My main gripe with the Hundred is that they've pushed aside the smaller counties.
Still undecided about it all really, but do think it has been really good to see Moeen Ali representing and doing so well for a Birmingham team. Fully accept he is a Worcestershire player and their fans may not be as keen, but he is from the city and may not have always got the recognition he deserves. Would have been good to see Woakesy alongside him - does he actually play cricket any more? I jest, but I do find the handling of him and the time he spends on the sidelines very frustrating.
My main gripe with the Hundred is that they've pushed aside the smaller counties.Think the League would also be more exciting if there was a second division. But the matches themselves have been quite exciting and generally close and it's nice to bring the women's game more to the fore as well.
I've probably been watching more of the Women's Hundred than the Men's.However, I am a bit colour ncerned that there are players in the teams who are scheduled to bat low in the order (8 > 11) but who are not bowling either.Unless these players are Derek Randall or Jonty Rhodes in the field, they're not getting much involvement.Jemimah Rodrigues is only at the start of her career, but she's a big future in commentating in the future.
I'm going to a match on Thursday and if my beloved Northern Superchargers don't defeat the hated Manchester Originals I will be fuming. NSTID