Cricket: Shortened Game Shows Up Jaded 45-Over League ; This Entertaining Form of Game Is, Significantly, Proving Popular Among Those Playing It, Says George Dobell
Birmingham Post › August 07, 2004
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Like it or loathe it, Twenty20 cricket is here to stay. All arguments about the worth of this format of cricket are largely redundant now, and the growth of the format appears inevitable. Most importantly, it has worked. The aim of Twenty20 was to revive cricket's flagging fortunes. On this criteria it can only be judged a success.
People not normally attracted to county matches have come and enjoyed themselves, and it looks likely to play a key role as the England and Wales Cricket Board renegotiate their television deals which are so important to the sustainability of the game at all levels.See the full content of this document
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Cricket: Shortened Game Shows Up Jaded 45-Over League ; This Entertaining Form of Game Is, Significantly, Proving Popular Among Those Playing It, Says George Dobell
Attendances are up by 12 per cent on last year, which suggests that those that came in 2003 liked what they saw and were happy to return.
Though there were extra matches, due to the introduction of a quarter-final stage...See the full content of this document
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