The Hundred: cricket’s saviour or a load of marketing crap?

[RileyOBlimey]

I also don’t really understand what it is about this format that is inherently more inclusive?

Read the thread.

 

[RileyOBlimey]

It doesn't. How is the Hundred more inclusive exactly?

Oh it really does. Look at the language you’ve used on this thread. You also chucked your toys out over the use of nongendered cricket terms too.

 

[Petcha]

Read the thread.

For those hard of reading, can you summarise here?

 

[kabbes]

Read the thread.

I’ve read it since the beginning. There is nothing in this thread that explains why it is inherently more inclusive to have five ball overs that you don’t call overs or to only have 100 balls in an innings rather than 120 balls.

 

[RileyOBlimey]

For those hard of reading, can you summarise here?

…you can take a sexist horse to water…

 

[RileyOBlimey]

I’ve read it since the beginning. There is nothing in this thread that explains why it is inherently more inclusive to have five ball overs that you don’t call overs or to only have 100 balls in an innings rather than 120 balls.

Why would you think 10 ball overs have anything to do with inclusivity?

 

[Petcha]

…you can a sexist horse to water…

You're an idiot, plain and simple. Not going to engage with you anymore.

Blatant troll. Nope, sunshine.

 

[RileyOBlimey]

It doesn't. How is the Hundred more inclusive exactly?

You’ve been Petchalant this entire thread.

 

[kabbes]

Why would you think 10 ball overs have anything to do with inclusivity?

I have no idea. You’re the one saying that this format is inherently more inclusive than T20. I am bewildered as to why that might be. Why couldn’t you do all the things that they have done but use a T20 format instead?

Not that I like T20 either, which is also an abomination unto the point of cricket, which should be the need to bowl out the opposition twice. But that’s not the point.

 

[RileyOBlimey]

I have no idea. You’re the one saying that this format is inherently more inclusive than T20. I am bewildered as to why that might be. Why couldn’t you do all the things that they have done but use a T20 format instead?

Not that I like T20 either, which is also an abomination unto the point of cricket, which should be the need to bowl out the opposition twice. But that’s not the point.

I agree that they could do this with T20 and anything but test cricket is mickey mouse.

 

[kabbes]

Okay then!

 

[RileyOBlimey]

Skills: Watch: Fan takes brilliant falling catch off Livingstone six

 

[tommers]

Catching his mobile phone was better than catching the ball.

 

[cybershot]

Nearly every 6 was caught in the crowd last night. Some heroic stuff.

 

[Petcha]

So tonight they've dressed up the three female (very attractive) commentators in matching skintight outfits. Totally inclusive.

I'm not sure Tuffers and Vaughny will be following suit somehow.

 

[RileyOBlimey]

So tonight they've dressed up the three female (very attractive) commentators in matching skintight outfits. Totally inclusive.

I'm not sure Tuffers and Vaughny will be following suit somehow.

Pics or it never happened.

 

[Petcha]

Lolz... the guardian nails it for once. surprised the editor let this get published

James Vince leads from front as Brave breeze past Rockets into Hundred final

Southern Brave captain James Vince scored an unbeaten 45 as his side easily beat Trent Rockets by seven wickets to book their place in the Hundred final at Lord’s on Saturday, where they will play Birmingham Phoenix

www.theguardian.com

On a cool, translucent night at The Oval, Trent Rockets were bowled out for 96 and trounced by seven wickets in a performance that will go down as one of the most ignominious in the venerable and storied history of the Rockets franchise. For the long-suffering Rockets fans, the agonising wait for a Lord’s final goes on for another year.

For the Southern Brave, meanwhile, their progress to Saturday’s final at Lord’s marks the emotional culmination of a project weeks in the making. Following in the footsteps of the all-conquering, table-topping women’s team, the Brave’s unprecedented era of Hundred success will raise legitimate questions over the competitive balance of the tournament. Simply put, have the Brave simply become too dominant? And is there anyone out there who can break their stranglehold

Here, certainly, the Rockets had few answers to the Brave’s classic, time-honoured formula: wickets with the new ball, clever changes of pace in the middle and then whacking it to all parts with the bat. And for all the competition’s many detractors, you can’t argue with the whacking. Presumably this is what analysts and pundits are referring to when they talk about the endless, fascinating tactical nuances of the 100-ball format: whacking the ball straight, whacking it over midwicket, whacking it over point.

