Overkill of Limited-Overs Matches Is Dulling Public's Appetite for Cricket
Evening Post (Bristol, UK) › September 25, 2009
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SO England finally managed to beat Australia in a one-day international this summer at the seventh attempt. By then did anyone really care? Seven matches in a limited-overs series is far too many. It is overkill in the extreme and if we continue to go down that route it could kill the game.
The matches weren't great viewing and it concerns me that a series like that, in which the outcome was inevitable halfway through, will deter the cricketing public from attending in the future.See the full content of this document
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Overkill of Limited-Overs Matches Is Dulling Public's Appetite for Cricket
I accept there were good crowds for each of the fixtures, but how quickly those that bought tickets this time will be attracted back remains to be seen.
It was a classic 'After the Lord Mayor's Show' scenario. The ...See the full content of this document
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