Cricket's gloomy future?
According to a report in the Courier Mail , a research produced at a Cricket Australia conference shows that cricket is under siege at junior level: seven out of 10 Australian children have no interest in the sport
Akhila Ranganna
25-Feb-2013
According to a report in the Courier Mail, a research produced at a Cricket Australia conference shows that cricket is under siege at junior level: seven out of 10 Australian children have no interest in the sport. Robert Craddock writes that cricket is not dying but it is like a mighty lion who once ruled the jungle suddenly developing a limp and a stagger, but Queensland cricket is looking to buck the trend.
"The biggest hint I had that the format is wrong is that over the last few years the happiest I have heard parents is when I ring them on Saturday morning and tell them it is too wet to play," Queensland Cricket chairman Jim Holding said.
"These are people in the game who have already made the decision to commit to play. I hear them doing the celebration dance on the phone. That has to be the most massive tip that the format is not what people want."
Akhila Ranganna is assistant editor (Audio) at ESPNcricinfo