Isn't that the fairest way to allocate tickets when demand is far bigger than supply?

I don't think so. I would usually take the time to find out when the tickets go on general sale and would be ready either with the telephone or the internet on the morning in question to ensure I get my tickets (because I am a cricket fan).

I now have an equal chance of getting tickets as some bloke who fills in his application form on the last day it is available who just thought he'd check out the Yorkshire CCC website for some reason!!!

There is also no preference given to regular visitors.

There will be people miss out on attaining tickets after the ballot.
There are people who would've missed out on attaining tickets by doing it the usual way.
So what is the difference??

Those that would've bothered their ar$e to make sure they got tickets by being on the ball are being punished.

But that system would be unfair on those whose work commitments prevent them from accessing the internet or making potentially lengthy telephone calls (holding in a queue) during working hours. There's no totally fair system, someone is always going to feel hard done by. At least you've got more chance than a Lancashire member of a ticket for an Ashes Test!

Excuses, excuses, excuses. I'm glad you are not in charge of our jaunts to sporting occasions. If you really want the tickets then you make provisions to make sure you get them!

(Unless the authorities decide to have a ballot instead )

As for there not being a 'totally fair system', that is exactly my point. Yorkshire CCC have decided that a ballot is the fairest system. How do they arrive at that decision??, as you quite rightly point out there will still be people who miss out. So why change it?? Why should the people that have not been to a game of cricket since the last Ashes have an equal chance of getting tickets as somebody that goes every year regardless of opposition......

Or those that have jobs where you can't do this are being given equal opportunity to secure tickets.

Had I known they where planning this ridiculous ballot I too would have become a member

Those that love cricket also follow the England team around the globe as I do

Chance for Rashid and Shah to stake a claim for a test place. Will be an 11 a side game instead of the usual 12/13 player farces.

Side to face St.Kitts & Nevis (3 day game)

England XIhttps://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wiveng2009/content/story/387701.htmlrl

2nd ball duck for Strauss
100 for Pietersen

Shah (80 no) is staking his claim after Bell failed, Rash next one in be very interesting if he gets a few runs and out bowls Monty what they do?

Freddie out of the rest of the match with a side strain.

In any other test side in the world Owais Shah would have had a proper run in the team but with this being England then you cant rule out him still not being picked...Bell did "bat brightly" to get 36 so maybe he's coming into form...Im sure there'll be some feeble excuse not to pick Shah.

The biggest shocker for me from yesterdays score (424-8 declared) is that Harmison scored 58

Hopefully the Flintoff injury is just a niggle and not a proper injury...St Kitts have allowed Stuart Broad to play as a substitute too which is good of them

Harmy is always good for the odd swipe at the end