Mens high performance review report

SEPTEMBER 2022 66% of the best 200 English red ball players are not in The Hundred, compared to 48% of the best 50-over players and 39% of the best T20 players % OF SEASON: PLAYING DAYS VS. REST/ TRAINING/TRAVEL DAYS % OF DAYS PLAYED IN A MONTH AVERAGE COUNTY, 2022 APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP 53% 27% The evidence supports this view; the average First-Class County plays 79 days of cricket during the season, more than any other leading cricket nation. With a shorter season than most, this equates to the average team playing on 45% of days during the season, compared to 31% for players in all the other leading Test-playing nations. What’s more, these days are not evenly spread across the summer. Much of the difference in volume of cricket between England and other countries is in the domestic first-class competition. We play more rounds of first-class cricket than anyone else (14); other dominant Test-playing nations like India (12), Australia (11), and South Africa (7) all play less. HIGH-PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF MEN’S CRICKET IN ENGLAND AND WALES 25