< 1 minute readIt’s a shame the Stanford 20/20 for 20 match is floodlit, because a match of this financial magnitude being abandoned because of bad light would be too gloriously hilarious for words. There could be rain delays though and we wouldn’t bet against it. At times cricket can seem wilfully offended
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Stanford 20/20 gimmicks
< 1 minute readIt was only a matter of time before they introduce BIGGER and therefore BETTER balls. But the Miami Vice style attire? That’s a step too far.
Continue reading20/20 for $20million – what is that in pounds?
< 1 minute readWhat will the victors in the Stanford 20/20 for 20 match become? They will become “dollar millionaires” or ‘not real millionaires’ to you – because of course we don’t have dollars in this country. It really brings it home that this isn’t really about you, the supporter and it isn’t
Continue readingLow scores in Stanford Super Series
< 1 minute readThus far scores in the Stanford Super Series have been heading south faster than Boris Johnson after being offered chips and gravy by a whippet in a flat cap. Scores, in order, have been 146, 124, 121 and 109. These aren’t the scores Twenty20 marketers want. They want sixes to
Continue readingNo win no fee cricket
2 minute readNo win, no fee cricket starts today in the shape of the Stanford Super Series, which culminates in a $20million winner-takes-all match between England and the Stanford Superstars next Saturday. We ordinarily support England, so we suppose that we’re supposed to follow them here as well. But why? They won’t
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