Aidan11
Striker
So you agree with me then.
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County Championship Reduction For 2026?
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So you agree with me then.
GordonMuchallNo1Fan
Striker
Clark and De Leede for starters last season. Plenty of them happily put their names forward for global T20 drafts and the 100 as well including Durham players who play plenty of red ball cricket
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Test match revenue far exceeds T20 revenue with the CC the breeding ground for test players.
Never run a money making business.
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Yes it does, but that would seem to be an argument in support of the proposition that domestic red ball should be structured primarily to support that, and not as a thing in its own right. Of course, it may be that an 18 county 14 game red ball tournament is optimal to support the test team. But that’s what you need to argue if you want to keep it.
Presumably the Hundred sale still hasn't been signed off if they're still arguing over tv money allocation and that has to be a major concern if that sale is aborted.
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Steak Pie
Striker
I do like it when you pull 'facts' out of your arse.
Have you remembered which county you support yet?
The Breen Machine
Striker
The scheduling is the problem, the 16.4 gets a plum spot in August, school holidays and no doubt most games taking place on an evening or weekend for the working man.
In July, we play Surrey in the CC starting on a Tuesday, most 50 over cup games are mid week and shoehorned alongside the 16.4 so the best players aren't available, and even The Blast now has stupid midweek scheduling or games starting at 5pm on a Sunday.
It's almost too coincidental.
I had grand ideas of going to loads of Durham games this season but alongside the usual challenges of 2 young kids, SAFC games and general life plans, I'd have to use the rest of my holiday entitlement at work to get to most of the 50 over games.
And we wonder why we've been shite at the last 2 50 over global events.
In July, we play Surrey in the CC starting on a Tuesday, most 50 over cup games are mid week and shoehorned alongside the 16.4 so the best players aren't available, and even The Blast now has stupid midweek scheduling or games starting at 5pm on a Sunday.
It's almost too coincidental.
I had grand ideas of going to loads of Durham games this season but alongside the usual challenges of 2 young kids, SAFC games and general life plans, I'd have to use the rest of my holiday entitlement at work to get to most of the 50 over games.
And we wonder why we've been shite at the last 2 50 over global events.
Aidan11
Striker
Lancashire fans are currently attending a meeting where next seasons changes are being discussed and this is believed to be the proposal -
-2 CC divisions of 10/8 as now
- 8 CC games played before the Blast in June to determine play off positions
- 12 Blast games and finals in June/July
- One Day Cup/Hundred in August
- 4/3 play offs in Div 1/Div 2 to decide the final standings so 12 or 11 championship games in total.
-2 CC divisions of 10/8 as now
- 8 CC games played before the Blast in June to determine play off positions
- 12 Blast games and finals in June/July
- One Day Cup/Hundred in August
- 4/3 play offs in Div 1/Div 2 to decide the final standings so 12 or 11 championship games in total.
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The Breen Machine
Striker
Utterly ridiculous. How will we ever develop top quality test spin bowlers if we predominantly play 4 day cricket in April/May.
Also, a two month minimum gap between the final CC league game and play offs? They genuinely haven't a clue.
I hope history remembers these greedy charlatans ruining our summer sport and treats them with the contempt they deserve.
Twisted
Striker
Feeling similar here. Depressing
Cricket going the way of the dodo and it will end up a minority sport like morris dancing and bat and trap with a decade or two.
The decline set in taking it off tv and every subsequent decision has made things worse
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wayne entwhistle no9
Winger
The county championship has sadly been in decline for more than two decades since the introduction of 20 over cricket.
It got a very short boost for a couple of seasons when it got split into 2 and most teams had someone play for but then t20 came along and very quickly became the priority.
It got a very short boost for a couple of seasons when it got split into 2 and most teams had someone play for but then t20 came along and very quickly became the priority.
CC has been in decline for a lot more than 20 years but test cricket is by far the best money earner hence the need for a vibrant CC. Domestically T20 can still be a good money earner if marketed properly.
wayne entwhistle no9
Winger
If you can create a vibrant C C. Then you could be the marketing man we all would love to see. Possibly if a few counties where brought to account why they are not producing test match cricketers then they may start to get their so called "pathways" in order. The academy system has been up and running long enough now at all the counties.
I didn't mean vibrant in terms of spectator numbers,more competitive and played in a period when weather was more conducive to developing red ball skills.
MustardAndOnions
Winger
I agree to an extent but that’s not guaranteed to continue like.
Of course but is franchise cricket likely to outside India?
MustardAndOnions
Winger
What I mean is I agree the Cc is producing our cricketers no doubt, Theres a scenario where you don’t need it to produce it and spot it earlier. We shouldn’t take that for granted
having said that, it’s very noticeable that not many England players are involved in the IpL, some have turned it down and many have been ignored.
Bought a membership this year with the hope of seeing some more CC however I haven’t managed to make it to CLS yet. Looking at the fixtures I may only be able to go to one game although might travel south for an away fixture. Not particularly bothered about the white ball stuff, but will probably take in a T20 game at some point. Mind you, a big reason I can’t make it as often is transport. I don’t drive so it’s a fuck on getting to the ground
wayne entwhistle no9
Winger
But the counties will not reduce their t20 fixtures and that will take priority and then the franchise stuff.
If you really want to make county championship cricket more competitive and a higher quality then reduce the number of teams. But that's turkeys voting for Christmas.
