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ECB’s “The Hundred”

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  • Northern Superchargers will be renamed Sunrisers Leeds. The original name was bad enough but to have Leeds in the new name has just lost the rest of Yorkshire. Bonkers! 
    I think that potential issue has been overplayed, as in reality Sunrisers is now the name of the franchise, and they play exclusively in Leeds. 

    After all for several year Warwickshire called their T20 side the Birmingham Bears, without massively putting off fans of Villa, West Brom, Coventry etc

    The original Hundred names likes the Oval Invincibles and Northern Superchargers were awful anyway, like something the teams on the Apprentice would invent!
    The whole competition is something the teams on the Apprentice would invent!
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,657
    edited January 15
    At least the Delhi Capitals owners surely won't rebrand the Southern Brave ;) 

    (Awful name I want nothing to do with Hampshire) 
  • Northern Superchargers will be renamed Sunrisers Leeds. The original name was bad enough but to have Leeds in the new name has just lost the rest of Yorkshire. Bonkers! 
    I think that potential issue has been overplayed, as in reality Sunrisers is now the name of the franchise, and they play exclusively in Leeds. 

    After all for several year Warwickshire called their T20 side the Birmingham Bears, without massively putting off fans of Villa, West Brom, Coventry etc

    The original Hundred names likes the Oval Invincibles and Northern Superchargers were awful anyway, like something the teams on the Apprentice would invent!
    I think you underestimate the hatred the rest of Yorkshire has for any Leeds teams. I was speaking to a fully paid up member of Yorkshire CCC on Tuesday. He lives in Bradford. No way he is going to support ‘Leeds’ he said.
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 13,340
    The oval lot were meant to represent Surrey and Kent. Now I would never support any team in this Micky mouse tournament but to think any self respecting Kent fan would support a side whos home stadium is the oval is very unlikely. 
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 25,076
    IAgree said:
    Another fine idea from Rob Key - Up there with the ashes team….

    Still absolutely loathe it and hope it folds.

  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 25,076
    IAgree said:
    Another fine idea from Rob Key - Up there with the ashes team….

    Still absolutely loathe it and hope it folds.

    he’s a shit a administrator than he was a cricketer 
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,492
    The oval lot were meant to represent Surrey and Kent. Now I would never support any team in this Micky mouse tournament but to think any self respecting Kent fan would support a side whos home stadium is the oval is very unlikely. 
    it's a bromley/palace thing , no real identity , so will cling to anything to hopefully appear relevant 
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 27,187
    My Superchargers tattoo as a Xmas present to myself feels a bit redundant now 
  • billysboots
    billysboots Posts: 1,619
    Either way, one of the first things that needs fixing is the nonsense of this not being an actual twenty over competition.

    With all the investment it’s unfortunately looking like it’s here to stay so we need to figure out how to make the best of it without sidelining the Test summer, the County Championship and the ODI Cup.

    First place to look at is how the Aussies manage the Shield, their Test summer and the Big Bash and go from there.

    Lot easier to manage 6 team state compos than our county fixtures