Coloured kits for Tests!

[S.Kennedy]

Those were the colours of the WSC flannels during the one-dayers also.

 

[Second Spitter]

Correct me if I am wrong, but I thought the one-dayers were played in all white during the first season. It was only when the white ball was introduced in the second season (which coincided with first D/N cricket) that colored clothing became a thing.

 

[S.Kennedy]

Correct me if I am wrong, but I thought the one-dayers were played in all white during the first season. It was only when the white ball was introduced in the second season (which coincided with first D/N cricket) that colored clothing became a thing.

You're probably correct. I just knew they played with coloured clothing at some stage. According to Michael Holding on Fire in Babylon the West Indies got called by the opposing team - well you can imagine? There is a funny scene in Howzat! Kerry Packer's War, the television series, when the West Indies arrive before the other players in their pink clothing.

 

[Second Spitter]

 

[turnstyle]

Correct me if I am wrong, but I thought the one-dayers were played in all white during the first season. It was only when the white ball was introduced in the second season (which coincided with first D/N cricket) that colored clothing became a thing.

Wrong. They played in whites with a white ball for the first season.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZLCWdZDguY&t=40s

 

[Prince EWS]

I think we'd have probably seen a move to this already if not for the fact that they'd clash with the red ball, and the fact that the white ball doesn't last long enough.

 

[cnerd123]

Pink Ball is the future IMO

White clothing with coloured caps/lining looks so good anyways. Don't know why you would change it. Feels very fitting for multiday cricket

 

[andruid]

Only if both teams where the same color each game.

 

[Red]

Whites are so good. Miss the days in club cricket when we wore all white, and I despise the coloured panels they've bought in on the flanks of shirts, and on the sleeves. Plus all the sponsor crap printed on the clothes.

And gtfo with the peaked baseball caps too, even in club colours (worse if it's not even a club related cap). Club "baggy green style" cap, Greg Chappell broad brim, or gtfo.

 

[S.Kennedy]

Not to mention the fact that there have been some abominations among the coloured strips, none more so than the current England Twenty20 shirt!

 

[NotMcKenzie]

Club "baggy green style" cap, Greg Chappell broad brim, or gtfo.

But what of those of us who wear 70's style towelling hats?

 

[Topper007]

Not to mention the fact that there have been some abominations among the coloured strips, none more so than the current England Twenty20 shirt!

And they want 72 pounds for it.

 

[Burgey]

Can a mod move this to cricket chat pls ?

 

[fredfertang]

Can a mod move this to cricket chat pls ?

or even to mumsnet

 

[Red]

But what of those of us who wear 70's style towelling hats?

More than happy with them, thanks for asking!

 

[Cow]

There needs to be a demerit system for aesthetics of technique for top order batsmen. The spirit and traditions of the game need to be looked after.

 

[oblongballs]

Aren't their colours anyway? England often have a bright white kit while Australia often have a dirty, creamy "white" kit. So why not just go the whole hog.

 

[NotMcKenzie]

England often have a bright white kit while Australia often have a dirty, creamy "white" kit.

Well, if you look close enough, you can see that Ted Dexter here in 1956 is going for the cream trousers and white shirt combo which used to be common:

(Jim Parks has gone for all cream meanwhile)

And, well, can't you see...

It's practically multicoloured!!!

 

[oblongballs]

He even has the blue logo at the front haha

 

[NotMcKenzie]

Yes, because club logos were never on jumpers before coloured clothing was introduced or something.

Basically, 'well, they're so different anyway...' is a ludicrous argument.