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Still play 14 matches. 50 over comp will be at the same tie as the new comp (The Hundred), T20 unchanged
County Championship to be restructured with 10-team first division from 2020
County cricket will revert to a first division of ten teams from 2020 in a bid to stop short-term decision making by coaches fearing the sack.
The changes announced on Wednesday will see three teams promoted to division one next season and only one relegated to enable the switch to a ten team first division and eight in the second.
The championship schedule will continue to feature 14 matches and a seeding system will be introduced to decide who plays who twice in a season given ten teams will play 14 matches.
The summer of 2020 will include the biggest shake up of domestic cricket in this country since the introduction of Twenty20 cricket in 2003. The England & Wales Cricket Board will launch The Hundred, although the official release yesterday intriguingly only referred to the “New Competition” rather than anything specific. This is because the competition is yet to be signed off formally by the ECB board, which is expected to happen at the end of next month.
The introduction of the new tournament has given the game the opportunity to look at the whole domestic schedule and the changes are the result of findings of a working party led by Wasim Khan, the chief executive of Leicestershire.
One of the major concerns from counties was that the current system of two teams relegated from eight in division one was unfair, particularly with coaches now held accountable more than ever for results. It is thought the fear of losing their jobs is why counties invested in Kolpaks or signed players from smaller counties rather than gamble on their own untried, young English players.
The other major change will see the county 50-over competition played during The Hundred, or whatever it will finally be called, in 2020. It is a sidelining of the 50-over game after the World Cup next year as cricket focuses ever more greatly on the shortened formats. Overseas players will not be allowed in the 50-over competition to avoid counties and city based teams trying to outbid each other for talent.
The Vitality Blast will remain in its current format after counties fought off attempts to reduce the amount of matches. The Blast is a major money spinner for the counties and they will continue to play 14 group matches. The Minor Counties, whose support for the new tournament was so important for the ECB hierarchy, have been rewarded for their loyalty with the promise of a round of matches against county opposition as warm up for the 50-over tournament.
County Championship to be restructured with 10-team first division from 2020
County cricket will revert to a first division of ten teams from 2020 in a bid to stop short-term decision making by coaches fearing the sack.
The changes announced on Wednesday will see three teams promoted to division one next season and only one relegated to enable the switch to a ten team first division and eight in the second.
The championship schedule will continue to feature 14 matches and a seeding system will be introduced to decide who plays who twice in a season given ten teams will play 14 matches.
The summer of 2020 will include the biggest shake up of domestic cricket in this country since the introduction of Twenty20 cricket in 2003. The England & Wales Cricket Board will launch The Hundred, although the official release yesterday intriguingly only referred to the “New Competition” rather than anything specific. This is because the competition is yet to be signed off formally by the ECB board, which is expected to happen at the end of next month.
The introduction of the new tournament has given the game the opportunity to look at the whole domestic schedule and the changes are the result of findings of a working party led by Wasim Khan, the chief executive of Leicestershire.
One of the major concerns from counties was that the current system of two teams relegated from eight in division one was unfair, particularly with coaches now held accountable more than ever for results. It is thought the fear of losing their jobs is why counties invested in Kolpaks or signed players from smaller counties rather than gamble on their own untried, young English players.
The other major change will see the county 50-over competition played during The Hundred, or whatever it will finally be called, in 2020. It is a sidelining of the 50-over game after the World Cup next year as cricket focuses ever more greatly on the shortened formats. Overseas players will not be allowed in the 50-over competition to avoid counties and city based teams trying to outbid each other for talent.
The Vitality Blast will remain in its current format after counties fought off attempts to reduce the amount of matches. The Blast is a major money spinner for the counties and they will continue to play 14 group matches. The Minor Counties, whose support for the new tournament was so important for the ECB hierarchy, have been rewarded for their loyalty with the promise of a round of matches against county opposition as warm up for the 50-over tournament.
