwiches, an image which I think puts a lot of people off, 5 days ending in a draw isn't really that inspiring unless you've developed a love for the game and the atmosphere (sadly I have

) However 20 overs each way can be completed in 3 hours, its almost always a tense affair with most results going to the wire, there's loud music, loads of boundries (where in test cricket you might see a few 4s and 6 in a days play in 20twenty there are constant boundaries. I must say I'm really taken with it and its only going to get more popular with the 20 for 20 for 20 match which Sir Allen Stanford has 'stumped up' (< see what I did there?) $20m for and will bring a lot of publicity to the game. The only downside is that it could be bad for test cricket but there will always be a demand for the county and international game so I don't think it will kill it out right

I'll be trying to get to at least one game of 20twenty this year and if you get a chance to see some I highly recommend it

MB

Feek · 13-06-2008, 19:03

Let me know which game you're going to try and make and I'll see if I can join you.

divine · 13-06-2008, 19:36

Cricket is a boring sod to watch, I much prefer playing.

Mark · 13-06-2008, 20:14

I concur...

That's at The Oval last year, Eng vs WIndies Twenty20.

Having been to both a day of a Test Match and this, I much prefer the Twenty20 format. Of course, I struggled significantly to see much, but as can be seen from the photo a few visual aids work wonders (and the shortened format means no sore arms).

It's probably a bit late to do much this year as the domestic season is very short (everything up to the Quarter Finals are done by 9th July, with the Semis and Final on 26th July), but I'm certainly up for this next year.

MB, Twenty20 probably won't have a huge impact on Test Matches. Where it is having a big impact is in the one day (40/50 over) matches.

Burble · 14-06-2008, 11:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Feek

Let me know which game you're going to try and make and I'll see if I can join you.

Ditto.

13-06-2008, 18:51	#1
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	20twenty Cricket Well I bit the bullet last month and got Sky sport, as most people know I hate football with a passion so I'll only have it for those months when there is Rugby or Cricket on. I've enjoyed the cricket so far but the real surprise for me has been 20twenty cricket. 20twenty is a real talking point at the moment with a lot of money being thrown at it and initially I didn't really get the attraction, cricket is supposed to be a slow game with warm beer and cucumber sandwiches, an image which I think puts a lot of people off, 5 days ending in a draw isn't really that inspiring unless you've developed a love for the game and the atmosphere (sadly I have ) However 20 overs each way can be completed in 3 hours, its almost always a tense affair with most results going to the wire, there's loud music, loads of boundries (where in test cricket you might see a few 4s and 6 in a days play in 20twenty there are constant boundaries. I must say I'm really taken with it and its only going to get more popular with the 20 for 20 for 20 match which Sir Allen Stanford has 'stumped up' (< see what I did there?) $20m for and will bring a lot of publicity to the game. The only downside is that it could be bad for test cricket but there will always be a demand for the county and international game so I don't think it will kill it out right I'll be trying to get to at least one game of 20twenty this year and if you get a chance to see some I highly recommend it MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

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Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	Let me know which game you're going to try and make and I'll see if I can join you. __________________

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divine Moonshine Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 3,201	Cricket is a boring sod to watch, I much prefer playing. __________________

13-06-2008, 20:14	#4
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	I concur... That's at The Oval last year, Eng vs WIndies Twenty20. Having been to both a day of a Test Match and this, I much prefer the Twenty20 format. Of course, I struggled significantly to see much, but as can be seen from the photo a few visual aids work wonders (and the shortened format means no sore arms). It's probably a bit late to do much this year as the domestic season is very short (everything up to the Quarter Finals are done by 9th July, with the Semis and Final on 26th July), but I'm certainly up for this next year. MB, Twenty20 probably won't have a huge impact on Test Matches. Where it is having a big impact is in the one day (40/50 over) matches.