Australia puts new concept on trial
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August 11, 2010, Wednesday
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CRICKET Australia put its revolutionary split innings one-day concept on trial yesterday in an experimental match ahead of a board meeting where it will decide whether or not to adopt the revolutionary format this domestic season.
Tasmania beat South Australia by six wickets in a match at Darwin in which each team was allocated two 20-over innings on an alternating basis.
Cricket Australia is aiming to reignite interest in the traditional limited-overs game, which gives each team 50 overs to bat and 50 overs to field, amid the booming popularity of Twenty20. Under the format, bowlers can still bowl up to a maximum 10 overs, meaning teams can include four specialist bowlers and not have to rely on part-timers to make up the other one-fifth of the allocated overs.
"You only have to pick four bowlers to get the overs completed and I think that's going to be the biggest adjustment," Tasmania captain Xavier Doherty said.
"Teams will pick their four best bowlers, without having to go for a fifth or a sixth, and on the flipside of that you play an extra batsman, so the batting strength will be that little bit more as well. So that's what 40-over cricket will bring to the table: You'll get to see more high-quality batting and the best bowlers bowling in it," he said.
Doherty said there'd be more emphasis on specialist players, and less on allrounders, which is a departure from how traditional limited-overs internationals are going.
He said not everyone would be happy if the changes were imposed, "but without trailing it no-one's going to know what it's going to throw up, so the only way to go is to try it and see what happens."
The match yesterday did not include the proposed "super striker," a batsman who can bat again after being dismissed. The CA board will meet on Friday to discuss the format for the 2010-2011 season.
Tasmania beat South Australia by six wickets in a match at Darwin in which each team was allocated two 20-over innings on an alternating basis.
Cricket Australia is aiming to reignite interest in the traditional limited-overs game, which gives each team 50 overs to bat and 50 overs to field, amid the booming popularity of Twenty20. Under the format, bowlers can still bowl up to a maximum 10 overs, meaning teams can include four specialist bowlers and not have to rely on part-timers to make up the other one-fifth of the allocated overs.
"You only have to pick four bowlers to get the overs completed and I think that's going to be the biggest adjustment," Tasmania captain Xavier Doherty said.
"Teams will pick their four best bowlers, without having to go for a fifth or a sixth, and on the flipside of that you play an extra batsman, so the batting strength will be that little bit more as well. So that's what 40-over cricket will bring to the table: You'll get to see more high-quality batting and the best bowlers bowling in it," he said.
Doherty said there'd be more emphasis on specialist players, and less on allrounders, which is a departure from how traditional limited-overs internationals are going.
He said not everyone would be happy if the changes were imposed, "but without trailing it no-one's going to know what it's going to throw up, so the only way to go is to try it and see what happens."
The match yesterday did not include the proposed "super striker," a batsman who can bat again after being dismissed. The CA board will meet on Friday to discuss the format for the 2010-2011 season.
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