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English Domestic Season 2024

Yeoman

U19 Cricketer
Combined National Counties just beaten Leicestershire in a T20 warm up.


Individual Counties would struggle to raise competitive teams, due to work commitments.
When people talk about including a Minor\National Counties element in a future 50 or 20 over set up, is a combined team (as in the old B&H) more practical than individual counties participating?
 

Third_Man

U19 Cricketer
When people talk about including a Minor\National Counties element in a future 50 or 20 over set up, is a combined team (as in the old B&H) more practical than individual counties participating?
I think that depends on who the people are doing the talking.
It's the hope or ambition of the NCCA to have a representative side in one or both those competitions whenever that opportunity arises. That's where the Challengers fit in, part of trying to prepare players for whatever the opportunity comes if and when it does.
This podcast covers NCCA cricket monthly whilst primarily focussing on the Premier Leagues:

Scroll down to the episode: "Get this team back into a competition . . . " amongst others.
 

Molehill

International Captain
Another rest for Robinson this week, although given his form, he might be dropped.

Not entirely sure about Glamorgan's decision to put Sussex in so far, it's not exactly doing a lot.

Edit: I'm such an idiot....that's done for Haines.
 

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