I could hardly believe my eyes; my local UK team Brighton & Hove Albion are at No 2 in the Football Premier League. I wonder how long that'll last?
And in Cricket; no surprise, Sussex won the Hundred Trophy at Lord's on Saturday evening. My oldest, Kimbo, was there with his two boys to cheer them along, and watch all the fun.
Chubby batsman, Paul 'Slogger' Stirling scored 6x6's and his team 'Southern Brave' went on to win by 32 runs against the Brummies.
The 'Hundred Trophy' is a new concept in Cricket, and provides plenty of excitement, with hard hitting, and plenty of hard bowling. The games moves on at a great pace; not at all like 5 day Test Cricket.
If, like me, you are unfamiliar with the rules of 'Hundred Ball Cricket', here they are below. Quite different to ordinary Cricket, but designed to keep the audience happy. Each game lasts just 2½ Hours.
I can see it becoming very popular; especially if Sussex keep winning!
I have no idea of cricket rules but I do know the matches seem to be played at a pace slower than that of a snail hanging easy.
ReplyDelete2 1/2 hours almost brings it into the extreme sport range. Fans must go home feeling they somehow haven't got their money's worth.
Is there still tea and sandwiches at the end?
Actually, it all goes at such a speed that the audience get very excited and animated. My son said the atmosphere was 'electric'; not at all like that of 5 day Test Cricket.
DeleteI do love the nickname Slogger.
ReplyDeleteI don't know if anyone else calls him that, but if you'd seen him play; it suits!
DeleteOur transmitter at Bilsdale has burnt down and we can only get certain channels - one of which showed the Hundred - wheneverI turned on it seemed to be on. I am not a cricket fan so I will say no more.
ReplyDeleteIt was quite an exciting game; you might have enjoyed it???
DeleteI would like The Hundred better if they had chosen English team names rather than embarrassing Americanised names. I would have preferred The Manchester Teabags, London Taxi Drivers, Welsh Taffies, Northern Grafters and Southern Pansies.
ReplyDeleteI was just waiting for that last one. Southern Supremes might have been better!
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