Cricket stuff that doesn't deserve its own thread

[SeamUp]

Over 50s world cup now cancelled : https://www.sport24.co.za/Cricket/coronavirus-cancels-over-50s-world-cup-in-cape-town-20200315

 

[vcs]

Who even knew there was such a thing.

 

[cnerd123]

Who even knew there was such a thing.

I did

I checked out a scorecard to see if I recognised any players. I did not. The guys in the Road and Safety Series should have been playing here!

Not necessarily because they're better tho.

 

[vcs]

I did

I checked out a scorecard to see if I recognised any players. I did not. The guys in the Road and Safety Series should have been playing here!

Not necessarily because they're better tho.

Sounds really cool though. Dunno why it isn't marketed more. Would love watching Sachin, Lara, Warne, McGrath etc. turn out for this a decade from now.

 

[cnerd123]

Sounds really cool though. Dunno why it isn't marketed more. Would love watching Sachin, Lara, Warne, McGrath etc. turn out for this a decade from now.

Because a lot of the best 50+ year old cricketers going around right now are a lot better than legends who haven't picked up a bat or a ball in 15 years, and also maybe a lot of retired players retired because they were sick of playing competitive cricket (like a world cup)

 

[TheJediBrah]

Yeah that. You wouldn't recognise any of the players and it wouldn't have much appeal.

 

[Bijed]

They'd probably still get loads of ticket sales though, mostly from people who don't read properly and assume it's '50 over world cup' instead of 'Over 50s world cup'

 

[_Ed_]

Who even knew there was such a thing.

Apparently the NZ team is called the Grey Caps.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

The only player of note in the Australian team was Peter Solway of Canberra Comets fame, apart from that I can't say I recognised any names.

Namibia have three of their 2003 World Cup squad playing

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Has Sanju Manju finally been shown the door?

 

[honestbharani]

At least for home games for India.

 

[cnerd123]

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Hong Kong cricket

 

[cnerd123]

 

[TheJediBrah]

Hong Kong cricket

Raise the bat. That brings up the 50, for number of times almost this exact joke has been made in this very thread

 

[jimmy101]

Marvellous effort that.

 

[morgieb]

I did

I checked out a scorecard to see if I recognised any players. I did not. The guys in the Road and Safety Series should have been playing here!

Not necessarily because they're better tho.

The Saffers seemed to have quite a few ex-pros in there, but yeah mostly they're just club cricketers.

The Over 50 World Cup would've had more appeal if it was with actual ex-legends ala Champions Tours in golf/tennis.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Raise the bat. That brings up the 50, for number of times almost this exact joke has been made in this very thread

Forumer TheJediBrah calling out the boring, repetitive posts no one wants to read

 

[cnerd123]

The Saffers seemed to have quite a few ex-pros in there, but yeah mostly they're just club cricketers.

The Over 50 World Cup would've had more appeal if it was with actual ex-legends ala Champions Tours in golf/tennis.

They'd have to strike a balance between retired legends and guys who are actually good cricketers at that age.

 

[Spikey]

someone answer this question

State Library of NSW@statelibrarynsw
Sometimes we need your help - Unidentified cricket team takes the field, Sydney Cricket Ground, 1930s.
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