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Post by flashblade on Nov 12, 2015 10:06:50 GMT
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Post by hhsussex on Jan 14, 2016 13:29:51 GMT
Interesting to see the results of the first award of franchises here www.ecb.co.uk/news/articles/women%E2%80%99s-cricket-super-league-hosts-announced Hampshire Cricket with partners: Berkshire Cricket Ltd, Dorset Cricket Board, Isle of Wight Cricket Board, Oxfordshire Cricket, Southampton Solent University, Sussex Cricket Ltd, Wiltshire Cricket Ltd Lancashire County Cricket Board with partners: Lancashire County Cricket Club, Lancashire County Cricket Club Foundation Loughborough University South West: Somerset County Cricket Club, Gloucestershire County Cricket Club, University of Exeter Surrey County Cricket Club Yorkshire County Cricket Club Well done to Sussex Cricket for partnering with Hampshire, the neighbouring boards and bodies and also Oxfodrshire. Now what is to stop you from emulating this for the men's game? |
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Post by hhsussex on Jan 14, 2016 14:01:14 GMT
More about the WCSL in a Q and A session with Clare Connor www.ecb.co.uk/news/articles/clare-connor-answers-wcsl-questionsIt looks like a good initiative to take women's cricket the step further forward that the current county competitions can't quite manage. In doing so there must be an overall intent to raise standards of performance. Whilst I am an enthusiast for the women's game I can understand the comments of such as borderman, who make a direct comparison with the men's game and find it wanting in many areas. Some of that can be attributed to differences in physical strength and in muscular development, but there are areas such as fielding where the standard is still very low. A high quality tournament should put the focus on eliminating these weaknesses. |
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Post by flashblade on Jan 14, 2016 14:06:03 GMT
Interesting to see the results of the first award of franchises here www.ecb.co.uk/news/articles/women%E2%80%99s-cricket-super-league-hosts-announced Hampshire Cricket with partners: Berkshire Cricket Ltd, Dorset Cricket Board, Isle of Wight Cricket Board, Oxfordshire Cricket, Southampton Solent University, Sussex Cricket Ltd, Wiltshire Cricket Ltd Lancashire County Cricket Board with partners: Lancashire County Cricket Club, Lancashire County Cricket Club Foundation Loughborough University South West: Somerset County Cricket Club, Gloucestershire County Cricket Club, University of Exeter Surrey County Cricket Club Yorkshire County Cricket Club Well done to Sussex Cricket for partnering with Hampshire, the neighbouring boards and bodies and also Oxfodrshire. Now what is to stop you from emulating this for the men's game? This is very good news. I hope the Sussex women will be well represented in this new team, and that whoever picks the team will not be biased towards Hampshire players! |
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Post by flashblade on Jan 14, 2016 17:13:52 GMT
I guess you've all noticed that the new word for franchise is "host" ! The f word obviously creates too much animosity among the traditionalists.
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Post by leedsgull on Feb 25, 2016 11:47:29 GMT
The fixtures have been announced for the Women's Super League and as there are two at Headingley I shall hope to attend and report back in due course. The less said about the names chosen, "Western Storm" for example, the better I think.
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Post by flashblade on Feb 25, 2016 15:48:00 GMT
I guess you've all noticed that the new word for franchise is "host" ! The f word obviously creates too much animosity among the traditionalists. Just to add - I heard Clare Connor being interviewed a couple of weeks ago, and she actually used the word "franchises", without making any attempt to correct herself afterwards. |
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Post by hhsussex on Feb 25, 2016 16:23:35 GMT
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Post by hhsussex on Mar 29, 2016 8:16:20 GMT
Sponsor now on board, complete with logo |
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Post by leedsgull on Jul 30, 2016 9:11:33 GMT
I am heading over to Headingley this afternoon for the inaugural Super League match. I was surprised to learn that this tournament is not being televised. The ECB deal with Sky means that they have sole rights and have chosen to ignore it. BBC Sports Extra are providing audio coverage. Yorkshire are only opening one third of the ground for this match which hardly suggests confidence in attracting a decent crowd. You would have thought they would have issued lots of free tickets to local schools to get an audience. (Perhaps they have). It is free admission to YCCC members and only £5 to others so it should attract a reasonable gathering and the weather is set fair.
Considering the hype around this tournament it seems a bizarre choice to begin at Headingley. They barely support Test matches so it is unlikely that this venture will pack them out.
I will report back on what I see.
