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  • Just checked the scores so far in the Hundred. The three opening games have seen teams batting first scoring 86, 138 and 89. Needless to say, the teams chasing won all three matches. The three games have lasted 157 balls (26.1 overs in old money), 189 balls (31.3 overs) and 150 balls (30 overs). Where are all the world class players that were promised for each and every game that would elevate it above the Blast? 


  • edited July 2024
    Every mens game has been utter shit and one sided so far 
    Sold out at the Oval looked empty at Old Trafford , quite busy as The Bowl 
    And a distinct lack of big overseas names as well, the ones who were meant to be attracted to the UK for the Hundred but not the Blast...
  • I deliberately hadn’t revived this thread because, well, I know I’m in the minority.

    I've watched every game so far and have loved it.

    I really, really love Tammy Beaumont I do.

    Anyway, carry on.
  • Every mens game has been utter shit and one sided so far 
    Sold out at the Oval looked empty at Old Trafford , quite busy as The Bowl 
    And a distinct lack of big overseas names as well, the ones who were meant to be attracted to the UK for the Hundred but not the Blast...

    There's no one really in terms of Overseas that you wouldn't get in a standard year in the Blast. Clashing and not being able to financially compete with Major League Cricket has meant the big names have all gone there. 
  • Just checked the scores so far in the Hundred. The three opening games have seen teams batting first scoring 86, 138 and 89. Needless to say, the teams chasing won all three matches. The three games have lasted 157 balls (26.1 overs in old money), 189 balls (31.3 overs) and 150 balls (30 overs). Where are all the world class players that were promised for each and every game that would elevate it above the Blast? 


    The Oval wicket was very lively with some excellent fast bowling from both teams. It wasn't looking good for the Invincibles until Sam Billings hit two 4s and one six in 5 balls. Mohammad Amir is a World class player making a one off appearance for the Invincibles and had figures of 2-7.
  • We're travelling down to Cardiff for the Invincibles game against Welsh Fire on Sunday. I'm looking forward to it, but my 9 year old is super excited and if it helps him get into cricket and it's something I can enjoy with him the beyond the Addicks I'm all for the Hundred.
  • Went to the game at the Oval with the kids who loved it, want to go again, and are now interested in cricket, but that's a bad thing according to some on here
  • My youngest went with Mrs , another mum and a few of his mates (who wouldn’t have seen live pro cricket before ) they enjoyed it
    they hung around waiting for autographs after but the players were eating a meal so they only got a couple of autographs from earlier on , the prized Sam Curran one and didn’t know who the other player was !

    £20 for adult and £5 for kids good value 

    not for me but crack on

    Don’t know why they didn’t jazz up the t20 Blast ,  although maybe cos that’s Indian owned as a concept and this Hundred is separately owned 




  • I deliberately hadn’t revived this thread because, well, I know I’m in the minority.

    I've watched every game so far and have loved it.

    I really, really love Tammy Beaumont I do.

    Anyway, carry on.
    I'm a fan also and was looking forward to some after work cricket on the box. But all the games on this week have been absolute shockers tbh and if that were your first exposure to cricket you probably wouldn't come back.

    Fingers crossed the quality improves ASAP! 
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  • Rothko said:
    Went to the game at the Oval with the kids who loved it, want to go again, and are now interested in cricket, but that's a bad thing according to some on here
    As someone who has volunteered, on behalf of the game for almost 50 years, be it captaining, coaching, running fund raising events, sat on committees, colts secretary, scoring, umpiring etc etc and turned down every single penny for doing those things, I can assure you that I am very much with one for kids enjoying and becoming involved in cricket. They are the future. What I object to is certain people at the ECB who have now sailed off into the sunset with their millions inventing a competition that was only ever going to alienate its hardcore of support. 

    They could have re-vamped the Blast, negotiated for it to be shown on terrestrial TV and spent all the money that they did on The Hundred in doing that. Those same kids would still have become interested in the game without county championship matches being consigned to the whole of April, May and September and the 50 over competition becoming no more than a 2nd XI comp. These people are driven by money but without the volunteers the game is dead. 
    The most Yes, but, answer you could ever write, and what I fully expected for someone who just has a bee in their bonnet over the concept 
  • edited July 2024
    I'm interested enough to know what's happening and watched some of it on BBC, but the games they've shown so far have turned into, what I'd consider, no contests. I'd be disappointed if I'd attended one of those as I'd have expected better (more competitive) Incredibly naive batting from the teams batting first throwing wickets away. 
  • Rothko said:
    Rothko said:
    Went to the game at the Oval with the kids who loved it, want to go again, and are now interested in cricket, but that's a bad thing according to some on here
    As someone who has volunteered, on behalf of the game for almost 50 years, be it captaining, coaching, running fund raising events, sat on committees, colts secretary, scoring, umpiring etc etc and turned down every single penny for doing those things, I can assure you that I am very much with one for kids enjoying and becoming involved in cricket. They are the future. What I object to is certain people at the ECB who have now sailed off into the sunset with their millions inventing a competition that was only ever going to alienate its hardcore of support. 

