My Dad used to play for a local Church team. Or a team linked to the Church anyway. Sometimes they would play at Avery Hill Park. It was very nice there, presumably still is. You know what kids are like for getting bored, but I don't ever recall being bored watching him and his team playing cricket. If a man knew he was out he walked. And I'm not just saying that. Learning about cricket helped to teach me about fair play and honesty. Personal integrity. Those are some of my happiest childhood memories. A bunch of good honest blokes, lifelong friends, wives and families. I hope there are still some places where cricket is played like that today.
Middlesex have signed Kane Williamson as their overseas player for this season. One of the top 3 batsmen in the world. A very good signing.
County cricket has been finished for the past 15 years. The beauty of test match/county championship cricket finished once 20/20 took over.
Absolute rubbish. Did you see any of the Somerset v Surrey title game last season ? The standard was exceptional. Played in front of a big crowd too.
County cricket is always enjoyable to watch. I also like the limited overs games. I went on a Friday night to the Oval to watch Surrey V Kent and the atmosphere was electric. But I also appreciate the longer version of the game. I also go to villages in Kent on a sunny Sunday. Armed with a drink and something to eat. There is nothing nicer. So quintessentially English. It doesn’t matter that the standard of Village cricket is not brilliant. It is always entertaining.
I was saying as a spectator sport, not very often will you see games played on a weekend, many purists will not attend 20/20 or the 100 game.
Boughton Aluph ? The flying horse is a typical country pub on the green , sat there many times and watched the cricket
In '94 in the space of 3 weeks I travelled up to both Stockton and Middlesbrough midweek to see one day of a Championship game with the mighty Surrey. What was so strange about this? It is not a trick question.
I assume it was a County game v Yorkshire (during Festival month ?), and the original day had to be postponed half way through.
Canterbury is a lovely ground to watch cricket, although visiting fielders have to be careful not to collide with the tree. I have spent many happy days at Lords. It’s England at its finest. For many years Ladbrokes had a large betting tent behind the Stand opposite the iconic Pavilion. It wasn’t uncommon to see Middlesex & opposition players in there, still wearing their whites.
What are 606 Members thoughts on the proposal for two divisions in Test cricket ? Personally, I can see the logic, but I think the negatives outweigh the positives.
It would cause a lot of damage to West Indies cricket. Clive Lloyd believes it would kill the game in the Islands.
Sadly West Indian cricket is on it's last legs anyway. Those Nations are now wholly under the US sphere of influence. Any Commonwealth / Imperial links will be gone when the oldest surviving generation passes away. I think the two tier system would only benefit those in the top tier, and then only in the short term. Very regrettably, International Test Cricket is gradually passing away. The 'white' Nations plus India & Sri Lanka will be the last remaining strongholds I think, with even those last two dropping away in the end (from the Test format). The Ashes will be last to go. It has maybe 50 years left to it. Very sad.
Bad idea. England used to play Oz every 3 or 4 years. Now it's every 2years, which is more than enough. Presumably the idea is to play more of the money spinners. Series are already arranged so that a potentially boring one-sided series is probably very short, which is right, but gives emerging nations like Bangladesh the chance to measure their progress.
