I Don't Like Cricket

On Tuesday, we make yet another trip on up to Headingley, or as we’re supposed to call it now, “Headingley Carnegie Stadium”.

Usually when we head to Headingley, we’ll be packed into the South Stand watching the Rhinos battle it out for 2 Rugby League points, or a place in the next round of the cup.

However on Tuesday, it’ll be a little different.

You see, Headingley is a bit ‘unique’ in that it is actually two “stadiums” in one. It’s not one of these pre-fabricated ‘multi-function’ grounds that pop up, which cater for football, rugby, athletics, speedway, greyhounds and tiddlywinks all in one arena. Oh no, Headingley is quite different.
Instead, you have one rugby stadium to the south. But the North Stand, also happens to be the South Stand of the famous Headingley cricket ground and that’s where we’ll be sitting on Tuesday evening.

Now I’m not really what you’d describe as a cricket fanatic. I can understand it, but I can’t endure a full 5 day test match. It’s boring. One day-ers are about endurable but if nothing happens soon, I’m usually reaching for the remote.

But, they’ve recently introduced a new type of cricket. A sort of ‘cricket for dummies’ if you will. It’s what they call “Twenty20” cricket and its pretty good stuff. To be fair, the ECB and Sky have marketed it really well, but in essence, it’s cricket that’s much more friendly on the eye to watch, all action, no mucking about slogfests which are a great way to spend an evening in the sun.

On Tuesday, Yorkshire Phoenix play Durham Dynamos in their first Northern Group match. Yorkshire aren’t exactly playing well at the moment, so victory is far from assured, but who cares.
There are a couple of other games after that before the big one. The Roses clash – Yorkshire vs Lancashire. For either side, the season is pretty dependent on those games. The bottom line is that, as a Yorkshire man, you don’t want to lose to Lancashire and likewise, as a hot-pot, you hate losing to the puddings.

So anyway, here’s to a few tinnies on the terraces on a (hopefully) pleasant evening on Tuesday night. Afterward, it’ll be on to the Skyrack to see how Great Britain RL are doing against New Zealand.

COME ON YORKSHIRE!