http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/current/story/738499.html
Read the link above first and then read my rant.
Shouldn't they be concentrating on getting their scheduling right and not playing the games in soulless stadiums like Eden Park, Wellington Stadium etc. that domestic games will never fill? I'm of the belief that if you see game on TV that looks like it's full then you'll believe it is important and you'll watch, even if it is only a 5,000 seat venue. Likewise games that won't attract people purely because of the teams need grounds of the people to attract the crowds, NZ has these in abundance (the Basin, Pukekura Park etc.) so why don't they use these properly and more often?
NZ cricket appears to be trying to follow a model that we can't even make work for rugby, why don't they try their own way first, get the game back in people's minds and then try a very very gradual process with the end goal being the big stadiums packed out for domestic stuff say in 20 years time.
Read the link above first and then read my rant.
Shouldn't they be concentrating on getting their scheduling right and not playing the games in soulless stadiums like Eden Park, Wellington Stadium etc. that domestic games will never fill? I'm of the belief that if you see game on TV that looks like it's full then you'll believe it is important and you'll watch, even if it is only a 5,000 seat venue. Likewise games that won't attract people purely because of the teams need grounds of the people to attract the crowds, NZ has these in abundance (the Basin, Pukekura Park etc.) so why don't they use these properly and more often?
NZ cricket appears to be trying to follow a model that we can't even make work for rugby, why don't they try their own way first, get the game back in people's minds and then try a very very gradual process with the end goal being the big stadiums packed out for domestic stuff say in 20 years time.