Opinion
When word first
Big hitting was one thing, but I couldn’t see how it would ever match Test cricket for its subtleties, the way playing conditions managed to change throughout the match and, on its best days, its ability to keep you gripped over five days.
But now, in the wake of the success of the Big Bash League, World
Australia played some thrilling cricket during the recently concluded Test series against Pakistan.
But from day one onwards, it was played before
In contrast, the Big Bash League Melbourne derby played between the Renegades and the Stars on 2 January at the MCG drew a crowd of more than 71,000.
Indeed, if you visited any sports mad friends over the Christmas-New Year period, odds are the BBL was playing in the background.
The shortest form of the game has captured the public’s imagination and it’s great to see the Traralgon and District Cricket Association
And
After attending countless cricket matches over the years where the only spectators were the odd dutiful girlfriend or enthusiastic group of mates with a well-stocked Esky, it was refreshing to turn up to a ground and struggle to get a park.
What was even more exciting was seeing families and women coming to watch a sport which has traditionally been seen as a bit of a
As many cricket administrators would tell you, it’s not hard to get people interested in cricket but it is difficult to keep them interested in a day-long game given the many other things they could be doing on a summer’s day.
While events like the T20 Tonk aren’t a silver bullet for cricket’s woes, what will boost the game is associations thinking outside the box and being willing to embrace new ideas.
Based on what was on show yesterday at Duncan Cameron Park, the TDCA can count itself among cricket’s more progressive associations.
It may just have reshaped the way Twenty20 tournaments are approached in the region too.
