Waverley
Central Defender
Have you told/instructed/commanded them? The Cornish ?
Just do it again in Darlington and Worcester etc vis a vis the 100.
Don't be daft. x 2.
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Hundred Corruption
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Just do it again in Darlington and Worcester etc vis a vis the 100.
Don't be daft. x 2.
Simply of the view that cricket lovers or followers in any sport usually identify to the top tier club nearest to them I don't understand the references to Darlington and Worcester. I was attempting,in good will, to address your query.
Waverley
Central Defender
Leeds is to Darlington and Birmingham is to Worcester in the 100 as Taunton is to Penzance in the CC.
Inside Forward
Winger
I don’t think cricket is all that popular in Cornwall tbf. 
Think it’s more of a rugby area.
Think it’s more of a rugby area.
columbo70
Midfield
Obviously you have your minor county team but you could align yourself to a 1st class county of your choice. At least with this county you have a set of players, coaches, representatives who are contracted and have allegiance to the team.....whereas the 100 is just a bunch of mercenaries playing for a franchise for 4 weeks who don't really represent the area or the supporters at all.
Sillypoint
Central Defender
said this ages, County Cricket has been on demise for years , you have to look at how to survive, i think our only chance long term now looks like a hundred franchise in the next TV deal,
that will be 10 teams and i think 8 eventually go to the wall, or become minor counties and budget accordingly, think that suits the ECB too,
4 Day cricket is not sustainable, weve just had a 4 day game with 2 days being bank holidays and its pretty much empty, we make a loss every time the doors open for it, and im starting to think the England approach to not picking players on county form is move away from this anyway, we will start to see more 2 and 3 day Tests no doubt as a result of this too
People just dont want to watch cricket, were in a total minority, and the problem stems from it being behind a paywall, that just wont change as sky plough a large amount into the game that channel 4 and the BBC just cant afford.
certainly seems like a if you cant beat em join em scenario now
that will be 10 teams and i think 8 eventually go to the wall, or become minor counties and budget accordingly, think that suits the ECB too,
4 Day cricket is not sustainable, weve just had a 4 day game with 2 days being bank holidays and its pretty much empty, we make a loss every time the doors open for it, and im starting to think the England approach to not picking players on county form is move away from this anyway, we will start to see more 2 and 3 day Tests no doubt as a result of this too
People just dont want to watch cricket, were in a total minority, and the problem stems from it being behind a paywall, that just wont change as sky plough a large amount into the game that channel 4 and the BBC just cant afford.
certainly seems like a if you cant beat em join em scenario now
There’s a lot of club/village teams but not much emphasis is given to the county sides in Cornwall or Devon.I don’t think cricket is all that popular in Cornwall tbf.
It’s a valid question. There are 36 ECB county boards in England covering the 40 or so historical counties (depending on whether you count Hants and Wight as one or two, the other joint boards being Cumberland and Westmoreland and Leicestershire and Rutland). There are two in Wales, Glamorgan and Wales MC, covering 13. So that’s 18 out of 53 or so with first class status. Barely a third.
The principle that they can’t all have a top tier team is accepted. It has been as long as first class cricket has existed in this country. We must have at least 2 to have a competition. We can’t afford to have 53. What no one has ever satisfactory explained to me why we must have exactly 18. Still less why any other number is apparently “corrupt”.
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Dan..Dan..Dan..Dan
Striker
Its been going on minimal budgets and low attendances for 130+ years. It's death has been predicted so many times.
More relevant,why should there not be 18?. What is corrupt is explained in post #29. Surprised you weren't aware of this corrupt share of the Hundred sale.
Randy Ostrich
Striker
Perhaps minor counties should be in the one-day cup in the same way that non-league sides play in the FA Cup?
Getting through the hoops at any level of any sport seems massive. Truro football club have been relegated already even though full time but just didn’t manage the step up and I guess the county cricket sides are similar taking the step up
Durham were one of those minor counties for ever at one time but managed that step up but for the life of me I can’t remember what enabled the rise
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Sillypoint
Central Defender
yeah but it spent 100 of those years with no alternative to it
Raymondo
Central Defender
Money largely, but their claim was backed hugely by the very strong league cricket structure in the region.
Waverley
Central Defender
Not really. Where's the corruption?? Apart from the thread title.
There's no mention of corruption in the tweet.
Provider
Striker
In your desperation to be a contrarian you often make posts that make little sense or have no relevance. This is another example. In what way is this related to the excellent report detailed in the OP?
OK,,Uneven , unfair,unjustifiable sharing of the Hundred sale revenue to the counties if the term corrupt is too insensitive for you
Turner the Cat
Midfield
For further context - someone told me yesterday that only two clubs in the EFL Championship are solvent whereas in the CC, 17 of the 18 counties are solvent.
Yes, most counties are reliant on ECB money but without the counties the ECB wouldn't generate any money and the ECB is currently making a profit. I think the ECB and English cricket would suffer from reducing the number of counties. Many of the unfashionable counties are producing and developing important players. Bashir now at Derbyshire. Tribe at Glamorgan as examples.
I think the Hundred has already had some negative impact on England's performance and I think there is already acknowledgement that the ECB ignoring the counties has been a mistake and detrimental.
Yes, most counties are reliant on ECB money but without the counties the ECB wouldn't generate any money and the ECB is currently making a profit. I think the ECB and English cricket would suffer from reducing the number of counties. Many of the unfashionable counties are producing and developing important players. Bashir now at Derbyshire. Tribe at Glamorgan as examples.
I think the Hundred has already had some negative impact on England's performance and I think there is already acknowledgement that the ECB ignoring the counties has been a mistake and detrimental.
