Terrible names for cricket stadiums

[Fuller Pilch]

I’m keen for women’s sport to grow, but this is terrible for the Basin:

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/114307675/new-name-for-basin-reserve-suggested-support-womens-sport-basin-reserve#comments

 

[TheJediBrah]

Support Women's? So it's named after a brassiere?

 

[Athlai]

I'll be furious if it's anything besides the Tulsi Butter Chicken Pie Basin Reverse

 

[Test_Fan_Only]

Any name containing a sponsor is a terrible name.

 

[sledger]

Support Women's? So it's named after a brassiere?

Poor.

 

[Flem274*]

athlai with a rare good idea here

 

[Dan]

I'm fine with Athlai's suggestion as long as the Wellington players can crunch down on a Tulsi Butter Chicken Pie better than Anton ****ing Devcich's piss poor effort at a Georgie Pie a couple of years back.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Lord's isn't too bad a name. But supposing the founder had been called Thomas Pendergrass.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Sector 16 Stadium always struck me as a pretty bizarre name for a cricket ground

 

[the big bambino]

I’m keen for women’s sport to grow, but this is terrible for the Basin:

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/114307675/new-name-for-basin-reserve-suggested-support-womens-sport-basin-reserve#comments

Sounds like Maoist slogan. Be joyful for we are loyal to the party basin reserve.

 

[Victor Ian]

Cricket grounds should follow the CityName Cricket Ground/Oval Convention. This makes it easiest for cricket fans to book their tickets there. Sydney and Melbourne got it right.

I'm not a fan of sponsors names. I'm also not a fan of commentators and media using that name. I never understood why Melbourne's docklands stadium gets referred to as HiSense Arena, Etihad Stadium, Marvel stadium, etc. What power does the naming rights have to enforce other people to use this name. They sign a deal with the stadium. Why then, does every other form of media follow on and use that name? Are they also paid, as part of the deal or is it something that the stadium can enforce.? I'd love to see a stadium deal with a recalcitrant population who refused to use the sponsored name.

Anyways, forget that....

Great cricket ground names that don't follow the above convention

Lords
The Oval
Eden Gardens
Wanderers
Gabba
Waca

When a ground has the same name throughout your lifetime, you kind of feel like friends.

 

[trundler]

Wankhede is a good name too

 

[TheJediBrah]

Cricket grounds should follow the CityName Cricket Ground/Oval Convention. This makes it easiest for cricket fans to book their tickets there. Sydney and Melbourne got it right.

I'm not a fan of sponsors names. I'm also not a fan of commentators and media using that name. I never understood why Melbourne's docklands stadium gets referred to as HiSense Arena, Etihad Stadium, Marvel stadium, etc. What power does the naming rights have to enforce other people to use this name. They sign a deal with the stadium. Why then, does every other form of media follow on and use that name? Are they also paid, as part of the deal or is it something that the stadium can enforce.? I'd love to see a stadium deal with a recalcitrant population who refused to use the sponsored name.

Anyways, forget that....

Great cricket ground names that don't follow the above convention

Lords
The Oval
Eden Gardens
Wanderers
Gabba
Waca

When a ground has the same name throughout your lifetime, you kind of feel like friends.

Agreed. Ftr HiSense arena was the tennis centre. Docklands was originally called Telstra Dome too, which is probably the worst of the lot.

 

[Victor Ian]

Agreed. Ftr HiSense arena was the tennis centre. Docklands was originally called Telstra Dome too, which is probably the worst of the lot.

The fact that I didn't remember where Hisense was just confirms how silly sponsor names are. Also not a big fan of forcing names, such as Telstra dome, when the roof is flat.

 

[Victor Ian]

Wankhede is a good name too

That's only because you are still a schoolboy

 

[trundler]

Hey, I wasn't even thinking that. Rude.

 

[trundler]

But it does add an extra dimension to the greatness of that name، yes.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Bourda and Providence are two of my favorites.

Bourda is a village in Georgetown. It has one of the busiest market in Guyana.

Providence, on the other was build on lands which were once cane fields...


Antigua Recreation Ground is a cool.named ground.

 

[mr_mister]

Within 10 years we will have a Ladbrokes stadium, I'm certain

 

[the big bambino]

Wanna bet?