Cricket Coverage

Hego Damask · 28-07-2019 02:55PM

And remember an Irish man is captain of the England team that just won the world cup!!

Collie D · 28-07-2019 02:57PM

Hego Damask wrote: »

No doubt the facist ***** at the GAA put a stop to it.

This post makes no sense. Who else would stop the GAA from incorporating a sport into their own organisation?

Franz Von Peppercorn II · 28-07-2019 05:32PM

Hego Damask wrote: »

No doubt the facist ***** at the GAA put a stop to it.

Ffs.

28-07-2019 05:38PM

BarryD2 wrote: »

Trolling? Cricket gets very little patchy coverage in the Irish media except on the odd occasion like recent days.

And we're getting better at the modern game. And we operate an all Ireland team.

It's a game that is long played in Ireland, Kilkenny in particular had numerous local clubs in the 19th century. When the Gaelic League came in, they simply changed their prowess with bat & ball to hurl & sliotar

I dislike cricket. I will never apologise for that. I think it's elitist, and has indelicately imperial overtones, and my Christ it is boring.

But worst of all, cricket has derived its international stature as a result of the historical imperial dominance of Great Britain, and not for its own sake. If it were otherwise, we'd be accustomed to Sweden playing Russia, or France vs Croatia, or USA vs Netherlands, as in the last two world cups.

I think rugby might come in for similar criticisms, but it's a faster sport and something happens. A game of cricket might never end. You might die there. The idea of it is depressing.

Franz Von Peppercorn II · 28-07-2019 06:16PM

Does it really matter how a sport spreads?

selwyn froggitt · 28-07-2019 10:46PM

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

I dislike cricket. I will never apologise for that. I think it's elitist, and has indelicately imperial overtones, and my Christ it is boring.

But worst of all, cricket has derived its international stature as a result of the historical imperial dominance of Great Britain, and not for its own sake. If it were otherwise, we'd be accustomed to Sweden playing Russia, or France vs Croatia, or USA vs Netherlands, as in the last two world cups.

I think rugby might come in for similar criticisms, but it's a faster sport and something happens. A game of cricket might never end. You might die there. The idea of it is depressing.

Elitist my hoop! I played village cricket for years in Norfolk in England, you haven’t a clue.

namloc1980 · 28-07-2019 10:58PM

Cricket is super game. Really enjoy it. Went to the first day of the test on Wednesday and it was one of the best sporting occasions I've been to. People who say it's boring have never actually watched it and almost always say...."it takes 5 days to play a game????".

Gwynplaine · 28-07-2019 11:08PM

It's one of a very few sports that I can not, and will not ever watch.

IAMAMORON · 28-07-2019 11:17PM

It is certainly not an elitist sport in England. People from all walks of life are into the game over there.

Talk to the kids on the streets of Mumbai and they might disagree with it's elitist rep. It is the most popular sport in both Pakistan and India.

The fact remains that it has always received a bad rep in Ireland because of its association with Britishness and the Commonwealth. It is more a victim of its' identity as anything. Let's be honest here, the GAA have never encouraged their members to get involved either.

Op I think your an obvious troll. Complaining about cricket coverage has to be one of the most unrealistic rants I have ever heard in a while, are you foooking serious like? On what channel? Turn the station over or turn off your radio if the half hour it could have received got in your way. Waffler.

28-07-2019 11:19PM

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

I dislike cricket. I will never apologise for that. I think it's elitist, and has indelicately imperial overtones, and my Christ it is boring.

But worst of all, cricket has derived its international stature as a result of the historical imperial dominance of Great Britain, and not for its own sake. If it were otherwise, we'd be accustomed to Sweden playing Russia, or France vs Croatia, or USA vs Netherlands, as in the last two world cups.

I think rugby might come in for similar criticisms, but it's a faster sport and something happens. A game of cricket might never end. You might die there. The idea of it is depressing.

All that really shows is your lack of understanding of the game. There is nothing elitist in it at all, in fact there is probably no other sport that brings different social groups together in the same way.

I was fortunate enough to have tickets in the grand stand for the first day of the first West Indies test at Lords a few years back (Courtney Walsh and Curtley Ambrose’s last tour of England, so it was more than a few years ago).

Sat next to us we’re an elderly very posh couple from Norfolk, proper barking mad toffs. In front of us were two elderly Jamaican gents, first generation, pork pie hat wearing lads. With them were their two east London second generation Jamaican sons.

There is no other place, other than inside a cricket ground, that these six people would ever interact, but they spent the day chatting, laughing, sharing food and generally having a great time. All because they shared a live for what is, a beautiful game.

Berserker · 29-07-2019 10:22AM

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

I dislike cricket. I will never apologise for that. I think it's elitist, and has indelicately imperial overtones, and my Christ it is boring.

................

I think rugby might come in for similar criticisms, but it's a faster sport and something happens. A game of cricket might never end. You might die there. The idea of it is depressing.

Cricket is one of the most inclusive games in the world. The children in the slums in India spend their lives playing the game. It's their national game. On the flip side, some of the most wealthiest people in world play it also. Have you ever attended a game? Nothing like that atmosphere at a cricket game involving India.

