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With the help of Npower and the ECB, Channel 4 has provided the whole of Britain with live coverage which the fans find exciting and thrilling to watch. Channel 4 has brought us many great matches during this last decade, the most memorable being the Ashes win this year with brilliant performances from both teams. If I am looking to watch cricket, Channel 4 is the first place I go.
Another factor that has effected Channel 4 a lot is the amazing and exiting commentry from some of the greats. Some examples would be Richie Benaud (Aus), Michael Atherton (Eng), Mark Slater (Aus), Ian Botham (Eng) and Domonic Cork (Eng). All of these ex - cricketers have provided us with accurate, entertaining and heart stopping cricket. The most experienced is probably good old Richie Benaud. Unfortunatly he has now retired and I am hoping that Graham Thorpe will replace him, because he is a very experienced test and ODI player who also played First Class. He retired this year because of his age and will be missed by many devoted fans. But in my opinion, no one can replace the great Richie Benaud.
Cricket has become more and more popular as the years has progressed. Thanks partly to Channel 4. In my opinion, showing cricket coverage on a compulsery channel. This is because not every household have the hardware to view other channels, namely Sky Sports. So people with limited channels can view great matches. This also prevents complaints and contraversy about not being able to watch matches that are either important or are vital to a team's survival in a league or cup.
The only disadvantage that I can see is that the cricket is frequently interupted by the horse racing. This can be rather annoying as you could miss vital sections of the match. Although you can watch uninterupted live coverage on Film 4, not everyone has a wide selection of channels to choose from, so this could be a problem if you get annoyed easily.
Another advantage if you watch Channel 4, but this is only if you have Sky or Sky+, is that there is an interactive service which I have explored. If you have just got in from work, school, etc. you can push the red button and a page will come up telling you everything that has happened so far that day and find results aswell. You can also do a similar thing if you have not got Sky. You can use good old fashioned Teletext. You can find results, live scores and fixtures to see when the next games are on. So you are not completely hindered if you don't have Sky.
Another disadvantage, is that not all matches are shown on Channel 4. Only big matches such as the Ashes, World Cup, World Series and England matches are shown. If you want to watch county matches, you need Sky Sports. Although this is not so bad if you are not a county cricket fan.
Overall, I can say that if you want to watch cricket with all the excitment, Channel 4 is the place to go. Although there are frequent interuptions, you can't beat Channel 4. The channel that helped Britain watch England gain Ashes triumph.
I really miss Ch4 coverage well at least parts of it. I remember the bbc before it, was very old fashioned with very 'standard' commentary nothing that rocks the boat. Sky Sports is quality of course but they are experts in what they do and can afford a large budget. My C4 modernisation and really interacting with the viewer brought cricket to many new people. Then there was the ashes, i dont think it would have been quite the same with historic commentary from the likes of Benault and Boycott
gingelou 10.01.2006 21:34
Not really a cricket fan, so didn't watch it! Sounds like you enjoyed it though! Great review too! Lou.x
tom1clare 29.09.2005 22:09
They delivered great coverage - I was absolutely glued to the Ashes (and previous series too); shame Sky have got it now though, and as I don't have Sky I'll have to make do with BBC World Cup highlights next year *sigh :) tom
Sep 22nd, 2005
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