westoelad wrote:@lancsccactiongroup
We have seen the draft schedule for next seasons fixtures & it is grim. The 16 slots allocated for the 14 Championship matches have 7 to be completed by the 25th May & 6 from the 23rd August to 30th Sept. Absolutely pathetic from the
@ecb
Surprise,surprise.
The County Championship being played as late as 30th September? That just can't be right. Even if it stays dry, the morning session will be affected by dew and the evening session affected by light.
As much as I like a 6 month County Cricket season, England just does not have the climate for it.
I would think like to think Ashley Giles and Chris Silverwood prefer window of County Championship cricket to be played during England's Limited Overs internationals in July.