NZ Cricket
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Breakaway League for Januaries in NZ.
It fills a gap! But I think it makes me nervous
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A couple of paragraphs in there that are very interesting
Instead, the six associations - Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury, Otago, Northern Districts and Central Districts - are believed to have thrown their weight behind the proposed breakaway competition.
Firstly, if the current Northern Districts crew have much to do with the logistics, I'd guess it'll be a mess that won't fly. But fortunately the other MA's are a lot more onto it, so...
The source said there were fears at NZ Cricket headquarters that a private, unsanctioned competition would put its commercial arrangements with Sky TV, and the world governing body, the ICC, at risk. Sky provides the majority of NZC’s revenue.
“If that happens, New Zealand cricket is in the poo: you can say goodbye to women’s cricket, goodbye to all the development stuff, the ‘A’ programme, a lot of the junior stuff,” they said. “So NZC is fighting the players’ association for, effectively, control of the game.”
I fear this is true. With a couple of notable exceptions, I'm not convinced that some of people in the article may care much about any of the above. Just the top end of the game.
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@mikedogz said in NZ Cricket:
New Zealand Rugby is run by inept morons !!!!!
New Zealand cricket "hold my beer......"
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@MN5 said in NZ Cricket:
@mikedogz said in NZ Cricket:
New Zealand Rugby is run by inept morons !!!!!
New Zealand cricket "hold my beer......"
In between rugby, cricket and netball, along with recent scandals in cycling, NZ elite sport at the management level is a dumpster fire
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Most NZ elite sporting organizations have been poorly run recently.
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@canefan said in NZ Cricket:
@MN5 said in NZ Cricket:
@mikedogz said in NZ Cricket:
New Zealand Rugby is run by inept morons !!!!!
New Zealand cricket "hold my beer......"
In between rugby, cricket and netball, along with recent scandals in cycling, NZ elite sport at the management level is a dumpster fire
Mate as I keep saying , all the ones who can run sport better are too bloody busy on sports forums!! Bugger it all, there seems to be so much knowledge being wasted.
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https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/plans-being-developed-for-nz20-league-in-january-2027-1513167
The part I don't understand is the private owners think they will actually be able to make money and make the "NZ20" any more popular with fans than the Super Smash is. Good luck to them though, I would love to see dometic T20 with averages attendances of ~10K.
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@LABCAT said in NZ Cricket:
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/plans-being-developed-for-nz20-league-in-january-2027-1513167
The part I don't understand is the private owners think they will actually be able to make money and make the "NZ20" any more popular with fans than the Super Smash is. Good luck to them though, I would love to see dometic T20 with averages attendances of ~10K.
They don't care about the NZ fans. It is all about selling a product with connectivtity to other circuit competitions. It will be detrimental to the development systems for NZ cricket. While the Super Smash does appear to look a bit village, it is really good for our systems.
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@Cyclops said in NZ Cricket:
I really enjoyed the super smash last year, the standard was a bit low but the sides are pretty evenly matched so you get exciting games still.
We will see some really good young players come through this year. I expect there will be several guys under 20 who will play key roles for their provinces. With Otago Tom Jones and Hugo Bogue will likely play big parts. Bogue isn't yet 18 and has been dominating at club and provncial A level. If we go to a franchise model, we won't see these guys. The spots will be taken up by Ebglishmen, Indians and Sri Lankans.
