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***Official*** The Hundred 2023 Thread

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kevinw

International Debutant
Liam Livingstone is the English Tim David, a hack batter who slogs it miles but does it so infrequently.
 
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Ali TT

International Vice-Captain
Third_Man said:
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Guess this was from before this year's competition but to my eyes it feels like crowds are on the up and also much more into the matches than before (of the men's games, as the women's games are generally at times I can't watch them). I remember seeing piss poor attendances at Headingley or OT for Blast games that weren't Roses matchups but they seem to be getting good numbers in for all the 100 games.

The goalposts of the anti-Hundred crowd seem to be moving which might suggest it's done better than they expected. It was originally it'd never work, no one would go along or support the invented sides. Now it's "if only they'd backed the Blast like they have the Hundred".

I still don't like the format that much, and the graphics get on my nerves but I've enjoyed the games I've watched this summer more so than in the past. Prefer it to the Blast, which was becoming a tired, bloated, long-winded competition even before the Hundred came along.
 
GIMH

GIMH

Norwood's on Fire
Ali TT said:
Guess this was from before this year's competition but to my eyes it feels like crowds are on the up and also much more into the matches than before (of the men's games, as the women's games are generally at times I can't watch them). I remember seeing piss poor attendances at Headingley or OT for Blast games that weren't Roses matchups but they seem to be getting good numbers in for all the 100 games.

The goalposts of the anti-Hundred crowd seem to be moving which might suggest it's done better than they expected. It was originally it'd never work, no one would go along or support the invented sides. Now it's "if only they'd backed the Blast like they have the Hundred".

I still don't like the format that much, and the graphics get on my nerves but I've enjoyed the games I've watched this summer more so than in the past. Prefer it to the Blast, which was becoming a tired, bloated, long-winded competition even before the Hundred came along.
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The graphics are hideous. I do like the quirk of two overs in a row from the same end and a bowler being able to stay on.

Anyway as I’ve mentioned it’s got Mrs GIMH hooked enough to come along next week which hopefully then gets her keen to come to Blast games next year.
 
wpdavid

wpdavid

Hall of Fame Member
Jamie Smith having fun against his county team-mates.

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And gone, as I typed. Still looks a decent knock though.
 
Molehill

Molehill

Cricketer Of The Year
Tammy Beaumont with the first ton in the Women's Hundred. Funny to think she was dropped from the England T20 team.

Some awful bowling, one dropped catch and daft field settings here though, bowling outside off stump with no boundary cover is just ridiculous.
 
MW1304

MW1304

Cricketer Of The Year
Glad I stuck this one on. Brutal innings from Beaumont. Some of the dumbest field placing, but let's focus on the positives.

Has to get in the England team.

Edit: Beaten to all of that.
 
Himannv

Himannv

Hall of Fame Member
Incredible knock by Beaumont. Picked the gaps at will and they had no answer to that onslaught. She was striking at 200 through most of it as well.
 
Himannv

Himannv

Hall of Fame Member
Has Shabnim dropped a bit in pace or something? I remember her being a bit quicker than this.

EDIT: Nah, back to her usual pace.
 
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Himannv

Himannv

Hall of Fame Member
Decent knock from Smith but that's a bad time to lose a wicket - they only just lost Lee.

NSB batting 3 is odd, but maybe Kaur prefers 4.
 
Third_Man

Third_Man

First Class Debutant
Jordan Cox likely to need surgery. Will the franchise cover him, or simply demand another player from another county?
 
Chin Music

Chin Music

State Vice-Captain
Ali TT said:
Guess this was from before this year's competition but to my eyes it feels like crowds are on the up and also much more into the matches than before (of the men's games, as the women's games are generally at times I can't watch them). I remember seeing piss poor attendances at Headingley or OT for Blast games that weren't Roses matchups but they seem to be getting good numbers in for all the 100 games.

The goalposts of the anti-Hundred crowd seem to be moving which might suggest it's done better than they expected. It was originally it'd never work, no one would go along or support the invented sides. Now it's "if only they'd backed the Blast like they have the Hundred".

I still don't like the format that much, and the graphics get on my nerves but I've enjoyed the games I've watched this summer more so than in the past. Prefer it to the Blast, which was becoming a tired, bloated, long-winded competition even before the Hundred came along.
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Huge crowd when I went to the Oval last week. Not very full in Cardiff tonight. Might just be the big city bias though.
 
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