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Post by philh on Jul 29, 2018 13:26:05 GMT
I pay little attention to the names added to T20 counties. I can just about remember that Sussex are the Sussex Sharks, but I would struggle with most of the others. However, in the Women's Kia Super League, I noticed that three of the six teams have names with weather references - Loughborough Lightning, Lancashire Thunder and Western Storm. In view of today's weather, these seem to be appropriate names. A rename to Sussex Showers, perhaps?
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Post by deepfineleg on Jul 29, 2018 14:10:08 GMT
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Post by flashblade on Jul 29, 2018 14:45:31 GMT
Every county had to have a nickname/suffix when T20 started, and this helped to distinguish the format from 'traditional' cricket; I thought it was a good idea. I can't remember which county dropped its nickname first, but there was an impression that some clubs thought they were too posh and that nicknames lowered the tone. Surrey were once called the Brown Caps but that soon vanished amongst the gales of laughter. Shane Warne (in his Rhajasthan Royals days) persuaded Hampshire to change their name from Hawks to Royals, to demonstrate his affiliation. This was notwithstanding the fact that Worcestershire were already called the Royals, and were not consulted about the change, AFAIK. Worcs realised that they were not very important in the grand scheme of things, so volunteered to change their name to Rapids. Hampshire subsequently ditched the Royals tag, and history does not tell us whether Warne/Hampshire notified Worcs that the Royals name had now become available again. The switch to Birmingham from Warwickshire is laughable, and was very unpopular with the supporters. I think it was partly a nod towards a future city based tournament, and Warwickshire believed it would look cool to be in the vanguard. CricInfo obviously disagree, I'm pleased to say. Personally, I think the ECB should insist on all counties having a T20 tag. |
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Post by deepfineleg on Jul 29, 2018 14:54:38 GMT
When Sussex Sharks played in the Champions League they were joined by Somerset CCC - I think they were the first to ditch the nickname, a decision that seems to have spread through the South West.
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Post by flashblade on Jul 29, 2018 14:56:55 GMT
When Sussex Sharks played in the Champions League they were joined by Somerset CCC - I think they were the first to ditch the nickname, a decision that seems to have spread through the South West. Yes, that rings a bell. I remember the Somerset Sabres. |
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