English County Championship Returns To Two-Department Layout

The English County Championship will go back to a two-division construction from subsequent season after two coronavirus-affected campaigns, the England and Wales Cricket Board introduced on Thursday. The Bob Willis Trophy was once offered in 2020 and a three-group construction used for this yr’s top quality festival. Subsequent yr, 10 groups will play in department one and 8 groups in department two, with a two-up, two-down promotion-and-relegation machine.

Each and every county will probably be positioned into the department they might were set to compete in had the 2020 County Championship taken position.

Lancashire, Northamptonshire and Gloucestershire gained promotion to Department One and Nottinghamshire had been relegated to Department Two.

The go back to 2 divisions, with each and every crew enjoying 14 fits, was once voted thru by way of the top quality counties.

Promoted

Department One: Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Kent, Lancashire, Northamptonshire, Somerset, Surrey, Warwickshire, Yorkshire

Department Two: Derbyshire, Durham, Glamorgan, Leicestershire, Middlesex, Nottinghamshire, Sussex, Worcestershire