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Over the Christmas season the Big Bash League will be back, showcasing the best Twenty20 cricketers from home and abroad.
During this time, the regular domestic season comes to a halt, as the BBL brings in more viewers in one game than every domestic one day and first-class match does in a whole season, combined.
While avid followers of the game might have tuned in to the Matador Cup in October, or made the effort to attend a Sheffield Shield game, many cricket fans don’t even know that these competitions still exist.
The truth is that suburban and country cricket is followed more passionately than domestic cricket, despite the obvious gulf in quality between the two.
As more money is invested in local cricket, it wouldn’t surprise me if some players choose to take on roles a captain/coach at the club down the road, rather than training for hours to play a Sheffield Shield game in an empty stadium.
Why not save your body and prolong your career by playing in a lower grade, where the fans are more passionate and the salaries are becoming more competitive?
The Big Bash hasn’t killed domestic cricket, it’s just walked over the remains of what used to be.
Having a one-day competition that ends before the summer starts and a first-class competition that takes a two-month mid-season hiatus is a key reason why so many quality players are choosing T20 careers over the prestige that used to come with representing their state.
So long domestic cricket. You won’t be missed.
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