... conform to existing stakeholder expectations whilst offering novel benefits in comparison to competition (i.e. legitimate distinctiveness). Design/methodology/approach Created by the English Cricket Board (ECB), The Hundred competition was used as a case study to explore the conformity-differentiation...

...Robbie Millar; Daniel Plumley; Rob Wilson; Geoff Dickson Purpose The purpose of this study is to critically examine the financial health and performance of the English and Australian cricket networks. This includes the county cricket clubs (CCC) and state and territory cricket associations (STCA...

...Adrian Pritchard Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the range of products and services offered by the professional cricket teams in the UK. To what extent have they added to their core activity of staging matches? Design/methodology/approach – A case study approach...

...David Cook Haigh, G. Uncertain Corridors: Writings on Modern Cricket London Simon Schuster Publishing 2014 323pp. 1-47113-280-3 9.99 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 --> Marketing Governance Commercialization Cricket T20 Gideon...

...Hemanta Saikia; Dibyojyoti Bhattacharjee; Atanu Bhattacharjee Purpose The purpose of this study is to identify the cricketers who were able to justify their salary by their on‐field performance in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Design/methodology/approach A measure is developed to quantify...

...Andy Adcroft; Jon Teckman Purpose The aim of this paper is to examine the relationship between the diversity of team composition and the outcome enjoyed by those teams in test match cricket by using performance and competitiveness variables. Design/methodology/approach The paper examines 100...