tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7103718.post8013565778756474902..comments2023-10-31T04:17:02.904+13:00Comments on Mike On Cricket: Test cricket in crisis?Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15979327252154319881noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7103718.post-57642625409207354852006-12-20T11:57:00.000+13:002006-12-20T11:57:00.000+13:00You are rightt hat while crowds may not be there, ...You are rightt hat while crowds may not be there, the interest certainly is and it is lasting interest. <br /><br />Tests have a really important revenue raising role as well. A Test match can provide TV networks with up to 32.5 hours of live TV content, 4 times what you would get in a ODI.<br /><br />I think tickets are reasonably priced. $15 for 6.5 hours of entertainment is a nominal fee in my opinion. As I said elsewhere, fixture timing will maximise interest in the game. Test crowds are much more responsive than ODI and Twenty20 crowds when it comes to fixturing. Punters will sacrifice a day off work for a ODI but are less likely to do so for a Test. So play Tests when it suits the punters the most and make it easy for them to attend. <br /><br />Boxing Day, New Years, Waitangi Day Test, Anniversary Days... there are loads of fixture possibilities.Jeffrey Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11522609872733177492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7103718.post-41340412232381941222006-12-20T11:56:00.001+13:002006-12-20T11:56:00.001+13:00Without doing any calculations, I suspect NZ Crick...Without doing any calculations, I suspect NZ Cricket earns less than $15 per day per TV viewer, probably even less than the $5 per adult from the family day at the Basin. So encouraging crowds probably would make money. Also, even if you do manage to get people away from the TV for a day or two of test cricket, they'll still be paying their Sky subscriptions.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00835060704535761969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7103718.post-67007965836245643252006-12-20T11:56:00.000+13:002006-12-20T11:56:00.000+13:00"The aim of New Zealand Cricket of course is not t..."The aim of New Zealand Cricket of course is not to draw crowds, but to make money."<br /><br />I do hope this isn't the case. Surely the aim of NZ Cricket is to put a successful cricket team on the field and entertain NZ cricket fans. And in terms of entertaining fans, nothing but nothing compares with a day at the cricket surrounded by a crowd.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00835060704535761969noreply@blogger.com