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iadom · 06-11-2016, 20:51

Even when the BBC TV had a complete monopoly they never, ever broadcast ball by ball test cricket and as much as I have always been a cricket nut I accept that the demand for full, ball by ball test match cricket, even home test matches would have limited appeal.

How could viewing figures for home test matches plummet, apart from highlights there was no live test match cricket to view in the first place so how can you say viewing figures plummeted? Channel 4 never showed full, live test cricket.

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Many years ago the BBC used to broadcast in full the Sunday League 40 over competition and I used to watch it from start to end. The Gillette Cup final may have been shown in full but nothing else has ever been broadcast in full, from start to end until Sky came along.

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iadom Oh Lanky Lanky. Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Shaw, Oldham, Lancashire. Services: 2 TV 360 boxes. 500mb BB, Phone line. Posts: 8,041	Re: Cricket Even when the BBC TV had a complete monopoly they never, ever broadcast ball by ball test cricket and as much as I have always been a cricket nut I accept that the demand for full, ball by ball test match cricket, even home test matches would have limited appeal. How could viewing figures for home test matches plummet, apart from highlights there was no live test match cricket to view in the first place so how can you say viewing figures plummeted? Channel 4 never showed full, live test cricket. ---------- Post added at 20:51 ---------- Previous post was at 20:47 ---------- Many years ago the BBC used to broadcast in full the Sunday League 40 over competition and I used to watch it from start to end. The Gillette Cup final may have been shown in full but nothing else has ever been broadcast in full, from start to end until Sky came along.