That's one way to make a short game even shorter.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cly7dgp8x7jo
That's one way to make a short game even shorter.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cly7dgp8x7jo
On 10/04/2026 9:17 pm, max.it wrote:
Back in the good old days, 'we' used to play a good game of Cricket.
That's one way to make a short game even shorter.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cly7dgp8x7jo
Five or Four Days, no worries.
Then, when we lost our attention span, someone (Australia's Kerry
Packer, maybe) came up with One Day Cricket. Up to 50 Overs per side.
Job done.
Then THAT became too long, so the move was made to T-20 Games. Twenty
Overs per side.
The next move .... Super Sevens Cricket.
Each side faces up to Seven Overs, each over Seven Balls long.
Wickets fall as normal ... but Each Bowler can only Bowl ONE Over.
However the Bats-person that faces the seventh ball of those overs is
either OUT or MUST Retire ... and, if necessary, return towards the end
of the innings after the other Bats-persons have had a go.
In article <111b8q7$1gjlj$1@dont-email.me>, Daniel70 ><daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> writes
On 10/04/2026 9:17 pm, max.it wrote:
Back in the good old days, 'we' used to play a good game of Cricket.
That's one way to make a short game even shorter.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cly7dgp8x7jo
Five or Four Days, no worries.
Then, when we lost our attention span, someone (Australia's Kerry
Packer, maybe) came up with One Day Cricket. Up to 50 Overs per side.
Job done.
Not Kerry Packer. The first ODI was some years before he launched his
World Series Cricket. But this country should perhaps take most of the >blame/credit, as the Gillette Cup began for the counties in 1963.
Initially it was 65 overs a side, back when over rates were less
sluggish, soon reduced to 60 overs.
Then THAT became too long, so the move was made to T-20 Games. Twenty >>Overs per side.
And again we were to "blame".
The next move .... Super Sevens Cricket.
Each side faces up to Seven Overs, each over Seven Balls long.
Wickets fall as normal ... but Each Bowler can only Bowl ONE Over.
However the Bats-person that faces the seventh ball of those overs is >>either OUT or MUST Retire ... and, if necessary, return towards the end
of the innings after the other Bats-persons have had a go.
It could happen. There is already a T10 tournament, held in the UAE
IIRC.
In article <111b8q7$1gjlj$1@dont-email.me>, Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> writes
On 10/04/2026 9:17 pm, max.it wrote:
Back in the good old days, 'we' used to play a good game of Cricket.
That's one way to make a short game even shorter.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cly7dgp8x7jo
Five or Four Days, no worries.
Then, when we lost our attention span, someone (Australia's Kerry
Packer, maybe) came up with One Day Cricket. Up to 50 Overs per side.
Job done.
Not Kerry Packer. The first ODI was some years before he launched his
World Series Cricket. But this country should perhaps take most of the blame/credit, as the Gillette Cup began for the counties in 1963.
Initially it was 65 overs a side, back when over rates were less
sluggish, soon reduced to 60 overs.
Then THAT became too long, so the move was made to T-20 Games. Twenty
Overs per side.
And again we were to "blame".
The next move .... Super Sevens Cricket.
Each side faces up to Seven Overs, each over Seven Balls long.
Wickets fall as normal ... but Each Bowler can only Bowl ONE Over.
However the Bats-person that faces the seventh ball of those overs is
either OUT or MUST Retire ... and, if necessary, return towards the end
of the innings after the other Bats-persons have had a go.
It could happen. There is already a T10 tournament, held in the UAE
IIRC.
In article <111b8q7$1gjlj$1@dont-email.me>, Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> writes
On 10/04/2026 9:17 pm, max.it wrote:
Back in the good old days, 'we' used to play a good game of Cricket.
That's one way to make a short game even shorter.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cly7dgp8x7jo
Five or Four Days, no worries.
Then, when we lost our attention span, someone (Australia's Kerry
Packer, maybe) came up with One Day Cricket. Up to 50 Overs per side.
Job done.
Not Kerry Packer. The first ODI was some years before he launched his
World Series Cricket. But this country should perhaps take most of the blame/credit, as the Gillette Cup began for the counties in 1963.
Initially it was 65 overs a side, back when over rates were less
sluggish, soon reduced to 60 overs.
