StevenJolly148
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Increasing competition at all levels & creating a bridge between 1st class & national
county game would give the game a boost.
county game would give the game a boost.
September 20, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Increasing competition at all levels & creating a bridge between 1st class & national
county game would give the game a boost.
county game would give the game a boost.
A wake up call for test cricket. While the West Indian predates franchise cricket, the proliferation of tournaments is damaging West Indian cricket.
July 16, 2025 at 5:55 PM
A wake up call for test cricket. While the West Indian predates franchise cricket, the proliferation of tournaments is damaging West Indian cricket.
A plan for test cricket :
July 16, 2025 at 8:24 AM
A plan for test cricket :
Time for proper test championship with promotion & relegation and an opportunity for higher ranked teams to play lower ranked teams.
July 16, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Time for proper test championship with promotion & relegation and an opportunity for higher ranked teams to play lower ranked teams.
Was this the best West Indies Xi ? Probably not ! No Pooran, No Holder . World Cricket needs to promote and protect Test Cricket.
July 16, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Was this the best West Indies Xi ? Probably not ! No Pooran, No Holder . World Cricket needs to promote and protect Test Cricket.
This should be a wake up call for world cricket at a time when we see the drama of test cricket at Lords. While the West Indies decline predates franchise cricket the growth of latter is not helping.
July 16, 2025 at 8:14 AM
This should be a wake up call for world cricket at a time when we see the drama of test cricket at Lords. While the West Indies decline predates franchise cricket the growth of latter is not helping.
This is a wonderful ground in a wonderful part of the country I was called called . A ground I have even played on .
March 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
This is a wonderful ground in a wonderful part of the country I was called called . A ground I have even played on .
I remember it well broadcast on TV , whenever I drive through or near Darley Dale it’s the first thing that comes to mind . How cricket benefited from out grounds & the 40 over game .
March 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I remember it well broadcast on TV , whenever I drive through or near Darley Dale it’s the first thing that comes to mind . How cricket benefited from out grounds & the 40 over game .
How about 2 levels of World Test Cricket championship ? How about a premier ODI tournament for developing & lower ranked ODI nations!
March 2, 2025 at 10:11 AM
How about 2 levels of World Test Cricket championship ? How about a premier ODI tournament for developing & lower ranked ODI nations!
Excellent points James. We should encourage global expansion but not just at a T 20 level . How do develop 1st class domestic cricket ? How do we develop the international game ?
March 2, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Excellent points James. We should encourage global expansion but not just at a T 20 level . How do develop 1st class domestic cricket ? How do we develop the international game ?
I do wonder where are the best grounds with a bar ? Or the where the best cricket teas are served ?
March 2, 2025 at 10:08 AM
I do wonder where are the best grounds with a bar ? Or the where the best cricket teas are served ?
Why not 5 match series against New Zealand ?
February 26, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Why not 5 match series against New Zealand ?
If the Champions Trophy were hosted in major cricketing nations play games at new or different venues like Darwin, Cairns, Alice Springs, Hobart in Australia or Taunton, York, Canterbury etc in England .
February 26, 2025 at 10:26 AM
If the Champions Trophy were hosted in major cricketing nations play games at new or different venues like Darwin, Cairns, Alice Springs, Hobart in Australia or Taunton, York, Canterbury etc in England .
Why not hold the future Champions trophy in Ireland, the Netherlands, Canada, Nepal, Singapore, Bermuda, USA promote the game globally.
February 26, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Why not hold the future Champions trophy in Ireland, the Netherlands, Canada, Nepal, Singapore, Bermuda, USA promote the game globally.
There was a clear point when it was held an ICC associate country like Kenya.
February 26, 2025 at 10:22 AM
There was a clear point when it was held an ICC associate country like Kenya.