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Divided By Cricket
Dear Editor,
I remembered the days as a youth in Guyana. My Dad would give me season tickets to see the cricket greats of the 70’s. He would take me to the prestine and prestigious Bourda ground. He would leave me there all day and return after work to take me home. I would sit in the Bourda south stand with my little blue transistor radio listening to Cozier and “Reds” call the game ball by ball.
I saw the likes of the Chapell brothers, Jeff Thompson and Denise Lillee, the great Richards, Kallicharan, and Clive. Not forgetting the four horsemen of the Apocalypse— Croft, Garner, Roberts and Holding. Later, Marshall was added. Crircket was not only fun, but a serious game. My friends and I would stay up until 1AM listening to the Packer series in Australia. We knew more about cricket without TV and the internet.
I recently signed up for the cricket channel and watched the CPL. I was disappointed with the level of cricket I saw. I saw mediocre cricket from the batting to the bowling to the fielding. I saw cricketers who already had their bat raised ready to hit the ball before it was delivered. Gone are the days when you tapped the bat at the crease reading the line and length of the ball. The basic yorker seems unplayer. The middle order batsmen would crumble like dominoes.
We need to bring back the glory days of cricket. It is a sport that can truly unite the country. I was proud to see so many Guyana flags being waved. Let’s make cricket a true family affair starting with the way the women in the half time shows and cheer leading dress and dance. I’m sure a lot of revenue was made by the franchises and businesses. But the real losers were the fans.
Regards,
Daniel Singh
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Daniel- what you have watched has nothing to do with Cricket, as you and
most “older folks” know. This format is called “bat and ball”- and their main
aim in MONEY- LOTS OF IT. As for the “half naked girls” showing off their
ASS-ets” they were just selling themselves- they were paid to display and
attract..
I have also watched Test matches at Bourda. There’s no comparison at a
live match. I don’t watch these types of games since they started way back
in the 1970’s.
Sorry-just my thoughts.