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Only being 30 years my main memories of cricket are from the 90's to current.

What things do you remember developing as the standard in each era

Include any form of the game

For me (I might have some mixed up)

90's
Reverse swing
Going hard early in a one dayer
Variety of slower ball grips

2000's
Agressive batting in test cricket
Need for an all rounder in test cricket
Cut shot over slips being a standard shot
Slog sweep, cow corner slap being accepted test match shot
Keeper batsmen
Bouncing tailenders
Reverse sweep
Sliding, diving etc etc in the field
Doosra

2010's
Not enforcing the follow on
Slower ball bouncers
Ramp shot
2 men out for the hook shot and agressive field setting

2000's- Midstrength beer

2010's- Farrrrrk wits like Maxwell gifted games
Rule changes to inflate batsmens averages
T20 taking the world by storm. (I watch it but test matches for me any day of the week)

1990s, bowlers being allowed to throw

2010's

Worst commentators ever
Bullsh!t on the sidelines dancers, idiots jumping around and to top it of C and D grade entertainers standing on platforms waiting for a catch

The 1950's brought Mal to the game

Sorry Mal, cheap shot.

1990's, dirty cheating chuckers being allowed which has encouraged todays multitude of pitchers to follow in their footsteps.
2010's Crap cricket shots and mishit 6's with rubbish cricketers like Maxwell representing the country. Throw in the Mars Bar brigade on their trampolines with the no name celebrities getting in on the action

at least you tried to start a constructive thread @whufc. seriously what is with people on this site sometimes?

i think the 2000s brought an increase in fielding professionalism in general. almost everyone can field like johnty rhodes nowadays. can remember the west indies and other teams just not caring at all about fielding. India were also particularly bad.

i think the in-out field in test matches is also something that has come in recently, especially a deep point going out early, and as you have mentioned, two back behind square.

1990's/2000's - best wicketkeeper not always selected, selection often based on (aggressive) batting, mixed with adequate keeping.

The 2000's started the trend of not enforcing the follow on.
The 90's would be when batsmen/keepers were the norm instead of keeper/batsmen.

1990's - re one day games, 220 no longer the pass mark for teams batting first.

GWW wrote:1990's/2000's - best wicketkeeper not always selected, selection often based on (aggressive) batting, mixed with adequate keeping.

That is a very good point, the fine art of wicket keeping seems to have been lost. Most are nothing more than backstops these days

GWW wrote:1990's - re one day games, 220 no longer the pass mark for teams batting first.

I love watching the old triangular series on fox.

Just before the sub continent World Cup where Jayasuriya and Kaluwitharana decided to go the bash straight up.

IIRC they didn't perform that great out here as a team.

Then history shows they went on to win the World Cup and batting agressive at the start was and still is the norm

Jim05 wrote:

GWW wrote:1990's/2000's - best wicketkeeper not always selected, selection often based on (aggressive) batting, mixed with adequate keeping.

That is a very good point, the fine art of wicket keeping seems to have been lost. Most are nothing more than backstops these days

Agree there aren't to many great keepers at test level these days

Would be interesting if any research has been done by these millions of coaching staff as to what kind of average a keeper batsmen needs to have to make up for his lesser keeping.

In guessing it would be an innings by innings case, some innings a keeper batsmen may only get one simple catch chance takes it, lets 5 byes through then his batting is a massive advantage.

On the other hand if he misses a stumping drops a 50/50 chance it goes the other way

whufc wrote:
I love watching the old triangular series on fox.

Just before the sub continent World Cup where Jayasuriya and Kaluwitharana decided to go the bash straight up.

I reckon Kris Srikkanth from India was probably about the first opening batsman to go straight into attacking mode.

Greenidge and Haynes too, to some extent, although that was probably their natural batting style anyway.

whufc wrote:

Jim05 wrote:

GWW wrote:1990's/2000's - best wicketkeeper not always selected, selection often based on (aggressive) batting, mixed with adequate keeping.

That is a very good point, the fine art of wicket keeping seems to have been lost. Most are nothing more than backstops these days

Agree there aren't to many great keepers at test level these days

Would be interesting if any research has been done by these millions of coaching staff as to what kind of average a keeper batsmen needs to have to make up for his lesser keeping.

In guessing it would be an innings by innings case, some innings a keeper batsmen may only get one simple catch chance takes it, lets 5 byes through then his batting is a massive advantage.

On the other hand if he misses a stumping drops a 50/50 chance it goes the other way

Yes gone are the days when a keeper averaged mid teens but was impeccable with his glovework.
When you have a series like Haddin did with the bat you can see why teams have gone this way.
Dhoni was apalling the other day in the ODI and Sri Lanka just toss the gloves to their number 3 in ODI's

GWW wrote:

whufc wrote:
I love watching the old triangular series on fox.

Just before the sub continent World Cup where Jayasuriya and Kaluwitharana decided to go the bash straight up.

I reckon Kris Srikkanth from India was probably about the first opening batsman to go straight into attacking mode.

Greenidge and Haynes too, to some extent, although that was probably their natural batting style anyway.

Yeah I think with G&H they were naturally agressive and just batted each ball on its merits

The Sri Lankans had a clear and agressive plan to attempt to smash everything.

carey wrote:2010's

Worst commentators ever
Bullsh!t on the sidelines dancers, idiots jumping around and to top it of C and D grade entertainers standing on platforms waiting for a catch

Spot on. If T20s were really entertaining, they wouldn't need all this shit.

whufc wrote:Only being 30 years my main memories of cricket are from the 90's to current.

What things do you remember developing as the standard in each era

Include any form of the game

For me (I might have some mixed up)

90's
Reverse swing
Going hard early in a one dayer
Variety of slower ball grips

2000's
Agressive batting in test cricket
Need for an all rounder in test cricket
Cut shot over slips being a standard shot
Slog sweep, cow corner slap being accepted test match shot
Keeper batsmen
Bouncing tailenders
Reverse sweep
Sliding, diving etc etc in the field
Doosra

2010's
Not enforcing the follow on
Slower ball bouncers
Ramp shot
2 men out for the hook shot and agressive field setting

Not having a go, but a lot of your examples were done decades before your examples.

Gilchrist ruined it for all pure keepers.

And as long as the keeper is at least somewhat competent, a ton at number 7 is going to win you more matches than that gun catch.

bennymacca wrote:at least you tried to start a constructive thread @whufc. seriously what is with people on this site sometimes?

i think the 2000s brought an increase in fielding professionalism in general. almost everyone can field like johnty rhodes nowadays. can remember the west indies and other teams just not caring at all about fielding. India were also particularly bad.

i think the in-out field in test matches is also something that has come in recently, especially a deep point going out early, and as you have mentioned, two back behind square.

Clive Lloyd and Viv Richards would more than hold their own with modern day fielders