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Off-Topic => In The Hut => Topic started by: jimmy on July 31, 2016, 08:31:55 PM
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With festival cricket under threat from the reduction in championship cricket the ECB have stepped in to preserve the much loved tradition. From next year festival cricket will be played in Dubai in March with Kent hosting the Tunbridge Wells festival, Gloucestershire the Cheltenham festival, Essex Colchester and Yorkshire Scarborough. ECB Domestic Operations Chief Facilitator in Chief Tarquin Greaseball said, "we know that festival cricket holds a special place in the hearts of our more traditional stakeholders but cricket cannot stand still and we need to reboot the concept for the 21st century so with that in mind we propose that counties play a series of practice games in the Emirates each March under the festival banner. We will make every effort to recreate the magic of the old festival venues by importing ice cream vans and fish and chips from the UK and in the case of Yorkshire's Scarborough festival penciled in for Abu Dhabi there will be no shortage of sand ! We look forward to welcoming both men and their dog to the games next year"
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Sad thing is ...
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It rings true.
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Very witty!!
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If only I had a forelock to doff, Jimmy. Victoria is yours.
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The sad thing is, if the ECB read this it will give them ideas.
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Well it's festival cricket from Thursday. I suspect it may be the last time at Castle Park so enjoy it while you can.
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I guess the "mobile" manual scoreboard will be quicker and more up to date than the electronic one at the county ground. Watching Yorkshire's one day game i see they have a board which shows the d/l requirement for every ball of the over, why is it that as Essex tip toe into the 21st century with an electronic board it is one that is five minutes behind and doesn't contain as much info as others ? Was it home made ? Second hand ? At least it works for adverts and cinemas.
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Doesn't the scorer update the scoreboard as well? He's going to be a busy man at Castle Park.
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I guess the "mobile" manual scoreboard will be quicker and more up to date than the electronic one at the county ground. Watching Yorkshire's one day game i see they have a board which shows the d/l requirement for every ball of the over, why is it that as Essex tip toe into the 21st century with an electronic board it is one that is five minutes behind and doesn't contain as much info as others ? Was it home made ? Second hand ? At least it works for adverts and cinemas.
We should take note of how well Middx's scoreboard works, always up to date, also Sorry's which has ball by ball D/L figures on it.
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I guess the "mobile" manual scoreboard will be quicker and more up to date than the electronic one at the county ground. Watching Yorkshire's one day game i see they have a board which shows the d/l requirement for every ball of the over, why is it that as Essex tip toe into the 21st century with an electronic board it is one that is five minutes behind and doesn't contain as much info as others ? Was it home made ? Second hand ? At least it works for adverts and cinemas.
Hmm......good to see the Club have their priorities right, again ::)
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Doesn't the scorer update the scoreboard as well? He's going to be a busy man at Castle Park.
They will have the old scoreboard team back at Colchester, and it will certainly be quicker than the lumbering Chelmsford board.
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On the assumption that this is sadly the last festival, any chance that the scoreboard and team could be moved to the "fortress"?