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LONDON : England batsman Dawid Malan has backed proposals to reduce the number of County Championship matches but former test batsman Geoffrey Boycott fears any such move would mean the "death of county cricket."
Geoffrey Boycott fears any such move would mean the "death of county cricket." Former captain Andrew Strauss last week presented a High-Performance Review commissioned by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) after the team's Ashes debacle in January. The proposals, which include a 15% reduction in men's domestic cricket, have polarised opinion, with several counties deciding to oppose their introduction for the 2024 season.
Sussex chair Jon Filby said the recommendations proposed in the England & Wales Cricket Board's (ECB) high-performance review of men's cricket in England were needed for the game but were "unworkable" when looked at through a holistic lens.
Kent chairman Simon Philip has vowed “we will not allow our club to be rendered irrelevant” amid new proposals from the England and Wales Cricket Board.
A new-look County Championship and a reduced fixture list across all formats are among the recommendations proposed in the high-performance review of men's cricket in England, published by the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Thursday.
Andrew Strauss has insisted "the status quo is not an option" as he called on county chiefs to back his reform plan for English cricket which includes cutting the number of first-class Championship matches. Former England captain Strauss has spent the last six months overseeing a high performance review for the England and Wales Cricket Board, launched following the men's Test team's humiliating 2021/22 Ashes series loss in Australia. His panel have come up with 17 recommendations, 15 of which already have the required backing.
LONDON: Andrew Strauss has insisted "the status quo is not an option" as he called on county chiefs to back his reform plan for English cricket which includes cutting the number of first-class Championship matches.
Andrew Strauss stepped down as England captain on this day in 2012 and retired from professional cricket.