debut: 3/1/21
882 runs
Barbados should hosted this.
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Come on Grenada. This is Embarrassing!
debut: 6/19/05
4,929 runs
In reply to WalterWhite
Please dont call Barbados name and get the anti-Barbados meangirl all riled up
Please dont call Barbados name and get the anti-Barbados meangirl all riled up
debut: 1/24/04
16,422 runs
In reply to WalterWhite
These venues were chosen to accommodate the White Aussie tourists just like when England tours the region.
As long as the tourists show up CWI is happy.
These venues were chosen to accommodate the White Aussie tourists just like when England tours the region.
As long as the tourists show up CWI is happy.
debut: 1/1/04
12,963 runs
In reply to SnoopDog
But, it’s a picturesque location and a nice wicket.
Wish I was there in the empty stands.
But, it’s a picturesque location and a nice wicket.
Wish I was there in the empty stands.
debut: 11/13/02
80,343 runs
In reply to WalterWhite
It’s a Thursday. The demographic for test cricket, particularly in the West Indies, comprises mostly retirees.
How many retirees that into cricket you think Grenada has?
It’s a Thursday. The demographic for test cricket, particularly in the West Indies, comprises mostly retirees.
How many retirees that into cricket you think Grenada has?
debut: 1/24/04
16,422 runs
In reply to StumpCam
CWI have basically mandated only certain venues for touring teams like England, Oz, NZ - these teams get Bim, Antigua, Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and sometimes, Jamaica. This is to accommodate all their tourist fans who want to watch cricket and go to the beach after.
Teams like Indian, Pak, SA, and Sri Lanka get venues like Guyana, Tittie, and sometimes, Jamaica. These teams don't typically have throngs of fans traveling for resort tourism and beaches.
It means we will probably never again see touring teams from Eng, Oz, or NZ playing a test match, or even white ball cricket, in Guyana or Tittie.
But, it’s a picturesque location and a nice wicket.
Wish I was there in the empty stands.
Wish I was there in the empty stands.
CWI have basically mandated only certain venues for touring teams like England, Oz, NZ - these teams get Bim, Antigua, Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and sometimes, Jamaica. This is to accommodate all their tourist fans who want to watch cricket and go to the beach after.
Teams like Indian, Pak, SA, and Sri Lanka get venues like Guyana, Tittie, and sometimes, Jamaica. These teams don't typically have throngs of fans traveling for resort tourism and beaches.
It means we will probably never again see touring teams from Eng, Oz, or NZ playing a test match, or even white ball cricket, in Guyana or Tittie.
debut: 6/12/04
18,447 runs
In reply to SnoopDog
I have no problem with the Aussie or the English coming to see cricket. Many of the Aussue I spoke with told me that they have a 45 day trip package.
This entails starting in Bim and ending in Ja.
Many were folks that look as if they were retired.
I have no problem with the Aussie or the English coming to see cricket. Many of the Aussue I spoke with told me that they have a 45 day trip package.
This entails starting in Bim and ending in Ja.
Many were folks that look as if they were retired.
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debut: 3/1/21
882 runs
In reply to imusic
Exactly the point. Why schedule a match for a venue where the crowd is guaranteed to be poor?
It seems that once TV revenues are okay they don't give a damn about attendance. Images like this end up hurting the game in the long run though.
Exactly the point. Why schedule a match for a venue where the crowd is guaranteed to be poor?
It seems that once TV revenues are okay they don't give a damn about attendance. Images like this end up hurting the game in the long run though.
debut: 6/12/04
18,447 runs
In reply to WalterWhite
Where in the Caribbean do you think that would generate a good crowd to watch test.
Where in the Caribbean do you think that would generate a good crowd to watch test.
debut: 1/24/04
16,422 runs
In reply to tc1
I hear you.
But it means that most of these venues are either going to be empty, or comprised of mostly tourist spectators, like in Bim where England are basically playing a home game in the Caribbean every time they play there.
