Questions and Answers
This TwelfthMan Q&As section gives you your chance to ask the ECB a question, across various categories - and we'll answer as many as we can and publish the responses on the site.
We will especially look to publish those that will provide a useful and ever-growing library of informative answers to enhance our FAQs
Please note that this is not a forum, or somewhere to post opinions. Please keep your questions as concise as possible. And note that we will not be able to publish any containing inappropriate language.
An archive of questions can be viewed here.
Recent Questions
- Q: Are clubs allowed and what are the legal implications of using the ecb logo on our club website? And does it make any difference if we are a focus club?
- Q: I would like to use ecb.co.uk Rss feeds on our club website. Is there any information that must be displayed on the site when doing this and are images available for all news items?
- Q: Can you clarify the ODI pitch marking measurement from the centre stump for wide deliveries please?
- Q: Bearing in mind the comments by Giles Clarke regarding Pro40 during the 2008 Season where is the logic in keeping it for another Seasonn I'm sure it's the least watched form of the game and theonly 1 thats not played Internationally
- Q: What are you doing about the large number of tickets that end up at vastly inflated prices on ebay? An example of this would be the T20 world cup tickets, when within a couple of hours after the tickets went on sale there were hundreds up on ebay
- Q: There has been a lot of conjecture this year around our league, that the Fast Bowling directive may be relaxed for 2009. My son is 17 and bowls medium pace, but as he is very much line and length rather than raw pace, he could bowl many more overs than the 6 he was limited to this year and next as an U17. Other so called spin bowlers are of similar pace, but are allowed unlimited overs. How likely is it that the clubs, captains and if necessary parents can have a say on how many overs are bowled by juniors?
- Q: Where on the Twelfth Man site are the answers to these questions? Thanks.
- Q: If I buy tickets through tweflth man and then cannot attend the games due to personal circumstances such as a death in the family, can I resell the tickets or is it better for the ECB etc if the seats remain empty?
- Q: Can i resell my tickets back to a twelfth man member or the twelfth man itself?or where can we resell them.
- Q: I went to watch England v South Africa and New Zealand last year, when i went to Edgbaston the price of a ticket was £60. I've just been on to apply for 2 tickets for the Edgbaston test in the ashes and tickets are £75. Why have ticket prices been raised by 25% in only 12 months? I find this totally unaffordable and considering the current climate how can this be justified
- Q: Is the Stanford Series just for the benefit of the players and those who live in or can travel to Antigua or will any of it be shown on TV in the UK so that our kids can watch their "heros" in action and be inspired to play more?
- Q: What influence does politics have on cricket?
- Q: I paid £25 to get ticket membership to Twelfthman as I thought it would give me the best chance of getting tickets for me and my son to go to the 2009 Ashes. I'm feeling confused though as the Twelfthman window for tickets for Edgbaston is between 15th-17th Oct but according to the Warwickshire CCC Website tickets go on sale to the general public from 1st October. Similarly tickets for the Oval go on general sale from 24th November but the Twelthman ballot is taking place sometime early in 2009. Should I be applying to Edgbaston & the Oval to try & get tickets rather than waiting to apply through Twelfthman? Has my £25 Twelfthman membership fee been a wise investment?
- Q: Hi, I am currently studying Sports Development at University and have to undertake a work placement. I was just wondering if the ECB would provide any opportunities for this? Thanks
- Q: "Stanford Twenty20 clash could be scuppered over Digicel row" says one newspaper. ECB says all is well. What are we to believe?
- Q: Who is the vice-captain of England?
- Q: My clubs twin drum sit on roller has recently died and we're looking to get a new one. We've found one, but the vibrate function doesn't work. One of our groundsmen says that we shouldn't vibratre anyway as this breaks up the soils structure. The other says that the vibrate function would do wonders for our wickets. Who is right?
- Q: Is it possible that women's cricket is umpired by women, refereed by women, coached by women and only women being allowed to come and watch??
- Q: Hi. I recently became a member of Twelfth Man.I am an Indian, living in Delhi. I am aware of your policies regarding volunteers,but since England are touring this November-December,I thought I'd write to you to say that I'd really like to help out in any way you need.I know about the language, food, travel problems that you guys face here, so if you need help, I'd love to do it. Debapriya
- Q: Has the venue for the domestic 2009 Twenty20 finals day been announced yet? If not when would you expect it to be? I really enjoyed going to the Rosebowl this year and Edgbaston the year before and am keen to be there again in 2009. Thanks.
- Q: I have just bought two tickets to the Tweny20 game against the Aussies. if myself and my wife go can we take or three and one year old kids as well?
- Q: hey England squad! i was wondering, did you get my second letter at The Oval? I am starting a signing club at my house on a Saturday from 11 - 4 Thanks. Laura Kelly
- Q: Why is there such a discrepancy in Ticket prices for home test matches against the same opposition. Eg at Headingley(day 1) was sat square on to the wicket, a good seat, £38 - very similar seat at Edgbaston (Sat, Day 4) £56
- Q: Hi, could you please tell me why Kent were replaced in the Champions league by Pakistan's Sialkot Stallions when this team featured two ICL players – Rana Naved and Imran Nazir – when they won Pakistan's domestic Twenty20 tournament last year. Thanks.
- Q: Why is it that being a Twelfth Man Premium member does not guarentee you tickets for the Ashes but being a member of the Barmy Army can? One of the main reasons I joined was to ensure I was able to get tickets for the Ashes and I face the possibility that I might not, even though I go to at least 3 test matches each year at home and have even travelled to New Zealand to watch England play. I am wondering what exactly the benefit of being a member now is.
