Mens high performance review report

SEPTEMBER 2022 First-Class Cricket Festivals First-Class matches played between counties in August alongside The Hundred, in a format determined by competing counties, for example: • An annual London Cup , played in a round robin format • An annual Roses ‘Test’ series • A tri-series and final between Western counties At this time we could also look to schedule Lions and U19 matches. A lower percentage of the best red-ball players feature in The Hundred, meaning that there is still a high-quality pool of red-ball talent ready to compete during August. We recognise that playing the County Championship in August undermines the integrity of competition, but first-class cricket played between rival counties will be of a higher standard compared to any form of white-ball cricket while The Hundred is being played. OUR RATIONALE PROPOSALS HIGH-PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF MEN’S CRICKET IN ENGLAND AND WALES 28