When the moment comes to debrief this painful defeat, the Rockets and their coaching staff will surely conclude that the game was ultimately won and lost on their ability to whack the ball quite as far, or quite as often, as their opponents. Truly, this is a game of fine margins.

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

I'm sure Ethnic Minority Youth in the cities of Southern and Oval will be Identifying hard in the final today.

 

[RileyOBlimey]

 

[kabbes]

For the record, I quite like the balanced graphic that shows batter’s score and balls faced with bowler’s balls bowled and runs conceded.

It’s still fundamentally not a good game though

 

[Petcha]

I appreciate what it's doing for the women's game. But the men's version is fucking ridiculous. T20 looks like a tactical masterclass in comparison. I'm assuming (hoping) hussain, vaughan etc are very much tongue in cheek and contemplating their bank accounts when they display enthusiasm for it. It's probably on Gough's intellectual level so he's probably genuine but the others. I actually wish they'd got Boycott in for this.

Edit: the above will only make sense if you watch the sky coverage.

 

[RileyOBlimey]

Boycott on the Hundred: Geoffrey Boycott delivers verdict on cricket's new format, The Hundred

“‘We should all keep an open mind because over the years when times have changed cricket has always adapted.

‘It cannot be a bad thing if people enjoy watching cricket, whatever the format. Every type of sport is played or watched for fun. I have watched a few Hundred matches and I don’t dislike it.


‘Nobody plays or watches if cricket is boring or tedious. Is the Hundred my favourite form of cricket? No. But there are some skills required — no doubt about that. Hand-eye co-ordination, improvisation, inventiveness are all more important than technique in 100-ball cricket.

‘The Hundred is giving people who have no chance of affording Test match tickets a chance to go and enjoy cricket with their kids. What’s wrong with that?’ “

 

[SpookyFrank]

It was necessary to destroy cricket in order to save it.

 

[Petcha]

Boycott on the Hundred: Geoffrey Boycott delivers verdict on cricket's new format, The Hundred

“‘We should all keep an open mind because over the years when times have changed cricket has always adapted.

‘It cannot be a bad thing if people enjoy watching cricket, whatever the format. Every type of sport is played or watched for fun. I have watched a few Hundred matches and I don’t dislike it.


‘Nobody plays or watches if cricket is boring or tedious. Is the Hundred my favourite form of cricket? No. But there are some skills required — no doubt about that. Hand-eye co-ordination, improvisation, inventiveness are all more important than technique in 100-ball cricket.

‘The Hundred is giving people who have no chance of affording Test match tickets a chance to go and enjoy cricket with their kids. What’s wrong with that?’ “

The old wife beater wants back in the commentary box after being sacked with bullshit like that. My god he crucified KP (the batsman, not the team) for destroying cricket with his audacity.

 

[RileyOBlimey]

It was necessary to destroy cricket in order to save it.

Promoting cricket to wider audiences damn you to hell

 

[RileyOBlimey]

Gutted for Liam Livingston getting run out.

 

[tommers]

Gutted for Liam Livingston getting run out.

Amazing bit of fielding. He was looking like he was going to win it on his own.

 

[RileyOBlimey]

Amazing bit of fielding. He was looking like he was going to win it on his own.

Imagine if he could pull his antics off in test cricket

 

[Elpenor]

Enjoying watching the final having not bothered with any of the other games. It’s not test cricket, but I feel like the dominant brand of 1-day cricket should be the furthest from test cricket.

The female commentator is great, Tuffers and Vaughny less so just waffling to themselves.

 

[QueenOfGoths]

I've watched the ones on BBC and Mr. QofG's took the Small One, who had little interest in cricket, to the Oval for a match.

He really enjoyed it, the whole spectacle and excitement. Hopefully it will be an 'in' for him to enjoy more cricket.

I'm rather liking it myself.