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Post by OP Tipping Sun 03 Sep 2017, 16:58

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1119241.html

Plans to include cricket in the Commonwealth Games of 2022 have been abandoned.
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The 2022 version of the Commonwealth Games is scheduled for July and August, meaning it would clash with the CPL, the new-team domestic T20 competition in England and an international tour of England by India. As a result, several Full Member nations within the ICC were far from convinced of the virtues of involvement in the Commonwealth Games.

Combined with that, it seems any bid to include cricket might have been seen as 'non-compliant' as it would have taken the number of athletes involved in the Games above the threshold allowed by the CGF.

"Cricket is no longer scheduled to be part of the Games," Warwickshire chief executive, Neil Snowball, confirmed to ESPNcricinfo. "We've just run out of time, really.
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Post by skully Mon 04 Sep 2017, 00:18

"by the CGF". Couldn't Give a Fark? Cool
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Post by embee Mon 04 Sep 2017, 03:48

Limit it to players with limited FC games or maybe under 23
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Post by PeterCS Mon 04 Sep 2017, 10:34

Bastards.
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Post by Nath Mon 04 Sep 2017, 11:05

gotta make room for modern sports like ultimate frisbee and chessboxing.
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Post by PeterCS Mon 04 Sep 2017, 11:07

And synchronised cheating.
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Post by Nath Mon 04 Sep 2017, 11:22

PeterCS wrote:And synchronised cheating.

that's one of those local "demonstration sports"
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Post by taipan Mon 04 Sep 2017, 11:25

Nath wrote:gotta make room for modern sports like ultimate frisbee and chessboxing.

Wasn't this supposed to be the ancient sport of T20?
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