The English Summer Strikes Back

[mcgillianaire]

English cricket supporters living in London will be extremely upset this morning. There's barely a cloud in sight and the forecast predicts sunshine all day! I think I'm starting to like the British weather. Just as long as it rains when India is struggling, I'm all for this topsy-turviness. Sunday was absolutely gorgeous, yesterday it was overcast and/or rainy literally the whole day... the sun didn't pop out even once! And today... hah, the English cricket team, undone by their own weather. You'd think after all these years, they'd've learned. I only wish I had my Indian cricket jersey with me. It'd've been great to rub it in while going into town, sunglasses, hat et al. :)

Comments

Overall, cricket may be losing out to football but can't ignore this:

[mcgillianaire.livejournal.com]

"Twenty20 has been spectacularly successful. In its first year, 2003, the 45 games between the English counties drew an average of more than 5,000 spectators each, dwarfing attendance at other county games. Last year there were 52 matches, and a 12 percent increase in attendance. The first Twenty20 match at the Lord's ground, home of English cricket, pulled in a crowd of 26,500. This coming summer (2005) will see a further expansion, to 79 matches."

Re: Overall, cricket may be losing out to football but can't ignore this:

[dubaiwalla.livejournal.com]

52 games times 1.12 times 5000 spectators is just short of 300,000 for the entire season. If my calculations are correct, total Premier League attendance for 2005-6 season was in the range of 13 million, and I'll bet tickets cost a helluva lot more. So Twenty20 might be expanding, but it's not even close to competing right now.