English Domestic Season 2024

[Third_Man]

Fixtures out next Thursday 23rd.
Lancashire website claiming:

"Lancashire Lightning will host Durham and Thunder will take on Central Sparks at Emirates Old Trafford as part of a bigger Vitality Blast Off for 2024.

The doubleheader will take place on Thursday 30 May 2024 with Thunder taking on the Sparks in the Charlotte Edwards Cup at 2.30pm before Lancashire Lightning meet Durham in their opening match of the Vitality Blast at 6.30pm.


Vitality Blast Off will return bigger and better next summer with a four-day festival of men’s and women’s domestic Twenty20 cricket - feature seven men’s and women’s T20 doubleheaders.


With the men’s county and women’s regional domestic fixtures to be announced next Thursday, the early release of the Vitality Blast Off schedule gives fans the chance to start planning for next season."

 

[Aidan11]

More fixtures here

Countdown to the English Domestic Cricket Fixtures 2024

There used to be an excellent thread on this on the C24/7 website but now like the rest of it sadly gone. Usually they get released round the 3rd Thursday in November each year so could be out on 16th November but I think it will be the week after on the 23rd.

www.cricketweb.net

 

[GIMH]

I assumed the Blast would start earlier given the talk of splitting it. The T20 WC starts on the 4th June

 

[mackembhoy]

Well Middlesex have gotten off lightly it seems.

Durham punishment just looks even worse than it already was.

‘Cricket ball scandal, £1m black hole’ and a bitter feud: Middlesex’s financial crisis uncovered

Telegraph Sport can reveal the toxic dispute and explosive allegations made between Middlesex CCC and former chief executive Richard Goatley

www.telegraph.co.uk

 

[Yeoman]

It undoubtedly a colossal mess, however what sort of mess is not clear. Earlier reports implied that the punishment was due to incorrect use of funds - money meant to be used for grass roots development was being spent on the professional squad. This article suggests that it was mostly financial incompetence with the possibility of some personal fraud on the side. Either way the management and governance of the club seems to have been gravely lacking for years.

 

[Aidan11]

ECB tinkering for the new season -

Going back to 8 points for a draw again instead of 5 last season.

Kookaburra ball will be used in four rounds of matches instead of two.

 

[Yeoman]

As I recall, the kookaburra rounds were not dramatically different last season. Some matches saw more spin bowled and higher scores, but not all of them, and that could also have something to do with the fact that the kookaburra rounds were among the few played in mid summer.

Derbyshire and Glamorgan must be pleased with extra points for a draw. Their home pitches were extremely slow last season.

 

[Third_Man]

INs and OUTs for 2024

As I recall, the kookaburra rounds were not dramatically different last season. Some matches saw more spin bowled and higher scores, but not all of them, and that could also have something to do with the fact that the kookaburra rounds were among the few played in mid summer.

Derbyshire and Glamorgan must be pleased with extra points for a draw. Their home pitches were extremely slow last season.

Lancashire drew 10 games of 14, 3 more than anyone else in division one, drew 6 more than the team who finished above them, but even with 18 more points would still have finished in the same position. They were strong opponents of the reduction.
Must be hoping to change the captains and coaches attitude in games. Wont help bazball.

 

[Molehill]

INs and OUTs for 2024

Lancashire drew 10 games of 14, 3 more than anyone else in division one, drew 6 more than the team who finished above them, but even with 18 more points would still have finished in the same position. They were strong opponents of the reduction.
Must be hoping to change the captains and coaches attitude in games. Wont help bazball.

It literally goes against everything the Test Team is trying to do, very confusing.

 

[chris.hinton]

Next Thursdays is when the fixtures will be out

 

[Aidan11]

Kookaburra balls are a waste of time in England. Whatever happened to Readers?

As for going back to 8 pts for a draw. That is baffling. The intention was to encourage bazball style cricket but maybe they've gone off that idea.

 

[mackembhoy]

It literally goes against everything the Test Team is trying to do, very confusing.

Some sides probably complained that they've chased victory as draws not worth it and lost as a result.

Compromise that bonus points left as they are(which I find skewed anyway, getting 3 bowling points is very easy, weather is usually the factor in stopping )

As you can see from the tables in the last two years, most sides average over 2+ bowling points a game .

