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Post by Wicked Cricket on Mar 10, 2019 17:43:50 GMT
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Post by philh on Mar 11, 2019 9:17:10 GMT
As someone who works in the business, I would question the validity of this data. Who were the 13000 respondents? Would they have a bias towards Test cricket? What does 86% prefer Test cricket mean? They attend? They follow the scores in the newspaper/online? And what does prefer mean? Prefer in what way? More evidence and detail, please, Wisden.
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Mar 11, 2019 10:13:18 GMT
It would be comforting to see a photo of van Zyl amongst the arriving squad.
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Mar 11, 2019 16:26:27 GMT
Just 14 days to go!
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Mar 12, 2019 9:36:56 GMT
Crazy Nel? This could either be an inspired choice or quickly end in tears.
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Mar 13, 2019 9:58:55 GMT
Can anyone spot Stiaan van Zyl? Is that him standing in goal (bottom right pic)?
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Post by philh on Mar 13, 2019 20:26:18 GMT
Can anyone spot Stiaan van Zyl? Is that him standing in goal (bottom right pic)? I think he’s hiding in the trees in the distance
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Mar 15, 2019 10:30:58 GMT
The Tony Greig cafe is now officially open 10 days before the first friendly match at Hove. The photo looks impressive. I look forward to trying it out.
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Mar 15, 2019 17:27:22 GMT
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Mar 16, 2019 14:09:16 GMT
Amazing what team success can do for the marketing side of a County Club. After last year's T20 Finals Day appearance, the first since 2012 followed by an actual Final not experienced since 2009, Sussex CCC under the helm of Jason Gillespie, have already sold over 1,000 Blast Passes for 2019 with the lower Pavillion sold out. The record-breaking sales are up by over 14% on last year, and follow five T20 home sell-outs in 2018. With Luke Wright as Captain, the promise of seeing England’s in-form Chris Jordan, an improved Tymal Mills, top run-scorer Laurie Evans and the world’s best T20 bowler, Rashid Khan, the Club have not seen such enthusiasm and excitement for the format since the heady days of the 2000s. After Gillespie's disappointment coaching the Adelaide Strikers in the recent Australian BBL08, let us hope JG can rediscover his midas touch and take the Sharks to a second Finals Day in a row.
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Mar 18, 2019 10:12:49 GMT
Commiserations to Chris Jordan and Tymal Mills for their team - Peshawar Zalmi - losing in the Final of the Pakistan Super League. It has been a year of T20 frustration for the Sussex squad where both in England and overseas, their players involved in such tournaments have either reached Finals or Semi-Finals and then failed to go on and win the trophy. Let us hope this pattern doesn't continue in the Blast this season. Neither Jordan or Mills made any impression for their side in the Final and winners Quetta Gladiators (managed by Sir Viv Richards) easily won by 8 wickets with 2.1 overs to spare. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/ECKO45567
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Mar 19, 2019 10:47:18 GMT
The power placing between the minnows has been turned upside down with this result. Well done to Afghanistan and it's good to know that their star cricketer will be playing at Hove this summer. Meanwhile, Ireland are on the decline. One hopes Ed Joyce can help rectify this problem. It appears the side strode to dominance due to a strong group of players and once retired, the Irish have been unable to replace them. Umm, sounds a bit like Sussex CCC. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/47609005
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Mar 20, 2019 9:15:16 GMT
It’s official. It’s been tweeted today by Lord Ric. A former disgraced Aussie Captain is seeking a county contract for this Summer, so he can gain experience of English conditions for the impending Ashes. I said this months ago. Jason Gillespie + Rob Andrew = Steve Smith. Why not? A perfect match. Bring him to Hove!! PS: Unfortunately, Surrey seems the obvious choice. Division 1, Championship champions, London and an open cheque book.
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Mar 23, 2019 16:44:31 GMT
This is the cricketing story of the week unless you have been visiting your ET friends on Mars and may still believe Steve Smith could be coming to Sussex CCC this season. The story below about the Surrey youngster really brings into question: Are we now nearing the threshold of the OD format? Will a batsman hit 100 in 17 balls (16x6 + 2 runs)? Will a batsman smash 50 in 9 balls (6x8 + 2 runs)? Chris Gayle holds the record for striking 50 in 12 balls and now it's Will Jacks (a KP fan) hitting 100 in 25 balls (previous record was held by Chris Gayle with 100 runs off 30 balls). Where will this end? I am sure somebody will do the 17 ball miracle. So, how many 6s do you have to hit before the public become bored? Is there a boredom threshold? And then what happens? Perhaps, the full circle occurs and everyone returns to the County Championship and Test match arena again for their thrills? Back to Will Jacks: This is his score: 4464464 (32 off 7): *124646 (55 off 14): 61666666 (98 off 21): **4 (102 off 25). In fact, Jacks could have scored 100 off 23 balls but got becalmed with 2 dot balls at the end! You can watch Jack's extraordinary feat here. www.kiaoval.com/main-news/live-streams-surrey-in-dubai-t10/
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Post by flashblade on Mar 23, 2019 20:06:07 GMT
This is the cricketing story of the week unless you have been visiting your ET friends on Mars and may still believe Steve Smith could be coming to Sussex CCC this season. The story below about the Surrey youngster really brings into question: Are we now nearing the threshold of the OD format? Will a batsman hit 100 in 17 balls (16x6 + 2 runs)? Will a batsman smash 50 in 9 balls (6x8 + 2 runs)? Chris Gayle holds the record for striking 50 in 12 balls and now it's Will Jacks (a KP fan) hitting 100 in 25 balls (previous record was held by Chris Gayle with 100 runs off 30 balls). Where will this end? I am sure somebody will do the 17 ball miracle. So, how many 6s do you have to hit before the public become bored? Is there a boredom threshold? And then what happens? Perhaps, the full circle occurs and everyone returns to the County Championship and Test match arena again for their thrills? Back to Will Jacks: This is his score: 4464464 (32 off 7): *124646 (55 off 14): 61666666 (98 off 21): **4 (102 off 25). In fact, Jacks could have scored 100 off 23 balls but got becalmed with 2 dot balls at the end! You can watch Jack's extraordinary feat here. www.kiaoval.com/main-news/live-streams-surrey-in-dubai-t10/Personally, I'd soon get bored with watching batsmen dominate the bowlers. Any sport should aim be a fair contest, and it's the balance between bat and ball that makes a match interesting to watch - and sometimes exciting. Surely a real cricket fan isn't excited by a match dominated by the bat?
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