Old Boy
master brummie
Hi All,
England have just won the 2nd Ashes Test in Australia. They nearly won the first test. However not a word on this forum but compare it to all the football we get. I think that the public interest in cricket has almost died. Yes test matches get good gates but for county games the grounds are almost empty.
There are many reasons. Many years ago I was a keen Warwickshire fan and the ground was almost full for every game. I lost interest when batsmen started wearing helmets. It meant that most of the bowling was fast and to me boring. Cricket is more interesting when the spinners are on. More runs are being scored but wickets are usually falling st the same time.
Cricket is a funny game. It is, in general, only played by countries which were part of the old empire. Many variations have been introduced such as one day matches, 20/20 etc but it still seems to be dying a death.
R.I.P
Old Boy
England have just won the 2nd Ashes Test in Australia. They nearly won the first test. However not a word on this forum but compare it to all the football we get. I think that the public interest in cricket has almost died. Yes test matches get good gates but for county games the grounds are almost empty.
There are many reasons. Many years ago I was a keen Warwickshire fan and the ground was almost full for every game. I lost interest when batsmen started wearing helmets. It meant that most of the bowling was fast and to me boring. Cricket is more interesting when the spinners are on. More runs are being scored but wickets are usually falling st the same time.
Cricket is a funny game. It is, in general, only played by countries which were part of the old empire. Many variations have been introduced such as one day matches, 20/20 etc but it still seems to be dying a death.
R.I.P
Old Boy