The editor of Cricket Statistician analyses recent events

SIMON SWEETMAN

Research: Martlesham HQ

Something that is not often mentioned in terms of the decline of recreational cricket is the virtual disappearance of the works team and, in larger workplaces, inter-firm games. One of the advantages of cricket as a recreation is that you don’t have to be super fit to play and that it can comfortably accept older players.
Thirty years ago it was commonplace. Taking a local example, the Ipswich inter-firm league, played over 20 overs on a Tuesday night, has shrunk substantially. It no...