Then THAT became too long, so the move was made to T-20 Games. Twenty
Overs per side.
And again we were to "blame".
The next move .... Super Sevens Cricket.
Each side faces up to Seven Overs, each over Seven Balls long.
Wickets fall as normal ... but Each Bowler can only Bowl ONE Over.
However the Bats-person that faces the seventh ball of those overs is
either OUT or MUST Retire ... and, if necessary, return towards the end
of the innings after the other Bats-persons have had a go.
It could happen. There is already a T10 tournament, held in the UAE
IIRC.
On 22/06/2026 16:41, John Hall wrote:
In article <111b8q7$1gjlj$1@dont-email.me>, Daniel70
<daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> writes
On 10/04/2026 9:17 pm, max.it wrote:
Back in the good old days, 'we' used to play a good game of Cricket.
That's one way to make a short game even shorter.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cly7dgp8x7jo
Five or Four Days, no worries.
Then, when we lost our attention span, someone (Australia's Kerry
Packer, maybe) came up with One Day Cricket. Up to 50 Overs per side.
Job done.
Not Kerry Packer. The first ODI was some years before he launched his
World Series Cricket. But this country should perhaps take most of the
blame/credit, as the Gillette Cup began for the counties in 1963.
Initially it was 65 overs a side, back when over rates were less
sluggish, soon reduced to 60 overs.
Then THAT became too long, so the move was made to T-20 Games. Twenty
Overs per side.
And again we were to "blame".
The next move .... Super Sevens Cricket.
Each side faces up to Seven Overs, each over Seven Balls long.
Wickets fall as normal ... but Each Bowler can only Bowl ONE Over.
However the Bats-person that faces the seventh ball of those overs is
either OUT or MUST Retire ... and, if necessary, return towards the end
of the innings after the other Bats-persons have had a go.
It could happen. There is already a T10 tournament, held in the UAE
IIRC.
It's quite similar to the Hong Kong Sixes. That's 6 overs a side, but
also 6 players a side. Originally I think each player had to bowl one
over, but they have changed it so that one player can bowl two overs so
that the wicket-keeper doesn't have to.
On 23/06/2026 1:41 am, John Hall wrote:
In article <111b8q7$1gjlj$1@dont-email.me>, Daniel70
<daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> writes
On 10/04/2026 9:17 pm, max.it wrote:
Back in the good old days, 'we' used to play a good game of Cricket.
That's one way to make a short game even shorter.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cly7dgp8x7jo
Five or Four Days, no worries.
Then, when we lost our attention span, someone (Australia's Kerry
Packer, maybe) came up with One Day Cricket. Up to 50 Overs per side.
Job done.
Not Kerry Packer. The first ODI was some years before he launched his
World Series Cricket. But this country should perhaps take most of the
blame/credit, as the Gillette Cup began for the counties in 1963.
Initially it was 65 overs a side, back when over rates were less
sluggish, soon reduced to 60 overs.
Back in the 60's, they would have been Eight Ball Overs, wouldn't they?? Or did
you play six ball overs, even then??
Two 65 over innings would have made for a very long day. V-E-R-Y long!! Even two
60 over innings!
In article <111dv3f$28pgk$1@dont-email.me>, Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> writes
On 23/06/2026 1:41 am, John Hall wrote:
In article <111b8q7$1gjlj$1@dont-email.me>, Daniel70
<daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> writes
On 10/04/2026 9:17 pm, max.it wrote:
Back in the good old days, 'we' used to play a good game of Cricket.
That's one way to make a short game even shorter.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cly7dgp8x7jo
Five or Four Days, no worries.
Then, when we lost our attention span, someone (Australia's Kerry
Packer, maybe) came up with One Day Cricket. Up to 50 Overs per side.
Job done.
Not Kerry Packer. The first ODI was some years before he launched his
World Series Cricket. But this country should perhaps take most of the
blame/credit, as the Gillette Cup began for the counties in 1963.
Initially it was 65 overs a side, back when over rates were less
sluggish, soon reduced to 60 overs.
Back in the 60's, they would have been Eight Ball Overs, wouldn't they?? Or did
you play six ball overs, even then??
Eight-ball overs were an Australian thing.
It's always been 6-ball overs
here (apart from in the Hundred), except that I have an idea they tried 8-ball overs for one season just before WW2.
