Cricket from the stands

[Tomm NCCC]

How often do you get to go to a ground and watch a game? Who do you go and watch? Just wondering is all

[silentstriker]

I rarely see a cricket match from the stands as I live in the US. However, I travelled down to WI to see a cricket match. The atomsphere was good, but I found I enjoy watching cricket on the television more, at home with friends or at a bar or something.

[Langeveldt]

I watch cricket in England (Somerset usually) and South Africa (Mercedes Warriors)

I'm a sports photographer and although I don't get paid for doing cricket, I'm usually sat in front of the stands behind my camera.. If there's cricket on that isn't Twenty20, I don't care whos playing, I'll watch/snap it.. I'll go with whoever wants to go, but I don't need company to watch cricket

[Rajeev]

Originally Posted by Langeveldt

I'm a sports photographer and although I don't get paid for doing cricket, I'm usually sat in front of the stands behind my camera.. If there's cricket on that isn't Twenty20, I don't care whos playing, I'll watch/snap it.. I'll go with whoever wants to go, but I don't need company to watch cricket

..what sport do you usually cover

[GotSpin]

Thanks to those bunch of ******s in cricket Australia i won't be able to see a test

[adharcric]

Never, unless I'm not in the XI for my club and I go to watch them play.
Next year was going to change that, but WC plans look bleaker now.

[marc71178]

Originally Posted by GoT_SpIn

Thanks to those bunch of ******s in cricket Australia i won't be able to see a test

Explain?

How is the excessive demand for the tickets their fault?

[Dasa]

Originally Posted by marc71178

Explain?

How is the excessive demand for the tickets their fault?

It was hardly excessive demand. They expected such demand, but didn't have measures in place to deal with it. Thus, a lot of people who put a great deal of time and effort into getting tickets were unable to get them.

[marc71178]

Whether they expected such demand or not is irrelevant.

When there are x thousand people wanting y thousand tickets and x is a lot bigger than y, there will always be a lot of people who don't get tickets - that isn't CA's fault.

[Langeveldt]

Originally Posted by Rajeev

..what sport do you usually cover

Football (soccer) mainly, done some rugby and motor racing too

[no1_gangsta_786]

I have never been to a match but thats all going to change. I got my tickets today for the Pakistan XI v International XI twenty20 charity match on the 10th of July! I am looking forward to some big hitting and hopefully a Pakistan win!!

[Dasa]

Originally Posted by marc71178

Whether they expected such demand or not is irrelevant.

When there are x thousand people wanting y thousand tickets and x is a lot bigger than y, there will always be a lot of people who don't get tickets - that isn't CA's fault.

You're missing the point. Everyone knew there would be people who would miss out. The problem we have is that the systems wasn't set up to reward those who put the most effort into getting tickets, the people who were on the phone all day and on the internet all day trying their best. Instead, it was just a matter of luck as to whether someone could get through or not. It was a poorly planned mess and a lot of people are justifiably aggrieved at not getting tickets.

[vic_orthdox]

When I'm not playing myself, I'll happily watch other games of cricket. Live right near a park, or go watch my old school side play. Supposed to do some recruiting for our club too, so that sort of gives me an incentive. Great way to spend a hungover afternoon - head to the cricket with a mate and talk tripe.

Got some pretty amazing seats for the Boxing Day Test last year, and usually go to at least one day of the Test. Haven't gone to a One Day match for the past three years - too many 16 year olds trying to be drunken yobbos with some sort of wit.

[marc71178]

Originally Posted by Dasa

You're missing the point. Everyone knew there would be people who would miss out. The problem we have is that the systems wasn't set up to reward those who put the most effort into getting tickets, the people who were on the phone all day and on the internet all day trying their best. Instead, it was just a matter of luck as to whether someone could get through or not. It was a poorly planned mess and a lot of people are justifiably aggrieved at not getting tickets.

How do you create a system that isn't just luck then?

Because that same sort of thing happens all the time for major sporting events.

However if you are on the phone/net all day you have more chance of getting through than Joe Bloggs who only tries once.

But the bottom line is it's not CA's fault that such a system doesn't exist.

[Dasa]

Originally Posted by marc71178

However if you are on the phone/net all day you have more chance of getting through than Joe Bloggs who only tries once.

...which was clearly not the case. It isn't a case of whether a suitable system exists, even though it does. The problem was simply the lack of planning by Cricket Australia.