Non-host counties must be given the latitude to pursue a T20 alternative to The Hundred

HUW TURBERVILL: As the foundations of the sport continue to shift, the 11 first-class counties on the periphery should be allowed to prosper - even if that means forming a rival competition

Huw Turbervill | 14/02/2025 at 13:46

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Posted by Christopher OBrien on 17/02/2025 at 08:56

And reduce t20 Blast to make space for a 50 over competition? Would Yorkshire wish/be allowed to join (they don't have a share in a Hundred team). I don’t know how close a Hundred team will be to the host county team.

Posted by Christopher O'Brien on 17/02/2025 at 07:28

With effective marketing, will. this boost non-host counties? Would Yorkshire wish/be allowed to take part (they don't own a Hundred team)? Reduce t20 Blast games and make room for a 50 over competition?

Posted by Steve Harris on 16/02/2025 at 19:51

This is the first article that I have seen advocating a breakaway! I have been for ages to my mini audience. The unwanted counties have been very timid (including my beloved Sussex who raised not a whimper when shafted by the ECB over Tier 1 women's cricket). I think they have more leverage than they think but they need to act in unison. An August T20 might be a start but, once they have banked the 20 pieces of silver, why don't they all just walk?

Posted by Christopher O'Brien on 16/02/2025 at 18:41

It would need careful marketing. Yorkshire don't have a Hundred team: would they wish/be allowed to join? Reduce t20 Blast to make room for a 50 over competition?

Posted by Mark Drukker on 16/02/2025 at 13:14

Middlesex are not a "host county", but they play most of their games at a "host" ground. None of their other grounds can accommodate a large crowd (although they earn more there than at Lord's). They would have to investigate the suitability of Wembley and Twickenham. (Stratford would not be available in August).

Posted by Lloyd Birch on 15/02/2025 at 19:38

Not more 3rd rate "Mickey Mouse ' cricket please. Enough is enough.

Posted by Martyn Webster on 15/02/2025 at 14:42

Another rival competition in an overcrowded season????