29-07-2019 10:50AM

BarryD2 wrote: »

It's a game that is long played in Ireland, Kilkenny in particular had numerous local clubs in the 19th century. When the Gaelic League came in, they simply changed their prowess with bat & ball to hurl & sliotar

Definitely overegging that particular "long-played in Ireland" pudding. The first record of cricket being played in Ireland is only in 1792 (Dublin) and it is only first recorded in Kilkenny as recently as 1829. These are easily verifiable facts.

Like the "Irish in the British Army" revisionism (Irish Catholics were, in fact, banned from the British Army until the latter half of the 18th century but that never gets mentioned) cricket's heyday is intrinsically bound up only with the 19th century, the heyday of the British colonial boot on the Irish. Sheer coincidence, of course.

The history of cricket in County Kilkenny

29-07-2019 01:46PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Definitely overegging that particular "long-played in Ireland" pudding. The first record of cricket being played in Ireland is only in 1792 (Dublin) and it is only first recorded in Kilkenny as recently as 1829. These are easily verifiable facts.

Like the "Irish in the British Army" revisionism (Irish Catholics were, in fact, banned from the British Army until the latter half of the 18th century but that never gets mentioned) cricket's heyday is intrinsically bound up only with the 19th century, the heyday of the British colonial boot on the Irish. Sheer coincidence, of course.

The history of cricket in County Kilkenny

must everything be a political struggle against British imperialism for you?

The core of cricket is based around the village green, it is the natural heart of small communities and the cricket club often doubles up as a local hall for 50th birthday parties and the odd wedding reception.

when the GAA came along it did two things, it wrapped itself in politics, so anyone that wasn't a member was not truly Irish and it then banned its members from playing "Garrison Games". It also bases itself at the heart of village life.

The fact that GAA killed off one of the most popular sports in the country is nothing more than a statement of fact.

https://www.cricketireland.ie/about/history

bobbyss · 31-07-2019 11:58PM

When Ireland played England recently I got the distinct impression the sports readers did not understand the scores they were reading out.

Strumms · 01-08-2019 12:12AM

Aegir wrote: »

must everything be a political struggle against British imperialism for you?

The core of cricket is based around the village green, it is the natural heart of small communities and the cricket club often doubles up as a local hall for 50th birthday parties and the odd wedding reception.

when the GAA came along it did two things, it wrapped itself in politics, so anyone that wasn't a member was not truly Irish and it then banned its members from playing "Garrison Games". It also bases itself at the heart of village life.

The fact that GAA killed off one of the most popular sports in the country is nothing more than a statement of fact.

https://www.cricketireland.ie/about/history

I’d be a massive fan of football and hurling but as an institution the mindset of ‘hardcore GAA people’ can be beyond backwards, toxic and inward looking in my experience even to this day. It’s not surprising to be reading the above regarding their behavior towards people who simply preferred to invest their time and passion in other sports which didn’t originate in Ireland.

s7ryf3925pivug · 01-08-2019 12:26AM

It was our national sport before we made up something to imitate hurling.

We were well ahead of England immediately after they became world champions. Then we were thrashed in the fourth innings so badly that we broke multiple records.

It was our first match as a test nation. Only 10 countries get to be test nations. So we're tenth best in the world, which is good.

People here have hostile attitudes because it's associated with being middle class and protestant. Most other former British colonies really like it though.

salmocab · 01-08-2019 12:45AM

Kamden Great Rim wrote: »

It was our national sport before we made up something to imitate hurling.

We were well ahead of England immediately after they became world champions. Then we were thrashed in the fourth innings so badly that we broke multiple records.

It was our first match as a test nation. Only 10 countries get to be test nations. So we're tenth best in the world, which is good.

People here have hostile attitudes because it's associated with being middle class and protestant. Most other former British colonies really like it though.

Second match as a test nation and there are 12 test nations.

padd b1975 · 01-08-2019 01:34AM

ToddyDoody wrote: »

How's the women's game?

Shocking.

Massive gap in terms of skills.

Much larger than soccer.

Canis Lupus · 01-08-2019 04:20AM

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

I dislike cricket. I will never apologise for that. I think it's elitist, and has indelicately imperial overtones, and my Christ it is boring.

But worst of all, cricket has derived its international stature as a result of the historical imperial dominance of Great Britain, and not for its own sake. If it were otherwise, we'd be accustomed to Sweden playing Russia, or France vs Croatia, or USA vs Netherlands, as in the last two world cups.

I think rugby might come in for similar criticisms, but it's a faster sport and something happens. A game of cricket might never end. You might die there. The idea of it is depressing.

They've the Big Bash League in Australia, very family orientated, it's designed as the name might suggest to let the batters swing for the rafters. It's not bad at all actually. None of the crap that are tests etc.

s7ryf3925pivug · 01-08-2019 12:30PM

Cricket is only upper class, elitist or imperialist in the minds of some people in Britain and Ireland who focus too much on social class and British imperialism. In other countries it is not associated with social class or British imperialism.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.sportskeeda.com/amp/cricket/these-5-indian-cricketers-emerged-from-poverty-and-are-earning-millions-today

jayobray · 01-08-2019 12:38PM

salmocab wrote: »

Second match as a test nation and there are 12 test nations.

Third match as a test nation

salmocab · 01-08-2019 01:46PM

jayobray wrote: »

Third match as a test nation

Touché
I almost added’I think’but got cocky

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