So, are you one of the 1,000s whose first thought on waking up today was

[MacAdder]

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I actually find it so boring - as with all forms of non-red ball cricket. Batsmen whacking the ball all over the place like a dad and his kids on Barry Island, Bowling with little variation, and in most cases, the result is a foregone conclusion long before the end. It's like comparing 5-a-side football in a sports centre with a normal league match..

This ^^^

No interest whatsoever.
Could just about stomach it if I was watching it at the ground, as long as they were serving alcohol, but not TV.

Information overload and very Americanised.

[BLUETIT]

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Do they still play if it’s raining ?

[The Bloop]

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Women's match abandoned. If the men's game follows suit the Welsh Fire will be up to the heady heights of 3rd in the table.

[Dave Blue]

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Women's match abandoned. If the men's game follows suit the Welsh Fire will be up to the heady heights of 3rd in the table.

Common sense flowing at Sophia Gardens. Fine evening forecast and match is 40 balls each. Hope the tv viewers enjoy the rain at Lord’s.

[The Bloop]

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Common sense flowing at Sophia Gardens. Fine evening forecast and match is 40 balls each. Hope the tv viewers enjoy the rain at Lord’s.

Eh? It is on tv. Every game is isn't it?
Great stuff so far.

[the other bob wilson]

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Glory be, a win for the Welsh Fire. Luke Wells, who I used to think of as a stodgy opener, smashed a very rapid fifty to help set a testing target. Shaheed Shah Afridi then bowled a couple of brilliant yorkers to leave Manchester Originals 0 for 2 after 2 balls, but got smashed about after that. They were either clever or lucky enough to keep Josh Buttler off strike for much of the time, so that helped keep things under control and they edged home by eight runs.

[MacAdder]

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Women's match abandoned. If the men's game follows suit the Welsh Fire will be up to the heady heights of 3rd in the table.

We Are Top the league say we are......

(By the way just to be clear, I didn't watch it as I've said no interest )

[billy.ronson]

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Good to see a home win at Sophia Gardens this season !

[the other bob wilson]

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What a great game that was! Welsh Fire’s women’s team became the first team to beat the Southern Brave in Southampton - they posted a massive 165 which meant that the home side needed a record run chase to win and, for a long time, it looked like they’d do it, but Hayley Matthews who top scored, bowled a nerveless last five balls and they just got home by four runs. I know the Hundred, deservedly, gets stick, but that was a great game of cricket.

[The Bloop]

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What a great game that was! Welsh Fire’s women’s team became the first team to beat the Southern Brave in Southampton - they posted a massive 165 which meant that the home side needed a record run chase to win and, for a long time, it looked like they’d do it, but Hayley Matthews who top scored, bowled a nerveless last five balls and they just got home by four runs. I know the Hundred, deservedly, gets stick, but that was a great game of cricket.

It was a great game. Hopefully the men's game will be equals exciting. There's some quality players on show.

[Phil Silvers]

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Just give me test cricket or, maybe 50 over games. Stuff the rest of the crap!

[Dave Blue]

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It was a great game. Hopefully the men's game will be equals exciting. There's some quality players on show.

People can think what they like, the quality is excellent. Welsh Fire seem to be competitive now.

[Hilts]

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Well I was at the 50 over today and lets say entertainment and quality wise it was crickets equivalent of Mick McCarthys back 5.

I love cricket but I hope there were no 1st time attendees today it would be enough to put anyone off going again. Really poor.

[The Bloop]

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People can think what they like, the quality is excellent. Welsh Fire seem to be competitive now.

It's not the lack of quality or entertainment that the Hundred provides, it's the principle that the game does little to benefit the already established other formats. Until a couple of years ago the test team were in a sorry state and bemoaning the lack of 4 day cricket. There's also little county 50 over cricket to support the largely successful national team, so the last thing the game needed was a new shorter format.
It has however benefited the women's game.

[the other bob wilson]

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Stuart Broad got it right just now when he said he’s never seen Chris Jordan bat so well - it was so easy for so long for the Welsh Fire, but all of the momentum’s against them now.