mackembhoy
International Regular
He's got the same issue as Samson issue he's cut off the mullet and it's weakened him.Awful from Topley, totally letting Woakes down. Get him off
He's got the same issue as Samson issue he's cut off the mullet and it's weakened him.Awful from Topley, totally letting Woakes down. Get him off
The old 40 over county cricket was my absolute favourite white ball format.I think we've had this discussion before and while I find it hard to get truly emotionally invested in ODI results, I maintain that attending an ODI is about as good a day as you can have at the cricket
I'm trying to work out whether you're old enough to remember the John Player League, or whether they used 40 overs for some version of the knockout cup.The old 40 over county cricket was my absolute favourite white ball format.
The Pro40, it was the only List A competition for a bit wasn't it?I'm trying to work out whether you're old enough to remember the John Player League, or whether they used 40 overs for some version of the knockout cup.
They still had Sunday league when I was a kid but then 40 overs became the one day format for a while. Is now seen as an important part in how England developed, Buttler, Morgan, Hales etc all played a lot of it early in their careers.I'm trying to work out whether you're old enough to remember the John Player League, or whether they used 40 overs for some version of the knockout cup.
Yeah tons of people complained about it at the timeThe Pro40, it was the only List A competition for a bit wasn't it?
Gets a lot of credit for our ODI success with this generation. A complete accident of course, not by design, but.
And I'll admit something I'd never given much thought to until @Ali TT mentioned it and since then it's been in a couple of books I've read but also I started listening to Jarrod Kimber's podcast on @honestbharani and @dontcloseyoureyes recommendation and he's brought it up too.
I suspect that the argument against was that it wasn't the same number of overs as as ODIs.Yeah tons of people complained about it at the time
It felt like a credible argument at the time, given how poor we were at ODIs.I suspect that the argument against was that it wasn't the same number of overs as as ODIs.
Ah, you're asking the wrong person. I can tell you about the 40 over JPL, 60 over Gillette Cup and 55 over B&H cup in the 1970s. Beyond that and I'm struggling. Typing that, it seems extraordinary that 2 of the comps were sponsored by tobacco companies in those days.It felt like a credible argument at the time, given how poor we were at ODIs.
Seem to recall 45 overs being the standard in one competition at a certain point?