: Fri Jan 02, 2009 9:20 am  

airliebird9 wrote:

Apart from that, I was disgusted (and told Yorkshire CCC so) about the idea of a ballot system to allocate the general sale tickets and the fact that none would be available over the counter!!

Isn't that the fairest way to allocate tickets when demand is far bigger than supply?

: Sun Jan 04, 2009 2:03 am  

TARANIS wrote:

Isn't that the fairest way to allocate tickets when demand is far bigger than supply?

I don't think so. I would usually take the time to find out when the tickets go on general sale and would be ready either with the telephone or the internet on the morning in question to ensure I get my tickets (because I am a cricket fan).

I now have an equal chance of getting tickets as some bloke who fills in his application form on the last day it is available who just thought he'd check out the Yorkshire CCC website for some reason!!!

There is also no preference given to regular visitors.

There will be people miss out on attaining tickets after the ballot.
There are people who would've missed out on attaining tickets by doing it the usual way.
So what is the difference??

Those that would've bothered their ar$e to make sure they got tickets by being on the ball are being punished.

: Sun Jan 04, 2009 10:47 am  

airliebird9 wrote:

I don't think so. I would usually take the time to find out when the tickets go on general sale and would be ready either with the telephone or the internet on the morning in question to ensure I get my tickets (because I am a cricket fan).

But that system would be unfair on those whose work commitments prevent them from accessing the internet or making potentially lengthy telephone calls (holding in a queue) during working hours. There's no totally fair system, someone is always going to feel hard done by. At least you've got more chance than a Lancashire member of a ticket for an Ashes Test!

: Sun Jan 04, 2009 1:11 pm  

Prince of Denmark wrote:

But that system would be unfair on those whose work commitments prevent them from accessing the internet or making potentially lengthy telephone calls (holding in a queue) during working hours. There's no totally fair system, someone is always going to feel hard done by. At least you've got more chance than a Lancashire member of a ticket for an Ashes Test!

Excuses, excuses, excuses. I'm glad you are not in charge of our jaunts to sporting occasions. If you really want the tickets then you make provisions to make sure you get them!

(Unless the authorities decide to have a ballot instead )

As for there not being a 'totally fair system', that is exactly my point. Yorkshire CCC have decided that a ballot is the fairest system. How do they arrive at that decision??, as you quite rightly point out there will still be people who miss out. So why change it?? Why should the people that have not been to a game of cricket since the last Ashes have an equal chance of getting tickets as somebody that goes every year regardless of opposition......

: Sun Jan 04, 2009 1:51 pm  

airliebird9 wrote:

I don't think so. I would usually take the time to find out when the tickets go on general sale and would be ready either with the telephone or the internet on the morning in question to ensure I get my tickets (because I am a cricket fan).

Or those that have jobs where you can't do this are being given equal opportunity to secure tickets.

: Sun Jan 04, 2009 1:52 pm  

airliebird9 wrote:

Excuses, excuses, excuses. I'm glad you are not in charge of our jaunts to sporting occasions. If you really want the tickets then you make provisions to make sure you get them!

(Unless the authorities decide to have a ballot instead )

As for there not being a 'totally fair system', that is exactly my point. Yorkshire CCC have decided that a ballot is the fairest system. How do they arrive at that decision??, as you quite rightly point out there will still be people who miss out. So why change it?? Why should the people that have not been to a game of cricket since the last Ashes have an equal chance of getting tickets as somebody that goes every year regardless of opposition......

Those who love cricket will be YCCC members who don't have a problem getting tickets. I didn't.

: Sun Jan 04, 2009 3:01 pm  

TARANIS wrote:

Those who love cricket will be YCCC members who don't have a problem getting tickets. I didn't.

Had I known they where planning this ridiculous ballot I too would have become a member

Those that love cricket also follow the England team around the globe as I do

: Sun Jan 04, 2009 4:27 pm  

airliebird9 wrote:

Had I known they where planning this ridiculous ballot I too would have become a member

Those that love cricket also follow the England team around the globe as I do

Don't "TwelfthMan" members get priority too?

: Sat Jan 24, 2009 7:00 pm  

Chance for Rashid and Shah to stake a claim for a test place. Will be an 11 a side game instead of the usual 12/13 player farces. Side to face St.Kitts & Nevis (3 day game) England XI: Andrew Strauss (capt), Alastair Cook, Ian Bell, Kevin Pietersen, Owais Shah, Andrew Flintoff, Matt Prior (wk), Adil Rashid, Steve Harmison, James Anderson, Monty Panesar http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wiveng2009/content/story/387701.html

Chance for Rashid and Shah to stake a claim for a test place. Will be an 11 a side game instead of the usual 12/13 player farces. Side to face St.Kitts & Nevis (3 day game) England XI: Andrew Strauss (capt), Alastair Cook, Ian Bell, Kevin Pietersen, Owais Shah, Andrew Flintoff, Matt Prior (wk), Adil Rashid, Steve Harmison, James Anderson, Monty Panesar http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wiveng2009/content/story/387701.html

: Sun Jan 25, 2009 6:39 pm  

2nd ball duck for Strauss
100 for Pietersen