Time for a new cricket format
Roar Guru By Rabbitz, 30 Dec 2012 Rabbitz is a Roar Guru
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Twenty20 Cricket is fast losing its lustre, so in good marketing form it is time to tweak the formula just a tad.
Introducing the latest craze in a cricket mad world: Twenty20Twenty10 cricket!
The game consists of two 20-over innings. Each side bats once and fields once.
During their batting innings each team can use up to 20 batsmen.
Note: The members of the batting team must be referred to as ‘batters’ and never as ‘batsmen’. This is to distinguish them as a superior class of willow wielding fiends from those in the other formats.
There are to be 10 on the field for the bowling side and each must bowl two overs.
There will be an improved boundary system with four boundary divisions:
Inner: 2.5 runs – for a hit over the Inner Boundary Rope, situated five metres inside the standard boundary rope. The batsman maybe caught out if the ball is caught between the Inner and Outer ropes. A well as the wicket falling, the batting team will also lose 2.5 runs for such a dismissal.
Four-run boundary: 4 runs: The same as a traditional cricket four run boundary.
Six-run boundary: 6 runs: The same as a traditional cricket six run boundary.
Maximum: 12 runs: The ball must clear the real fence and NOT be caught by a spectator. If a spectator cleanly catches the ball, then no runs are awarded.
As a marketing bonus, the spectator who catches the ball and denies the batter the runs will receive a full refund of their entry fee, plus a stipend to cover incidental expenses such as food and transport.
Power plays will initially be dispensed with as they will be re-introduced next season for an even more exciting product.
If this doesn’t bring the crowds back, I don’t know what will!
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December 30th 2012 @ 6:47am
biltongbek said | December 30th 2012 @ 6:47am | Report comment
As a marketing bonus, the spectator who catches the ball and denies the batter the runs will receive a full refund of their entry fee, plus a stipend to cover incidental expenses such as food and transport.
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You forgot accommodation mate.
December 30th 2012 @ 7:40am
Rabbitz said | December 30th 2012 @ 7:40am | Report comment
I never considered that people would travel to watch games, but this new revamped model might just bring ‘em out of their slumber…
December 30th 2012 @ 6:49am
biltongbek said | December 30th 2012 @ 6:49am | Report comment
Six-run boundary: 6 runs: The same as a traditional cricket six run boundary
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6′s are soooooo yesterday.
4 – rolls to the boundary rope
6 – one bounce boundary
8 – in place of the 6
One last thing, I think it must be seven ball overs. Just to mix things up.
December 30th 2012 @ 7:38am
Rabbitz said | December 30th 2012 @ 7:38am | Report comment
All great ideas!
Keep ‘em coming.
We will need to revamp the game again in 2015, so more boundary law changes will come in handy…
It is time to show the fuddy duddy marketing people at Cricket Australia just what a great game cricket could become
December 30th 2012 @ 7:55am
Shahid said | December 30th 2012 @ 7:55am | Report comment
Biltongbek! I agree with you. Your thoughts are very impressive. But what would be the name of this format?
December 30th 2012 @ 8:02am
biltongbek said | December 30th 2012 @ 8:02am | Report comment
We had the Big Bash, the IPL, ICL, T20, etc.
It is time to go big or go home.
Bash ‘em and smash ‘em. That is catchy.
Everyone loves fire carckers etc.
So here are some ideas to entertain the crowd. Every time there is a six we need fireworks.
Every time there is a wide the umpire throws a big cracker on the pitch, firstly it will be comical, imagine the bowler taking a dive as the umpire shouts “fire in the hole” the batsman would most possibly catch some kind of fit.
The highlights reel can show these moves with the appropriate rap music.
January 2nd 2013 @ 3:00pm
Timmuh said | January 2nd 2013 @ 3:00pm | Report comment
After a boundary the batsmen must swap ends, like with a wicket in indoor.
Take advatntage of the time between overs and the fact that players are miked up. Rather than having pre-recorded ads, have players do live reads over the ground speaker system while going to their fielding position. “I’m Michael Clarke, captain, going to cover; and I’m feeling better on Swisse”. That type of thing. (OK, Clarke might not play the new improved format, but you get the idea. A guy hits 20 off an over and claims it is becaus ehe had his Weet-Bix.)
December 30th 2012 @ 7:53am
Neuen said | December 30th 2012 @ 7:53am | Report comment
I do not see how inflating the runs is going to help. It is not changing the game at all or being innovative. All your going to do is to wreck bowlers figures and inflate batsman averages to something it should not be. A 8 for instead of a six? Like making drop goals, tries and penalties more in rugby. Higher scores will not bring in anyone as it will be exactly the same as as it was with the old scoring.
I would like to see in T20 you are able to use a squad of 13 guys where you can choose any of them to bat and any of them to bowl in that group of 13. So if you want to go 2 batsman extra or a bowler and batsman extra or whatever its everyones choice. Still you have your fielding XI.
