sussexpob wrote:£21 for one corner of the ground compared to £56 for half the ground (where most of the empty seats are) is not the best of comparisons
If these were the only handful of cheap tickets in the ground, then if price mattered, they'd be the first sold. They have been, so the idea people wont pay loads of money to go isnt well established.
Like you said, those £21 seats are in the no alcohol section and are not par for the course. Some people like to have a quiet drink or two at the cricket, but are paying more than double for the privlege.
Alviro Patterson wrote:No India test in the North of England neither, looks like i'll stick to T20 Blast and the County Championship then.
Didnt you recently fly to NZ via Taiwan when England were there? The 60 miles from Leeds to Nottingham in comparison is a bridge too far? The Barmy Army took 10,000-15,000 to the last Sydney test depending on where you look. The Australia tourist board think they spend near 15,000AUD a person on these trips on average.
So people are happy travelling 26 hours on a plane, spending their life savings, to attend one match as far away is basically physically possible, but when it comes to an hour in a car and £21 quid, this is too much.
It doesnt make much sense. Other sports are doing it. The football spending league shows you how much people are spending. Expecting a cricket fan to spend £50 quid on a ticket is hardly revolutionary.
Certainly does not make sense. There is a difference between watching cricket abroad as part of a pre-planned, extensive trip and going to a day at the cricket from home. For example some England fans who watched in New Zealand did so by accident rather than design, as an extension of their travels around the Far East, just happen to be in New Zealand on Working Holiday Visas or just getting some winter sun and warmth. One lad from Northants I got to chatting to whilst staying in Paihia (not BN unfortunately) - a casual cricket fan, not aware England were touring New Zealand but happened to be in Auckland during the Day/Night test. He was surprised when I told him general admission for the Day/Night test was approx £18.50, said he had a look at going to a test match at Lords or The Oval whilst he lived in London, but was put off with the £70-£100 price mark.
If only it took me 1hr to get to Trent Bridge, try closer to 3hrs by car or 5hrs by public transport from door to turnstile. Add 7.5hrs being at the ground and it is a long day. Not having an India test match in the North of England is alienating half of Yorkshire, the North-West and the North-East.