    They could have re-vamped the Blast, negotiated for it to be shown on terrestrial TV and spent all the money that they did on The Hundred in doing that. Those same kids would still have become interested in the game without county championship matches being consigned to the whole of April, May and September and the 50 over competition becoming no more than a 2nd XI comp. These people are driven by money but without the volunteers the game is dead. 
    The most Yes, but, answer you could ever write, and what I fully expected for someone who just has a bee in their bonnet over the concept 
    What does this mean? It makes no sense.
  • Rothko said:
    Rothko said:
    Went to the game at the Oval with the kids who loved it, want to go again, and are now interested in cricket, but that's a bad thing according to some on here
    As someone who has volunteered, on behalf of the game for almost 50 years, be it captaining, coaching, running fund raising events, sat on committees, colts secretary, scoring, umpiring etc etc and turned down every single penny for doing those things, I can assure you that I am very much with one for kids enjoying and becoming involved in cricket. They are the future. What I object to is certain people at the ECB who have now sailed off into the sunset with their millions inventing a competition that was only ever going to alienate its hardcore of support. 

    They could have re-vamped the Blast, negotiated for it to be shown on terrestrial TV and spent all the money that they did on The Hundred in doing that. Those same kids would still have become interested in the game without county championship matches being consigned to the whole of April, May and September and the 50 over competition becoming no more than a 2nd XI comp. These people are driven by money but without the volunteers the game is dead. 
    The most Yes, but, answer you could ever write, and what I fully expected for someone who just has a bee in their bonnet over the concept 
    What does this mean? It makes no sense.
    Perfect sense, it's a proper, yes great you enjoy it, BUT PLEASE THINK OF PEOPLE LIKE ME, type post. Sod the kids, worry about the members of effectively insolvent businesses instead
  • "The most Yes, but, answer you could ever write" - this may make perfect sense to you.
  • "The most Yes, but, answer you could ever write" - this may make perfect sense to you.
    Does to me, good to see you've moved into teaching written English
  • There's a Test match on, by the way  ;)
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  • Chizz said:
    There's a Test match on, by the way  ;)
    And a very important 50 over game for Kent too with a potential future England player currently batting for Kent
  • I'm watching the test and the hundred and loving both.
  • Rothko said:
    Rothko said:
    Went to the game at the Oval with the kids who loved it, want to go again, and are now interested in cricket, but that's a bad thing according to some on here
    As someone who has volunteered, on behalf of the game for almost 50 years, be it captaining, coaching, running fund raising events, sat on committees, colts secretary, scoring, umpiring etc etc and turned down every single penny for doing those things, I can assure you that I am very much with one for kids enjoying and becoming involved in cricket. They are the future. What I object to is certain people at the ECB who have now sailed off into the sunset with their millions inventing a competition that was only ever going to alienate its hardcore of support. 

    They could have re-vamped the Blast, negotiated for it to be shown on terrestrial TV and spent all the money that they did on The Hundred in doing that. Those same kids would still have become interested in the game without county championship matches being consigned to the whole of April, May and September and the 50 over competition becoming no more than a 2nd XI comp. These people are driven by money but without the volunteers the game is dead. 
    The most Yes, but, answer you could ever write, and what I fully expected for someone who just has a bee in their bonnet over the concept 
    What does this mean? It makes no sense.
    Just like the competition .... :)
  • I'm watching the test and the hundred and loving both.

    And I'm watching the Test and the 50 over comp and loving them both
  • I'm watching the test and the hundred and loving both.

    And I'm watching the Test and the 50 over comp and loving them both
    And writing on The Hundred thread... 😉
  • Chizz said:
    I'm watching the test and the hundred and loving both.

    And I'm watching the Test and the 50 over comp and loving them both
    And writing on The Hundred thread... 😉
    And the Kent thread. And the England thread. And any number of other threads. It's the gift of multi-tasking afforded to only some people so I'm told. And I don't have to watch the Hundred to comment on the damage it has done to the game as a whole. 
  • Chizz said:
    I'm watching the test and the hundred and loving both.

