Cricket Thread

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TRO Saracen Jul 2019 11:31am, 4 Jul 2019 19,092 posts	0 TRO Saracen 'Better pitches' is not always possible, when it slashes down for the whole of June in England for example. Nothing Groundsmen could do, hardly any sun and endless bloody rain.
Derby Tup Jul 2019 11:36am, 4 Jul 2019 32,625 posts	0 Derby Tup Gayle - horrible dismissal
Deinonychus Jul 2019 12:11pm, 4 Jul 2019 395 posts	0 Deinonychus I have an idea for a form of cricket that I think would be hugely entertaining. One day, two innings games, limited to 100 overs, but with no limit to each innings. So tactics like declarations and following on come into play (the follow on target in a one day game is 75 runs behind). You could rig the points system to encourage teams to go for a result. Maybe 20 points for a win, nothing for a draw, and up to 10 bonus points available for the losing team. It's basically a cross between a Twenty20 and a Test match, and doesn't require rewriting the rules of cricket as with the Hundred.
Wriggling Snake Jul 2019 12:14pm, 4 Jul 2019 23,197 posts	0 Wriggling Snake I have a better idea than all of those. You know the rules. You know how NRR works. Do not get bowled out for sod all.
SPR Jul 2019 12:14pm, 4 Jul 2019 28,293 posts	0 SPR The hundred is an abomination.
Derby Tup Jul 2019 12:19pm, 4 Jul 2019 32,628 posts	0 Derby Tup Ridiculous
Deinonychus Jul 2019 12:23pm, 4 Jul 2019 396 posts	0 Deinonychus Exactly, WS. What’s Ridiculous, DT? If you mean the Hundred, then I completely agree. It must be stopped.
Gobi Jul 2019 12:23pm, 4 Jul 2019 67,287 posts	0 Gobi I like 5 day tests
Wriggling Snake Jul 2019 12:24pm, 4 Jul 2019 23,198 posts	0 Wriggling Snake I just checked. The Cheshire league is 45 overs...maximum overs for obe bowler is 15...if you get bowled out in less than 45 overs...the remaining overs go to the side batting second!
fetcheveryone Jul 2019 12:25pm, 4 Jul 2019 22,249 posts	0 fetcheveryone That's fairly common I think - that's how we used to play it.