Alcohol ban?
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I'm not the most biggerest fan of cricket, but have been to quite a few England games over the years. The odd day at the odd test, some one dayers. And based on those visits (some in cheap seats, some in more expensive seats, some in the corporate boxes) there is definitely a culture around cricket for many that involves getting absolutely s**t faced. Starting at 11, pushing on through the afternoon and leaving the ground in a bit of a state. Albeit, I have only a small sample of personal experience.
I remember a long time ago taking my parents to a one dayer, and we ended up sitting next to a group of lads from a cricket club. They all got hammered - like totally w**kered by the start of the final session. As the day crept to a close, two of them ended up in a fight with each other and got thrown out, a couple of them began taking other peoples seats and refused to shift for some time, one of them wet himself (seriously). Never seen anything quite like it, and my parents have never been back to the cricket since. I wrote to the club to Surrey to complain, and they basically said "oh well, you saw a full days play and we can't control people can we?".
I know very little about club rugby, but all the people I know who do club rugby are basically like Jeremy Clarkson's oafish younger brother. We all know the type. I suspect it's similar there too.
I guess we all laughed and thought it was brilliant when we read about Flintoff's bender after the ashes win. It felt a lot less funny watching/reading about players on the sauce when we were getting our arse handed to us by the Aussies.
Part of wonders whether the sport (including the fans) just needs to accept the sport for what it is, drinking culture and all.
Posted By: Under soil heating on June 11th 2026 at 16:24:43
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- Alcohol ban? (Other Sports) - Under soil heating, Jun 11, 16:24:43
- at Bordeaux CC we have an very positive wine drinking policy. (n/m) (Other Sports) - shoddy, Jun 11, 19:16:41
- That has always been a feature of cricket ....boozing . (Other Sports) - MORDENCANARY, Jun 11, 17:59:50
- Dunno about the idea of a ban, but you are right about the drinking culture at England (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 11, 16:38:37
- Sounds like the darts (n/m) (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 11, 16:42:00
- I've never been to a darts event. But honestly, the last few England games I've been to (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 11, 16:54:26
- All about the money (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 11, 17:04:33
- Should be mandatory to drink at Wimbledon (Other Sports) - jamesward, Jun 11, 17:15:43
- You can drink champagne and pims (n/m) (Other Sports) - footymadman, Jun 11, 17:36:43
- Stella too (n/m) (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 11, 17:39:58
- Pretty sure it is (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 11, 17:23:53
- You can drink champagne and pims (n/m) (Other Sports) - footymadman, Jun 11, 17:36:43
- Should be mandatory to drink at Wimbledon (Other Sports) - jamesward, Jun 11, 17:15:43
- All about the money (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 11, 17:04:33
- I've never been to a darts event. But honestly, the last few England games I've been to (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 11, 16:54:26
- Sounds like the darts (n/m) (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 11, 16:42:00
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