I have zero interest in the limited versions of the game and I doubt they would be much needed if over rates had not dropped so much.
They were once always above 20 and sometimes even 25.
Other sports have tried to speed up their games while cricket have slowed down, why?
If cricket had been normal they would have tried to increase the rate.
There used to be only 5 hours of play per day or even less but more overs played. It seems you could arrive after lunch and watch 80-90 overs in 4 hours something which today is a full days slow play.
One season, 1919, England even made the county championship a 2-day game, of 7 hours with sometimes more than 170 overs in a day´s play.
It was considered too tough and I like the 4-5 hour-days better.
why cant it come back? If modern strike rates could be coupled with historic over rates what a great game it would be.
90 overs could be played in 4 hours, basically removing the morning session and lunch interval making it an exciting fast 4 hour afternoon game instead of a slow all-day affair.
100 years ago in England cricket was as big as football since then what has happened.
Football is today played much much faster, they basically walked around in those days, cricket has slowed down tremendously, with 50% more balls bowled in an hour back then compared to a modern game.
Its pathetic
They were once always above 20 and sometimes even 25.
Other sports have tried to speed up their games while cricket have slowed down, why?
If cricket had been normal they would have tried to increase the rate.
There used to be only 5 hours of play per day or even less but more overs played. It seems you could arrive after lunch and watch 80-90 overs in 4 hours something which today is a full days slow play.
One season, 1919, England even made the county championship a 2-day game, of 7 hours with sometimes more than 170 overs in a day´s play.
It was considered too tough and I like the 4-5 hour-days better.
why cant it come back? If modern strike rates could be coupled with historic over rates what a great game it would be.
90 overs could be played in 4 hours, basically removing the morning session and lunch interval making it an exciting fast 4 hour afternoon game instead of a slow all-day affair.
100 years ago in England cricket was as big as football since then what has happened.
Football is today played much much faster, they basically walked around in those days, cricket has slowed down tremendously, with 50% more balls bowled in an hour back then compared to a modern game.
Its pathetic
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