(Ok, if you go back to
before 1900 then 4-ball and then 5-ball overs were used, before six
balls was finally adopted.)
Two 65 over innings would have made for a very long day. V-E-R-Y long!! Even two
60 over innings!
It did. Of course over rates tended to be substantially better then.
On 23/06/2026 21:57, John Hall wrote:
In article <111dv3f$28pgk$1@dont-email.me>, Daniel70
<daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> writes
On 23/06/2026 1:41 am, John Hall wrote:
In article <111b8q7$1gjlj$1@dont-email.me>, Daniel70
<daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> writes
On 10/04/2026 9:17 pm, max.it wrote:
Back in the good old days, 'we' used to play a good game of Cricket. >>>>> Five or Four Days, no worries.
That's one way to make a short game even shorter.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cly7dgp8x7jo
Then, when we lost our attention span, someone (Australia's Kerry
Packer, maybe) came up with One Day Cricket. Up to 50 Overs per side. >>>>> Job done.
Not Kerry Packer. The first ODI was some years before he launched his
World Series Cricket. But this country should perhaps take most of the >>>> blame/credit, as the Gillette Cup began for the counties in 1963.
Initially it was 65 overs a side, back when over rates were less
sluggish, soon reduced to 60 overs.
Back in the 60's, they would have been Eight Ball Overs, wouldn't
they?? Or did
you play six ball overs, even then??
Eight-ball overs were an Australian thing.
Mostly, although South Africa, New Zealand and Pakistan also used them
for shorter periods.
It's always been 6-ball overs
here (apart from in the Hundred), except that I have an idea they tried
8-ball overs for one season just before WW2.
Yes, in both Tests and CC in 1939.
(Ok, if you go back to
before 1900 then 4-ball and then 5-ball overs were used, before six
balls was finally adopted.)
Yes, they changed from 4 balls to 5 in 1889, and to 6 in 1900.
Two 65 over innings would have made for a very long day. V-E-R-Y
long!! Even two
60 over innings!
It did. Of course over rates tended to be substantially better then.
At the rate allowed now for ODIs (50 overs in 3.5 hours), 65 overs would take 4 hours 33 minutes, so over 9 hours in total, not including the interval(s).
On 24/06/2026 07:07, David North wrote:
On 23/06/2026 21:57, John Hall wrote:
In article <111dv3f$28pgk$1@dont-email.me>, Daniel70
<daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> writes
On 23/06/2026 1:41 am, John Hall wrote:
In article <111b8q7$1gjlj$1@dont-email.me>, Daniel70
<daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> writes
On 10/04/2026 9:17 pm, max.it wrote:
Back in the good old days, 'we' used to play a good game of Cricket. >>>>>> Five or Four Days, no worries.
That's one way to make a short game even shorter.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cly7dgp8x7jo
Then, when we lost our attention span, someone (Australia's Kerry
Packer, maybe) came up with One Day Cricket. Up to 50 Overs per side. >>>>>> Job done.
Not Kerry Packer. The first ODI was some years before he launched his >>>>> World Series Cricket. But this country should perhaps take most of the >>>>> blame/credit, as the Gillette Cup began for the counties in 1963.
Initially it was 65 overs a side, back when over rates were less
sluggish, soon reduced to 60 overs.
Back in the 60's, they would have been Eight Ball Overs, wouldn't
they?? Or did
you play six ball overs, even then??
Eight-ball overs were an Australian thing.
Mostly, although South Africa, New Zealand and Pakistan also used them
for shorter periods.
It's always been 6-ball overs
here (apart from in the Hundred), except that I have an idea they tried
8-ball overs for one season just before WW2.
Yes, in both Tests and CC in 1939.
(Ok, if you go back to
before 1900 then 4-ball and then 5-ball overs were used, before six
balls was finally adopted.)
Yes, they changed from 4 balls to 5 in 1889, and to 6 in 1900.
Two 65 over innings would have made for a very long day. V-E-R-Y
long!! Even two
60 over innings!
It did. Of course over rates tended to be substantially better then.
At the rate allowed now for ODIs (50 overs in 3.5 hours), 65 overs
would take 4 hours 33 minutes, so over 9 hours in total, not including
the interval(s).
I think the 65 overs was dropped after the first year, to 60 overs as mentioned elsewhere.
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