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Post by flashblade on Jul 30, 2016 9:31:49 GMT
I am heading over to Headingley this afternoon for the inaugural Super League match. I was surprised to learn that this tournament is not being televised. The ECB deal with Sky means that they have sole rights and have chosen to ignore it. BBC Sports Extra are providing audio coverage. Yorkshire are only opening one third of the ground for this match which hardly suggests confidence in attracting a decent crowd. You would have thought they would have issued lots of free tickets to local schools to get an audience. (Perhaps they have). It is free admission to YCCC members and only £5 to others so it should attract a reasonable gathering and the weather is set fair. Considering the hype around this tournament it seems a bizarre choice to begin at Headingley. They barely support Test matches so it is unlikely that this venture will pack them out. I will report back on what I see. Thanks, leedsgull. Like you, I was disappointed that there would be no televised coverage - not even of the final! This is not the best way to launch a new competition. |
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Post by hhsussex on Jul 30, 2016 15:08:10 GMT
Tweeted by Test Match Special @bbctms 9m9 minutes ago
The crowd at Headingley for opening #KSL game is around a 1000. The average attendance in year 1 of women's football super league was 550.
On edit:
AllOutCricket @alloutcricket 21s21 seconds ago
Crowd news: official gate figure for today is 946. Fantastic! #KSL
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Post by leedsgull on Jul 30, 2016 17:24:58 GMT
I have just returned from a very enjoyable afternoon at Headingley. The only shame was that the Yorkshire public did not come out to support the game. The attendance was not much more than for a second eleven match and seemed largely made up of family members and those close to the teams. Yorkshire did not help matters by advertising the gates opening at 1pm but not actually doing so until after 1.30. Most of the toilets were also closed.
However the match was very interesting. Katherine Brunt bowled excellently for Yorkshire but had little support other than from Danni Hazel and Jenny Gunn. Some of the Yorkshire bowlers had very dubious actions. The only innings of substance in the match came from the New Zealander Sophie Devine who made 52 and hit the only two sixes in the game. That was surprising as the boundaries were ridiculously short especially straight but no one exploited this.
Yorkshire batted as if they wanted to get the target in 10 overs but were completely undone mainly by Becky Grundy 3-21 and Georgia Elwiss 2-6. It was a privilege to see Elysse Perry bowl. She has a classical fast bowlers action and got a wicket with her first ball. There were some splendid catches in both innings and the wicket keeping of the current England keeper Amy Jones was superb, highlighted by two excellent stumpings.
The ubiquitous music was present but no flame throwers or even mascots. A very low key beginning to the tournament but I shall return for the match against Western Storm on Sunday week. Perhaps the crowd might grow as word spreads.
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Post by hhsussex on Jul 30, 2016 17:48:01 GMT
I have just returned from a very enjoyable afternoon at Headingley. The only shame was that the Yorkshire public did not come out to support the game. The attendance was not much more than for a second eleven match and seemed largely made up of family members and those close to the teams. Yorkshire did not help matters by advertising the gates opening at 1pm but not actually doing so until after 1.30. Most of the toilets were also closed. However the match was very interesting. Katherine Brunt bowled excellently for Yorkshire but had little support other than from Danni Hazel and Jenny Gunn. Some of the Yorkshire bowlers had very dubious actions. The only innings of substance in the match came from the New Zealander Sophie Devine who made 52 and hit the only two sixes in the game. That was surprising as the boundaries were ridiculously short especially straight but no one exploited this. Yorkshire batted as if they wanted to get the target in 10 overs but were completely undone mainly by Becky Grundy 3-21 and Georgia Elwiss 2-6. It was a privilege to see Elysse Perry bowl. She has a classical fast bowlers action and got a wicket with her first ball. There were some splendid catches in both innings and the wicket keeping of the current England keeper Amy Jones was superb, highlighted by two excellent stumpings. The ubiquitous music was present but no flame throwers or even mascots. A very low key beginning to the tournament but I shall return for the match against Western Storm on Sunday week. Perhaps the crowd might grow as word spreads. Thanks leedgull for a very good, thoughtful post. A couple of years ago, when I watched England women v Australia women at Hove I had similar reactions both to the onfield game -dubious actions and very short boundaries that were not properly exploited - and to the general good-tempered nature of the crowd and sense of enjoyment. I came to the conclusion that rather than to criticise the women's game for low standards the best way to improve is for greater competition, hence exposure, and support by a wider public. Like you, I hope that word will spread. Please keep posting. |
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Post by leedsgull on Aug 8, 2016 16:57:19 GMT
So Yorkshire are the first team to be eliminated having lost all three games played. I really wonder why they bid for a franchise. I expect it was ego rather than any genuine attempt at creating a new team and fan base. The subject of the team was not even raised at the recent member's forum. You would have thought that the chief executive would have been keen to raise their profile amongst potential spectators. I fear that I may be in a very small crowd for the final match on Sunday against Western Storm.
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