A RADICAL proposal to revamp 50-over cricket is under consideration and has already secured support from some of the game's most influential voices.

It is widely believed that the 50-over version of the game has become tired.

If Dick Wood, a number-cruncher from Cape Town who reached the top of his profession at an early age and promptly withdrew to follow his heart, has his way, that is going to change.

With time on his hands, Wood took a look at 50-over cricket and realised it was too slow. Most particularly he felt the format of one team batting for almost four hours and the other side trying its luck for the next four hours did not create the drama needed to satisfy modern crowds.

For a start the teams were too far apart. One side had scored 300 before its opponents had put a run on the board.