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Post by Farmduck on Jan 5, 2014 17:18:09 GMT 10
Now that the Ashes are over, the various State cricket bodies can start making some serious cash. Our T20 League, The Big Bash, has been a big money-spinner for the State cricket Associations. They pushed the start date back a few weeks this year because last year's pre-Xmas crowds weren't great - last year's first Melbourne derby before Xmas got 26K but the return match in mid January got 46K. The corresponding game yesterday got 42K so it looks like they knew what they were doing.
Although the crowds for the Ashes series have been big, that money goes to Cricket Australia, whereas, the Big Bash teams - one in each capital city and 2 in Sydney and Melbourne - are either fully, or part-owned by the State regimes.
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Post by queso on Jan 6, 2014 1:32:41 GMT 10
how much it costs to get into one such game??
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Post by Farmduck on Jan 6, 2014 9:45:13 GMT 10
$10-40 and up to $80 for the good seats. There always seem to be a lot of kids there so there must be family deals. Half the ground is usually designated "alcohol-free" which suggests they want mums to bring the kids. Also in Sydney there are a lot of Indians and Pakistanis who probably don't want to sit in the yobbo section.
In AUS cricket operates on a similar financial basis to RU: most of the money is at the top, significantly less at the State/Provincial level, and practically nothing at the club level. This is where the NRL and AFL have a major advantage. If the AUS cricket and RU teams were absolute gash, the governing bodies would be broke within 5 years. In club-based sports, you never have all the AFL or NRL clubs playing like rubbish at the same time. Brisbane Broncos had a bad 2013 but that was offset by the Roosters and Bunnies.
The Big Bash League is partly an attempt to get more cash to the lower levels.
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Post by stonedrose on Jan 9, 2014 6:51:59 GMT 10
Rather fortuously I ditched Sky Sports in November.....otherwise I would have stayed up through the nights watching the favourites get pummelled.
Credit to Australia and especially Michael Clarke for out enthusing our team totally and utterly and out psyching them also.
The biggest rap has to go to Mitchell Johnson though. He's always been rapid, but in the past he couldn't hit a barn door whilst sitting on the lock. Quite simply he was fantastic and a great advertisement for practice and dedication making a huge difference.
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