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  • HeartfeltdawnHeartfeltdawn Frets: 22096
    edited August 2019
    Thing is, its all very well cricket fans complaining that not enough county cricket is played---but until cricket fans turn up to watch domestic test cricket in decent numbers it will be the shorter forms that dominate. He who pays the piper, etc. etc. 

    That's fine if you assume there's only one piper within county cricket revenue streams. Take the 2017 Somerset income:

    https://www.somersetcountycc.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Full-set-of-signed-accounts.pdf

    Out of £5.1 million income, just over £1.1 million were subscriptions/membership and gate receipts. 

    £2.1 million came from the ECB pool and this is why cricket funding is a bit different. There is a clear symbiotic link between counties and the ECB. Funding counties means producing players who can go on and represent England, and a successful England team means the ECB are in a better position to negotiate lucrative contracts for TV rights, sponsorship etc. 

    One could argue that the Hundred is an attempt to circumvent the clubs and put the squeeze on a few. No doubt the ECB would like fewer counties out there. 

    No support of first-class cricket would say that it pays its way. it can't do given the enormous increase in salaries since the Sky money came in from 2005. What they have asked is for the balance to be better. This clearly hasn't happened and the evidence is there in how England bat. 

    Also: if we killed off all areas of professional cricket that didn't pay their own way, where would this leave the women's game or U-19 cricket or 2nd XI cricket? 




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  • RandallFlaggRandallFlagg Frets: 13929
    edited August 2019
    This feature on how Duke balls are made is interesting. All hand stitched, 3 1/2 man hours per ball:



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  • HeartfeltdawnHeartfeltdawn Frets: 22096
    A bit different to when Kent had a number of ball makers in the 1950s...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWwKtiFs3-8




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  • HeartfeltdawnHeartfeltdawn Frets: 22096
    And such a hotbed of strike action too!

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-26923970



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  • scrumhalfscrumhalf Frets: 11262
    Looks like the weather won't save us. Will I be channel-hopping by the time the Spurs game starts? 
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  • scrumhalfscrumhalf Frets: 11262
    Bugger. Great catch by Warner. 
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  • earwighoneyearwighoney Frets: 3488
    Warner's catch for Root's dismissal is one of the finest of the series.  

    He looked good at the crease but it seems Root misses another opportunity to convert a 50 into a 100. 
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  • RandallFlaggRandallFlagg Frets: 13929
    edited August 2019
    The new ball is now available. 193 to win, England won't do it, I don't think I can watch.


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  • VimFuegoVimFuego Frets: 15475
    big milestone reached, runs needed is now less than runs scored. Getting nervously excited!!!

    I'm not locked in here with you, you are locked in here with me.

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  • RandallFlaggRandallFlagg Frets: 13929
    edited August 2019
    I close my eyes each delivery until I hear bat on ball and the applause, the crowd are cheering every run. This is so tense! 147 to win 6 wickets in hand.

    Pontin talking shite on the Sky commentary sounding nervous.

    Still a long way to go but the new ball not doing much so go at it Ben & Johnny.


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  • scrumhalfscrumhalf Frets: 11262
    Getting a little anxious at some of the elevated shots. We're going well, let's not have any rushed of blood to the head. 
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  • RandallFlaggRandallFlagg Frets: 13929
    edited August 2019
    Aus building some pressure here with some good balls going past the edge of the bat, you can feel something coming, put the bat down boys block, defend and leave, lunch is soon...please!


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  • scrumhalfscrumhalf Frets: 11262
    The problem with stump mics is that you hear wicketkeepers yammering on when the spinners are bowling. 
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  • RandallFlaggRandallFlagg Frets: 13929
    scrumhalf said:
    The problem with stump mics is that you hear wicketkeepers yammering on when the spinners are bowling. 
    I know, Tim Paine: "bowled Gaz" "5&6 Gaz" "Well bowled Nathan"

    Shut up you ugly twerp!


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  • RandallFlaggRandallFlagg Frets: 13929
    I thought I just read this on BBC cricket commentary page:

    "Ben Stokes is masturbating in front of our very eyes. He went something like 75 balls before hitting a boundary today, and then flicked this away for six."

    It was actually:

    "Ben Stokes is maturing in front of our very eyes. He went something like 75 balls before hitting a boundary today, and then flicked this away for six."

    Thank goodness for that.  =)


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  • scrumhalfscrumhalf Frets: 11262
    I think all that breaking of wind has altered your vision. 
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  • scrumhalfscrumhalf Frets: 11262
    Stupid stupid shot. 
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  • RandallFlaggRandallFlagg Frets: 13929
    FFS. Can Butler or Woakes do it? patiently? One more partnership and we're in with a chance.


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  • RandallFlaggRandallFlagg Frets: 13929
    Fucks sake a run out, twats!


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  • scrumhalfscrumhalf Frets: 11262
    Oh cock. That was unnecessary. 
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