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Thank you for your reply. We have to run this game for the future, so we may have to bite our lip at times. I only have ever played in white; no pyjamas. My worry is that the county circuit is very important (for Test longevity) but runs at a loss. That is why sponsorship is so important (as in Sky keeping a lot of low-level county activity operating). What appeals to children ( the players of tomorrow)? We have to balance all these aspects. As for us oldies, we are still the unsung adminstrators of the game as youngsters (under 40s) are too busy in their lives to get involved! Being on first name terms with the two Richards having met them at Lords this year (Gould & Thompson), I have expressed my views and they do seem to understand the smaller counties' dilemmas. The Hundred (Voldemort!!) is useful but instant and does not dovetail into county activity, international requirements, nor National County operations; it is just a variation on a theme which may be short-lived.
Hello there, as an former (national) county chairman, I have seen all sorts of things occurring from the ECB (by the way, I am deputy chair now...). My own personal view is that we, as a sport, have to think about how we, firstly, survive; then we have to think about how we will then thrive. I am a retired teacher and I have taught cricket (amongst other subjects) in all 83 schools I have worked in. The pyramid is built from the bottom so if cricket is taught then the mind-set is instilled early on in a child's development. If we (collectively) have to use different platforms to survive then should we not do it? Football does not have 7-a-side etc as main-stream offerings: we have T10, T20, 50-over, 4-day, 5-day and EVEN the un-named!! As a pensioner, I would not go to see the latter, but I would still go to a 50 over, a day at a county match, test...as well as local cricket such as County Age Group. I do still play twice a week for club and over 60's county. My point is that we have to ensure we survive firstly then build from there.
Good points. I think we are broadly in agreement here. For me, it is always long-term resilience > short-term revenue. One of my big problems with the-tournament-that-shall-not-be-named is that it's doing the opposite. The loss of school and FTA TV undermined that resilience over the last generation so we cannot afford anymore weakenings
Thank you for your reply. We have to run this game for the future, so we may have to bite our lip at times. I only have ever played in white; no pyjamas. My worry is that the county circuit is very important (for Test longevity) but runs at a loss. That is why sponsorship is so important (as in Sky keeping a lot of low-level county activity operating). What appeals to children ( the players of tomorrow)? We have to balance all these aspects. As for us oldies, we are still the unsung adminstrators of the game as youngsters (under 40s) are too busy in their lives to get involved! Being on first name terms with the two Richards having met them at Lords this year (Gould & Thompson), I have expressed my views and they do seem to understand the smaller counties' dilemmas. The Hundred (Voldemort!!) is useful but instant and does not dovetail into county activity, international requirements, nor National County operations; it is just a variation on a theme which may be short-lived.
Hello there, as an former (national) county chairman, I have seen all sorts of things occurring from the ECB (by the way, I am deputy chair now...). My own personal view is that we, as a sport, have to think about how we, firstly, survive; then we have to think about how we will then thrive. I am a retired teacher and I have taught cricket (amongst other subjects) in all 83 schools I have worked in. The pyramid is built from the bottom so if cricket is taught then the mind-set is instilled early on in a child's development. If we (collectively) have to use different platforms to survive then should we not do it? Football does not have 7-a-side etc as main-stream offerings: we have T10, T20, 50-over, 4-day, 5-day and EVEN the un-named!! As a pensioner, I would not go to see the latter, but I would still go to a 50 over, a day at a county match, test...as well as local cricket such as County Age Group. I do still play twice a week for club and over 60's county. My point is that we have to ensure we survive firstly then build from there.
Good points. I think we are broadly in agreement here. For me, it is always long-term resilience > short-term revenue. One of my big problems with the-tournament-that-shall-not-be-named is that it's doing the opposite. The loss of school and FTA TV undermined that resilience over the last generation so we cannot afford anymore weakenings