BBL games to air live in USA on NBC

Seven BBL matches will be broadcast live in the United States on the NBC Sports Network next season, in what Cricket Australia has described as a "watershed moment".

CA has announced details of new broadcast deals for the USA and Canada, and while it has renewed an existing deal with Willow, the addition of NBCSN to its list of broadcast partners is a major coup given its reach into American households.

As part of basic cable packages, NBCSN is available in nearly 85 million US households, and the network will show a weekly BBL "match of the round" live and on replay, and all the tournament finals will also be aired on delay.

Ben Amarfio, Cricket Australia's executive general manager of media, communications and marketing, described the arrangement as "one of the most important deals we've done".

"The addition of NBCSN is a watershed moment for Australian cricket in the US," Amarfio said in a statement. "It is the first time Australian cricket will be available to such a broad mainstream audience and we think that not only will the 10 million plus sub-continent, Caribbean, UK, South Africa and Australasia diaspora throughout the US be excited about cricket being so easily accessible, but Americans in general will also embrace the Big Bash League."

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this is huge

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this is huge
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Maybe.  There's been cricket on ESPN3 for quite a while and also a couple of game so ESPN2, with no noticeable
response from mainstream Americans.  Yet to be seen if things will be any different with NBC games.

40 YOV gets to see Crocodile Dundee and the Backlands  8)

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40 YOV gets to see Crocodile Dundee and the Backlands  8)
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Dis not Jurassic, Ksauros....40 YOVs, MBs, CLs all gonn be listen'n to de mice fart at Sabina wid yu.    ;D ;D

Ha, Ha, Ha!  Well, Ksauros was never much good at geography...that's why when he goes anywhere
he unwinds a ball of string from his front door so he can find his way home!  :o

In Guyana we call it a BackDam and further out a Jungle :

where the crocs, gators, and Jaguars Roam.

In Trinidad its called a .....aaahhmmm....ammm: oh its a likkel Dot on de map 

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Glad to learn ya ...
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Babe , there is a likkel sumting at the left side of yuh mouth.

grab a kleenex, quick !

Lil' disoriented, Ksauros..."Damn! Dare Back!" de Guy'na "jungle" where de pimps, pushers, prosts
roam....crocs, gators, jags ware de livin's eeeezy!    :o

Wipe Chin mouth of that discharge for me !

and go help the Trickie with him blood pressure on the Mail and Clive Lloyd thread

thanks