Comments on the Domestic Cricket structures

[Quagmire]

I hate the ICC. hehe

[Karthik]

Which season goes on for the longest time?I think it's the Ranji Trophy of India,it goes on for about 6 months.

[Jonny88]

What do you guy's think about the pura cup final and Queensland's record score of 900-6

[jemo27]

england has two many teams so the best players are spread out to much and the standard is worse than Australia which has 6 more competive teams

[Lefty]

The underlying strength of Aussie cricket starts with the set up on a Saturday with grade cricket. The quality of cricket played on a Saturday in grade 1 cricket in Oz is light years ahead of the equivalent in UK. I played 'grade 1' criket in Surrey Championship. The gap betwen top and bottom widened each year and Surrey County staff were guided towards the stronger cliubs. Overseas players were also paid for by wealthier clubs until restrictions were in place. however, grade2 players from Sydney would walk into grade 1 clubs in Surrey and command a place.

Until the strength of competition is raised in club cricket the progression to first class will be stilted.

[acker]

Originally Posted by Lefty

The underlying strength of Aussie cricket starts with the set up on a Saturday with grade cricket. The quality of cricket played on a Saturday in grade 1 cricket in Oz is light years ahead of the equivalent in UK. I played 'grade 1' criket in Surrey Championship. The gap betwen top and bottom widened each year and Surrey County staff were guided towards the stronger cliubs. Overseas players were also paid for by wealthier clubs until restrictions were in place. however, grade2 players from Sydney would walk into grade 1 clubs in Surrey and command a place.

Until the strength of competition is raised in club cricket the progression to first class will be stilted.

Well said Lefty .....

[cantplaycantalk]

I have said for a while that the ECB needs to institute a regional system on top of the County system, at that point we would have the best county players being tested in much harder competition with the equivalent of grade cricket being the county system.

[acker]

Originally Posted by cantplaycantalk

I have said for a while that the ECB needs to institute a regional system on top of the County system, at that point we would have the best county players being tested in much harder competition with the equivalent of grade cricket being the county system.

Maybe an under 26's comp for English players only could be built in the structure somewhere.

[Trescothick's Footwork]

It's alright saying that we should implement a regional 6/7 team system (I would personally love it too), but how the hell would we drum up the money? Hardly anybody watches county cricket, so how would we pay the players in the regional system if nobody came to watch it. The old doddory county members would still want to watch their respective counties, and in a regional system Yorkshire and Lancashire would probably be paired together