Durham the only side to really embrace and do well with the new batting points compared to 2022

LV= Insurance County Championship 2023 Points Table (cricketarchive.com)
LV= Insurance County Championship 2022 Points Table (cricketarchive.com)

 

[Third_Man]

Kookaburra balls are a waste of time in England. Whatever happened to Readers?

As for going back to 8 pts for a draw. That is baffling. The intention was to encourage bazball style cricket but maybe they've gone off that idea.

Maybe the counties ganged up against them.

 

[Blenkinsop]

It's interesting that although Australian cricket has a reputation for aggressive batting and fast run scoring, run rates in this year's Shield have been funereal for the most part. Maybe domestic cricket in general just gets worse pitches than Test cricket and makes Bazball harder?

 

[Molehill]

Sounds like young opener Ali Orr moving from Sussex to Hants. Another goodun' departs Hove.....

 

[Third_Man]

Sounds like young opener Ali Orr moving from Sussex to Hants. Another goodun' departs Hove.....

looks like a done deal according to Hampshire:

Hampshire Sign Ali Orr From Sussex

Hampshire Sign Ali Orr From Sussex

www.ageasbowl.com

 

[FBU]

Kookaburra balls are a waste of time in England. Whatever happened to Readers?

As for going back to 8 pts for a draw. That is baffling. The intention was to encourage bazball style cricket but maybe they've gone off that idea.

Dukes aren't that much better going soft and out of shape too quickly.

 

[Third_Man]

Just as a reminder
30 players changing county this winter, so far
5 to Derby: Patel (from Notts), Whiteley, Donald (both from Hants), Brown (from Worcs), Lloyd (from Glam)
3 to Leics: Mike (from Yorks), Cox (from Worcs), Trevaskis (from Durham)
3 to Notts: Haynes, Pennington, Tongue (all from Worcs)
3 to Worcs: Jones (from Lancs), Taylor (from Derby), Brookes (from Warwicks)
2 to Durham: Parkinson & Ackermann (both from Leics)
2 to Kent: Parkinson (from Lancs), Garrett (from Warwicks)
2 to Sussex: Lamd (from Lancs), Simpson (from Middx)
2 to Northants: Scrimshaw (from Derby), Bartlett (from Somerset)
1 to Surrey: Lawrence (from Essex)
1 to Lancs: Stanley (from Worcs)
1 to Somerset: Ball (from Notts)
1 to Warwicks: Garton (from Sussex)
1 to Middlesex: Du Plooy (from Derby)
1 to Essex: Cox (from Kent)
1 to Yorks: Moriarty (from Surrey)
1 to Hants: Orr (from Sussex)
unless I've missed some. Gloucester and Glamorgan?

 

[mackembhoy]

Just as a reminder
30 players changing county this winter, so far
5 to Derby: Patel (from Notts), Whiteley, Donald (both from Hants), Brown (from Worcs), Lloyd (from Glam)
3 to Leics: Mike (from Yorks), Cox (from Worcs), Trevaskis (from Durham)
3 to Notts: Haynes, Pennington, Tongue (all from Worcs)
3 to Worcs: Jones (from Lancs), Taylor (from Derby), Brookes (from Warwicks)
2 to Durham: Parkinson & Ackermann (both from Leics)
2 to Kent: Parkinson (from Lancs), Garrett (from Warwicks)
2 to Sussex: Lamd (from Lancs), Simpson (from Middx)
2 to Northants: Scrimshaw (from Derby), Bartlett (from Somerset)
1 to Surrey: Lawrence (from Essex)
1 to Lancs: Stanley (from Worcs)
1 to Somerset: Ball (from Notts)
1 to Warwicks: Garton (from Sussex)
1 to Middlesex: Du Plooy (from Derby)
1 to Essex: Cox (from Kent)
1 to Yorks: Moriarty (from Surrey)
1 to Hants: Orr (from Sussex)
unless I've missed some. Gloucester and Glamorgan?

ECB update this page to save you having to type it out next time

County Cricket Ins and Outs: Signings and departures for 2024 season

Keep track of every signing made by each of the 18 counties ahead of the 2024 season.

www.ecb.co.uk

 

[kevinw]

Kent had Billings, Cox and Robinson as potential keepers a couple of years ago. Next season, Harry Finch will be keeping in the red ball game.