I'm not entirely sure what the gap is that The Hundred fills

given that we invented T20 cricket and how incredibly popular it is around the world now.

Feels a little like it has benefitted from terrestrial coverage and a huge amount marketing spend - but does it offer anything new or different that T20 couldn't?

I know one argument is that matches are 40 balls (so 15%-ish) shorter and that's better for terrestrial coverage - but you could very easily add a clock to T20 which would bring match times down, rather than invent an entirely new format.

Living in Norfolk, I have no opportunity to attend these gajmes and I know that it is getting the numbers - but I just find the variety of formats a bit exhausting.

And the fact that the Ashes is being squeezed so there is no test crcket whatsoever in August - the school holidays! - is pretty grim imo.

Posted By: norwaay on February 17th 2023 at 09:45:49

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and ppl complain about tests (Other Sports) - lord_luck, Feb 17, 03:56:32
- Let's take the world's most boring game and play it over 5 days (Other Sports) - TheGrump, Feb 17, 07:50:18
  - ^^cant have ever watched rugby^^ (n/m) (Other Sports) - SimonOTBC, Feb 17, 11:35:57
  - Zźzzzzzzz (n/m) (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 17, 07:53:26
- The misses and I are Notts members.. love test cricket etc but also love the Hundred... (Other Sports) - Pixelman, Feb 17, 07:39:10
  - I agree its doing that but my issue with the Hundred is they could have done exectly the (Other Sports) - Jim, Feb 17, 10:32:39
    - All the matches are played in county cricket grounds (Other Sports) - jamesward, Feb 17, 12:36:09
      - Yes they probably do, but most counties don't have a team and the branding of the (Other Sports) - Jim, Feb 17, 14:45:25
    - Isn’t the point of the hundred that they couldn’t do that? (Other Sports) - SimonOTBC, Feb 17, 12:05:07
      - Well they could if they got the counties on board with it i'm sure (Other Sports) - Jim, Feb 17, 12:06:40
    - Yes but for alot of the counties other than the ECB handouts ,the t20 (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 17, 10:42:42
  - I'm not entirely sure what the gap is that The Hundred fills (Other Sports) - norwaay, Feb 17, 09:45:49
    - Can't be arsed with the made-up teams / franchises either (Other Sports) - jamesward, Feb 17, 11:36:03
    - Well the kiwis did ,sort of. (n/m) (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 17, 10:16:11
  - Interesting Perspective - Ta.... (Other Sports) - Saucerer, Feb 17, 08:16:38
  - Would you agree that cricket fans are obsessed by numbers and stats? (Other Sports) - MonkeyPuzzle, Feb 17, 08:06:53
    - Sometimes that happens but Test cricket is capable of providing twists and (Other Sports) - Jim, Feb 17, 10:35:23
    - Most? Nope (Other Sports) - CWC, Feb 17, 09:30:13
      - Yes and as you suggest (Other Sports) - norwaay, Feb 17, 09:46:54
    - sometimes they are the best matches (n/m) (Other Sports) - ghostof barry butler, Feb 17, 08:45:24
      - What a strange conclusion. It would be like playing 80 minutes and the ref saying enough (Other Sports) - MonkeyPuzzle, Feb 17, 09:29:19
        
        No, it would be like playing a football match to its conclusion and both teams have the (Other Sports) - norwaay, Feb 17, 09:59:39
        
        you can make the same arguments about a draw in football though (Other Sports) - CWC, Feb 17, 09:35:34
- who complains (n/m) (Other Sports) - ghostof barry butler, Feb 17, 07:19:04
  - selwyn (n/m) (Other Sports) - Bristol Graham, Feb 17, 09:05:19
  - Graham (n/m) (Other Sports) - Chris Peacock, Feb 17, 08:11:38
    - 🤣🤣🤣🤣 (Other Sports) - ghostof barry butler, Feb 17, 08:46:12
  - My children complain about tests all the time (Other Sports) - Under soil heating, Feb 17, 07:36:43

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