The Hundred

[wasteyouryouth]

ECB wants to keep the Hundred name even if it switches to Twenty20 format

A source involved in talks about the future of the Hundred says it wants to keep its ‘really powerful brand’ even if the format does change in 2028

www.theguardian.com

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Finally, real cricket is back tomorrow.

 

[Umair7]

Finally, real cricket is back tomorrow.

Can't wait! Crisps Cricket = Best Cricket

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Outfield repairs stopped playing

 

[Aislabie]

Thought I'd tune in for a change, and I seem to be watching not-cricket instead

Post automatically merged: Jul 23, 2024

Whoever was fielding at deep square definitely gave up on that one before it started to hold up in the outfield. If she'd put a dive in she'd've got there easily

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Thought I'd tune in for a change, and I seem to be watching not-cricket instead

Post automatically merged: Jul 23, 2024

Whoever was fielding at deep square definitely gave up on that one before it started to hold up in the outfield. If she'd put a dive in she'd've got there easily

Farcical stoppage

 

[wasteyouryouth]

The pain of being a Birmingham Phoenix fan is like a month of torture.

 

[Umair7]

Perry time is up, Capsey time is now!

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Finn Allen and Will Smeed in the first season. Rishi Patel and Anerin Donald opening now. Feels like a downgrade.

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Birmingham Bears would beat Birmingham Phoenix.

 

[Aislabie]

The pain of being a Birmingham Phoenix fan is like a month of torture.

Have you considered supporting a better crisp?

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Have you considered supporting a better crisp?

There's no turning back now. I've been a Butterkist fan man and boy.

 

[Aislabie]

I have little time for The Hundred TM, but I have a lot of time for a sold out Oval.

 

[wasteyouryouth]

View attachment 297188

I have little time for The Hundred TM, but I have a lot of time for a sold out Oval.

I've been to Edgbaston for The Hundred once a couple of years ago, going again in a few weeks. It's great value for money (the cricket anyway, everything else is dystopian prices).

It may have destroyed most of the cricket season but what it does well, it does very well.

 

[Aislabie]

It may have destroyed most of the cricket season but what it does well, it does very well.

I agree.

I will die on the hill that the Blast could have been just as big and just as good if they'd thrown the same marketing budget at it, but I'll certainly recognise that it is a good thing that tens of thousands of people are going to the cricket every night.

It still makes me chuckle though that the Hundred was meant to be simple and accessible for new fans, yet you regularly have commentators saying things like "that's the second six this five!"