Also I like to see T20 go back to 8 ball overs increasing the balls per innings to 160 so 160 will be a par score. So it will do much more than making boundaries more.
Then sides should be only to allow 5 bowlers to bowl nothiong more. No 6 bowler no 7th bowler.
Fielding restrictions no more than 3 guys outside the circle at all times. From start to finish. When a side bowls a no ball no one is allowed the circle for the free hit.
Then last one a idea I have very like to be tried in cricket and that is to have a sniper in the outfield with a red laser to to make it some fun…..
December 30th 2012 @ 8:04am
biltongbek said | December 30th 2012 @ 8:04am | Report comment
Why stop at 13, have as may batsmen as you want, they must retire after 10 runs though.
December 30th 2012 @ 7:55am
Sam Brown said | December 30th 2012 @ 7:55am | Report comment
Twenty20 purists the world over will want your blood mate, this new form of cricket is an abomination.
December 30th 2012 @ 8:20am
Rabbitz said | December 30th 2012 @ 8:20am | Report comment
We are about making cricket a truly great spectacle… not about making friends
December 30th 2012 @ 1:56pm
Jimmy said | December 30th 2012 @ 1:56pm | Report comment
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December 30th 2012 @ 2:40pm
Rabbitz said | December 30th 2012 @ 2:40pm | Report comment
Will someone please remove this street urchin from the betting pavillion?
December 30th 2012 @ 8:06am
biltongbek said | December 30th 2012 @ 8:06am | Report comment
Another idea, free hits must be played left handed if you are right handed, and the batsman must nominate the shot he is going to play.
December 30th 2012 @ 9:07am
Neuen said | December 30th 2012 @ 9:07am | Report comment
And then get bowled against the ehad in your left handed attempt to cover driver a Steyn bouncer… Great idea!
December 30th 2012 @ 9:56am
Adelaide Boy said | December 30th 2012 @ 9:56am | Report comment
The only changes I would like to see is that that team A bats 10 overs and team B also bats 10 overs. Then the team with the less runs bats their remaining 10 with the othe team finishing off. If the game is unfinished for whatever reason, the position after 10 overs is the final result. Otherwise the game is a draw.
This format will appeal globally, especially to the US market (because of baseball). But the format will eliminate waning interest in one-sided matches due to the trailing team batting the third innings.
December 30th 2012 @ 9:58am
Chris @ the Old Barbershop said | December 30th 2012 @ 9:58am | Report comment
I can top your idea Rabbitz: Cage cricket!
“the final step in the evolution of cricket and completely remove teams. Six individual stars, in a plexiglass cube, where hits off different parts of the square result in different run totals. The bowler can score by getting someone out, as can the fielders. Losing your wicket costs you 40 runs. The game lasts 30 overs, and all six men get to bowl, field and bat”.
Actually it is not my idea it is a real thing thought up by Stuart Robertson (the bloke who came up with T20).
Here’s the website: http://www.cagecricket.com/
I found out about it in this awesome read from ESPN writer Wright Thompson: Test of Time. In Defence of a Game that lasts 5 Days.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=111225%2Ftestcricket
My thoughts are anything but Test and Shield cricket is for stooges. But those forms are undermined by the shorter version and even Shield is undermined by Test cricket – imagine a boxing day Shield game Vic vs Any Australian state at the MCG!
But that will never happen because cricket always has and always will be run by fools. Only the hairstyles have changed.
I’ve thought of my own ways to change cricket but just like opinions so does everyone else. Cricket has too many flaws and if you want to tinker with all of them then why not just play baseball?
December 30th 2012 @ 11:54am
Rabbitz said | December 30th 2012 @ 11:54am | Report comment
Umm, like, umm, Wow.
I wonder if it would work as a double bill with a UFC match?
December 30th 2012 @ 6:17pm
Neil Pudsey said | December 30th 2012 @ 6:17pm | Report comment
Yes five, four and one day cricket has a lot of flaws but that’s why we it’s the game we all love.
December 30th 2012 @ 10:10am
Gormon Kinchley said | December 30th 2012 @ 10:10am | Report comment
How about 5 runs for a 1 bounce boundary?
December 30th 2012 @ 11:55am
Rabbitz said | December 30th 2012 @ 11:55am | Report comment
Inner, Outer or Maximum?
December 30th 2012 @ 10:20am
Red Baron said | December 30th 2012 @ 10:20am | Report comment
Can we call it ‘Rock’em, Sock’em Slogbots’? That’ll get the kids in!!!!
December 30th 2012 @ 11:56am
Rabbitz said | December 30th 2012 @ 11:56am | Report comment
No we’re talking.
Maybe they should wear Transformers type outfits?
December 30th 2012 @ 10:46am
Half Volley said | December 30th 2012 @ 10:46am | Report comment
Make the out field a big trampoline ( slamball) . Also , fielders on the boundary could be stationed in towers attached to bungee rope , this would make it harder for batsmen to hit 8′s.
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