And as your fren iTito rightly said, there is no culture in places like Grenada (I'm talking locals here) for Test cricket as opposed to places like Guyana, Tittie and Jamaica.
That being said, I was pleasantly surprise to see a lot of locals in Bim during the first Test of this series.
I hear you.
But it means that most of these venues are either going to be empty, or comprised of mostly tourist spectators, like in Bim where England are basically playing a home game in the Caribbean every time they play there.
And as your fren iTito rightly said, there is no culture in places like Grenada (I'm talking locals here) for Test cricket as opposed to places like Guyana, Tittie and Jamaica.
That being said, I was pleasantly surprise to see a lot of locals in Bim during the first Test of this series.
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debut: 6/29/10
5,583 runs
Nobody taking time off to watch Test cricket in the Caribbean these days.
In England and Australia, people plan their vacation days around Test cricket.
In England and Australia, people plan their vacation days around Test cricket.
debut: 1/24/04
16,422 runs
In reply to WalterWhite
As far as I know, CWI is the only cricket board which allows touring teams to dictate which venues they play when they tour the Caribbean.
I might be wrong, but there is no way in hell that the English and Oz boards would allow CWI to cherry pick the venues they want to play when they visit England or Oz.
As far as I know, CWI is the only cricket board which allows touring teams to dictate which venues they play when they tour the Caribbean.
I might be wrong, but there is no way in hell that the English and Oz boards would allow CWI to cherry pick the venues they want to play when they visit England or Oz.
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debut: 2/14/03
6,332 runs
In reply to SnoopDog
Tourists go to Grenada in droves? If they were trying to attract tourists then Antigua, Barbados and Jamaica would be better locations.
Tourists go to Grenada in droves? If they were trying to attract tourists then Antigua, Barbados and Jamaica would be better locations.
debut: 4/28/03
60,893 runs
In reply to SnoopDog
When no one really wants to play against you, I guess you willing to do anything to get a tour.
When no one really wants to play against you, I guess you willing to do anything to get a tour.
debut: 1/24/04
16,422 runs
In reply to natty_forever
Dude, the WTC requires teams to tour the Caribbean.
Dude, the WTC requires teams to tour the Caribbean.
debut: 11/13/02
80,343 runs
The Caribbean is still a top destination for the top teams.
#1 - WAGS love it!
#2 - Perceived “easy” wins
#3 - WAGS love it!
#4 - Easy points to pick up in WTC
#5 - WAGS love it!
Literally no downside.
#1 - WAGS love it!
#2 - Perceived “easy” wins
#3 - WAGS love it!
#4 - Easy points to pick up in WTC
#5 - WAGS love it!
Literally no downside.
debut: 2/7/03
17,943 runs
In reply to WalterWhite
Breds, no ground in the WI would have a considerably larger turnout for test cricket.
Even if entry was free.
You just wake up from a decade long slumber or wot? 2 decades in fact.
A schoolboy 20/20 game would draw a reasonable crowd quicker.
Breds, no ground in the WI would have a considerably larger turnout for test cricket.
Even if entry was free.
You just wake up from a decade long slumber or wot? 2 decades in fact.
A schoolboy 20/20 game would draw a reasonable crowd quicker.
debut: 3/1/21
882 runs
In reply to VIX
Barbados was tolerable. This is awful. Crowds show up in Dominica.
Barbados was tolerable. This is awful. Crowds show up in Dominica.
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debut: 11/13/02
80,343 runs
In reply to WalterWhite
They do show up in Dominica.
My theory for that is that international cricket is rare and still relatively new for Dominica.
So like back in the day in other territories, a test match is a big thing for the island. Some places used to declare a public holiday for cricket. Schools would close early to facilitate etc.
Once the “newness” wore off, it became less of an event.
Crowds show up in Dominica
They do show up in Dominica.
My theory for that is that international cricket is rare and still relatively new for Dominica.
So like back in the day in other territories, a test match is a big thing for the island. Some places used to declare a public holiday for cricket. Schools would close early to facilitate etc.
Once the “newness” wore off, it became less of an event.
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