    And I'm watching the Test and the 50 over comp and loving them both
    And writing on The Hundred thread... 😉
    And the Kent thread. And the England thread. And any number of other threads. It's the gift of multi-tasking afforded to only some people so I'm told. And I don't have to watch the Hundred to comment on the damage it has done to the game as a whole. 
    So you've never actually watched a game?
  • Rothko said:
    Rothko said:
    Rothko said:
    Went to the game at the Oval with the kids who loved it, want to go again, and are now interested in cricket, but that's a bad thing according to some on here
    As someone who has volunteered, on behalf of the game for almost 50 years, be it captaining, coaching, running fund raising events, sat on committees, colts secretary, scoring, umpiring etc etc and turned down every single penny for doing those things, I can assure you that I am very much with one for kids enjoying and becoming involved in cricket. They are the future. What I object to is certain people at the ECB who have now sailed off into the sunset with their millions inventing a competition that was only ever going to alienate its hardcore of support. 

    They could have re-vamped the Blast, negotiated for it to be shown on terrestrial TV and spent all the money that they did on The Hundred in doing that. Those same kids would still have become interested in the game without county championship matches being consigned to the whole of April, May and September and the 50 over competition becoming no more than a 2nd XI comp. These people are driven by money but without the volunteers the game is dead. 
    The most Yes, but, answer you could ever write, and what I fully expected for someone who just has a bee in their bonnet over the concept 
    What does this mean? It makes no sense.
    Perfect sense, it's a proper, yes great you enjoy it, BUT PLEASE THINK OF PEOPLE LIKE ME, type post. Sod the kids, worry about the members of effectively insolvent businesses instead
    Glad your kids enjoyed it @Rothko
    Just one question - would you have not taken them to a t20 game if the hundred had not been invented ?
  • Chizz said:
    I'm watching the test and the hundred and loving both.

    And I'm watching the Test and the 50 over comp and loving them both
    And writing on The Hundred thread... 😉
    And the Kent thread. And the England thread. And any number of other threads. It's the gift of multi-tasking afforded to only some people so I'm told. And I don't have to watch the Hundred to comment on the damage it has done to the game as a whole. 
    So you've never actually watched a game?
    Not this year. I watched a few in the first season but was enough and have even scored a few 100 ball games that mirror The Hundred rules purely out of a sense of duty to help a club that asked me to do so. There is a shortage of both scorers and umpires as many that play the game will, no doubt, confirm. 

    The one area where it has improved things is the Women's game in giving it that exposure but should and could have been done with the same assistance from the ECB by supporting women's county T20 matches in the same way. Even then, the ECB managed to successfully undermine women's games by taking any lost time, as a result of overnight rain, from the women's game rather than it being pro rata'd over both matches. 

    What some also don't appreciate, though, is the shorter you make a game, the less chance that all of the players have of actually doing something in the match. And if all kids do is to field then they will soon lose interest. 
  • MrOneLung said:
    Rothko said:
    Rothko said:
    Rothko said:
    Went to the game at the Oval with the kids who loved it, want to go again, and are now interested in cricket, but that's a bad thing according to some on here
    As someone who has volunteered, on behalf of the game for almost 50 years, be it captaining, coaching, running fund raising events, sat on committees, colts secretary, scoring, umpiring etc etc and turned down every single penny for doing those things, I can assure you that I am very much with one for kids enjoying and becoming involved in cricket. They are the future. What I object to is certain people at the ECB who have now sailed off into the sunset with their millions inventing a competition that was only ever going to alienate its hardcore of support. 

    They could have re-vamped the Blast, negotiated for it to be shown on terrestrial TV and spent all the money that they did on The Hundred in doing that. Those same kids would still have become interested in the game without county championship matches being consigned to the whole of April, May and September and the 50 over competition becoming no more than a 2nd XI comp. These people are driven by money but without the volunteers the game is dead. 
    The most Yes, but, answer you could ever write, and what I fully expected for someone who just has a bee in their bonnet over the concept 
    What does this mean? It makes no sense.
    Perfect sense, it's a proper, yes great you enjoy it, BUT PLEASE THINK OF PEOPLE LIKE ME, type post. Sod the kids, worry about the members of effectively insolvent businesses instead
    Glad your kids enjoyed it @Rothko
    Just one question - would you have not taken them to a t20 game if the hundred had not been invented ?
    Maybe, but then the experience is part of it, 26,000 at the Oval under the light in opening week is better the a dead rubber against Sussex at the St Lawrence with 2,000 people there. It’s as much about the experience for them a the game.
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