Snake eyes
Amidst all the fretting, frothing and pontificating about Twenty20, the IPL, the ICL, the Stanford make a man a millionaire for fielding a few balls invitational baboons v gibbons events and the occasional Test match, no-one has spotted the real gap in the market for enticing supporters to grounds.
The teams do have names and yet the personnel are very rarely the same which adds even more spice and that game is, of course, how big can we get the beer snake before the stewards (that being team name number one) get near the crowd (the opposition) and we chuck everything in the air so it rains on everyone around us, including the stewards and anyone who happens to be near them? If you think Twenty20 is quick then this is even quicker for no sooner has one snake been dismantled than all the cups are hastily reassembled in another area of the ground for another game.
The great thing about this game is you can put a game of Twenty20 on in the background and for those who get bored of the snake game they can watch some cricket instead. But surely it is only a matter of time before the authorities dispense with the cricket – after all the cricketers cost money – and just have Twenty20 snake matches instead. The ICC would have to ascertain some rules – if, for example, a steward gets a touch to the snake does this mean you are out or is it an unsuccessful appeal?
There is a serious point here – if you want to watch this game rather than watch the cricket that you paid your ticket for then that’s your prerogative, but do me a favour and GET OUT OF MY WAY WHILE YOU ARE DOING IT SO I BLOODY WELL CAN.
