The Hundred

[nobbyiscool]

As a wild insomniac, my standards for sport I’ll watch overnight are pretty low - especially as it comes to cricket.

I just don’t understand the point of this though. It changes too much of what we know about cricket for no reason other than gimmickry, and I don’t understand the creation of the game in the first place given the success of T20.

 

[Teen Wolf]

I don't understand what people aren't getting. It's 20 less balls per innings to (theoretically) get a match done inside 2.5 hours per the wishes of broadcasters--no trivial matter given that revenue and exposure from TV is crucial to keep growing the game.

 

[Gough]

Doing the rounds on Twitter, KP sounds like he's going a bit Slats like on the coverage.

 

[Bareth Garry]

I don't understand what people aren't getting. It's 20 less balls per innings to (theoretically) get a match done inside 2.5 hours per the wishes of broadcasters--no trivial matter given that revenue and exposure from TV is crucial to keep growing the game.

Speaking for myself I don't like the weird allocation of some bowlers are going through ten-ball overs while others are bowling five-ball overs. It catches me out as a seasoned fan of the sport so I'm not sure how it makes sense to newcomers.

 

[corbies]

As a wild insomniac, my standards for sport I’ll watch overnight are pretty low - especially as it comes to cricket.

I just don’t understand the point of this though. It changes too much of what we know about cricket for no reason other than gimmickry, and I don’t understand the creation of the game in the first place given the success of T20.

The last part was so they could get the game in within 2.5hrs for the BBC which T20 cant do but they've been going over that so far anyway.

 

[Registered User]

Chris Lynn and D'arcy Short are playing tonight. Tell all ya friends

 

[Registered User]

Not sure I have the attention span to watch 100 balls per innings. Maybe we could reduce it to something manageable, like say 4 overs a side with a hit-off at the end if the scores are drawn?

Ha. I think some of my high school games were 12 overs each.

 

[Registered User]

Chris Lynn and D'arcy Short are playing tonight. Tell all ya friends

Gee, that's great, buddy. Lynn is already out for 2

 

[swingdog]

As a wild insomniac, my standards for sport I’ll watch overnight are pretty low - especially as it comes to cricket.

I just don’t understand the point of this though. It changes too much of what we know about cricket for no reason other than gimmickry, and I don’t understand the creation of the game in the first place given the success of T20.

If you've ever watched a cricket match before in your life, this isn't for you. It's Milo cricket for grown-ups.

 

[Seedsfan]

The Hundred will be dead in a few years

 

[Cold Sober]

The Hundred will be dead in a few years

Why wait, they should kill it off now.

 

[Seedsfan]

Why wait, they should kill it off now.

I agree with you there

 

[Freo Big Fella]

Strong AFLX vibes - particularly re the presentation and the pointless rule changes - from the few bits I've seen.

 

[t_94]

The Hundred will be dead in a few years

Can only hope but ECB have bet the house on it so they’ll give it every chance to prosper.

 

[Del125763]

Just heard that Shane Warne tested positive to covid19 - currently broadcasting The Hundred over there.

 

[Cleavy]

Just heard that Shane Warne tested positive to covid19 - currently broadcasting The Hundred over there.

I read coaching

 

[Teen Wolf]

Only chance of it not sustaining longterm success will be if they expand it beyond 8 rounds.

Being able to get all the games away in less than a month instantly makes it a better tournament than the IPL and Big Bash.

 

[melanChronic]

Think the whole concept is silly, but would be kind of cool if they enforced that each bowler could only bowl one 10 ball over. Teams then need to pick 10 players who can bowl (plus a keeper), increasing the value of allrounders and meaning there is a bowling order as much as a batting order.

That would give the format a meaningful distinction from T20. You have bunny batters so why not also have bunny bowlers?

 

[Teen Wolf]

Think the whole concept is silly, but would be kind of cool if they enforced that each bowler could only bowl one 10 ball over. Teams then need to pick 10 players who can bowl (plus a keeper), increasing the value of allrounders and meaning there is a bowling order as much as a batting order.

That would give the format a meaningful distinction from T20. You have bunny batters so why not also have bunny bowlers?

One would think that's what they've done, going off the contempt it's attracted by those who haven't bothered to watch much or any of the games so far.

It's not about giving it a meaningful distinction from T20. It's about the ECB getting their own league to fully control and increasing cricket's media exposure, so they've already succeeded.

 

[010203]

Did you know Darren Gough was on celebrity Love Island one year? That's all I remember of the match played between the Oval Invincibles and the Welsh Fire.

 

[Del125763]

Superchargers make 155 off their 100 against the London Spirit.

Reckon that 2nd last ball from Amir should have been a no ball.

 

[Del125763]

Admit i was sceptical about it at the start ,but like many on this forum i suspect ,have actually quite enjoyed it .

 

[Del125763]

Oval Invincibles (Playing XI): Jason Roy, Will Jacks, Sunil Narine, Sam Billings(w/c), Colin Ingram, Laurie Evans, Jordan Clark

6

Jordan Clark

Age

25

Ht

185cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.7

4star

K

9.4

4star

HB

4.3

3star

M

4.2

4star

T

2.6

4star

MG

172.0

3star

D

12.5

3star

K

8.5

3star

HB

4.0

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

1.5

2star

MG

172.0

3star

D

12.2

3star

K

10.4

4star

HB

1.8

2star

M

3.4

4star

T

2.4

4star

, Tom Curran, Tabraiz Shamsi, Reece Topley, Saqib Mahmood

Birmingham Phoenix (Playing XI): Finn Allen, Will Smeed, Moeen Ali(c), Liam Livingstone, Miles Hammond, Chris Benjamin(w), Benny Howell, Adam Milne, Tom Helm, Patrick Brown, Imran Tahir



Phoenix won toss and bowling 1st

 

[swingdog]

The main thing to remember with the Hundred is that this is all about a power play by the ECB to curtail the power of the counties.

It’s about reshaping the T20 competition into city-based franchises.

The cricket is secondary and the concept of the Hundred will be gone in a few years.

 

[Del125763]

Originals v Southern Brave reduced to a 90 ball match