A bit of backbone today, but this was a good batting pitch so the first innings total of 126 was shameful. We'll take the draw, but the reality is that we only got it due to the Lancashire weather.Quote:
Originally Posted by forwardmagpie
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A bit of backbone today, but this was a good batting pitch so the first innings total of 126 was shameful. We'll take the draw, but the reality is that we only got it due to the Lancashire weather.Quote:
Originally Posted by forwardmagpie
Yep, respect the eight points!Quote:
Originally Posted by forwardmagpie
Genuine question from someone who doesn't follow county cricket - how do cricket clubs sustain themselves financially?
Often when you see the odd highlights on telly you often see a few hardy souls in the stands with acres and acres of space around them. Are crowd numbers published?
I can imagine over the four days there might have been a decent crowd on the Sunday, but what about M, T, W?
Don't know the answer, but like football I would guess most of the income comes from sponsorship and TV revenue. T20 and the franchise thing (in our case Trent Rockets) would get more on the gate, and the ECB give handouts.Quote:
Originally Posted by LincsPie
Good question, if anyone does know the answer I would like to hear it.
A friend was at a Notts 4-dayer the other month - final day of a tight game - and said there weren’t more than a couple of hundred, maximum, in the ground on a sunny Sunday.Quote:
Originally Posted by LincsPie
I imagine the T20 games bankroll the rest of the competitions, then there’s also the revenues from being a test ground.
Although it was a meaningless game for us, I've just watched another absolute masterclass in cowardly batting from Notts tonight. Facing an average target of 161, we just rolled over and never looked like getting close.
I just wish I could find a bookie offering odds on how many runs Tom Moores would score. Less than one should be very big odds, but it came up yet again in this game. He has an average this season that would embarrass a poor number eleven. I'm sure daddy will give him another chance, and when the pressure is off he might score a few. When the pressure is on, he hides.
Is everyone ready for the next installment of nottingham florist cricket club,i just cant wait to see Tom Moores batting
Good start - clearly holding Moores back to have a bash laterQuote:
Originally Posted by Piessince67
Another utterly pathetic performance,Quote:
Originally Posted by M0ufMk3
I was going to say, "Well, that went well"Quote:
Originally Posted by Putney Pie