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The future of the County Championship<\/p>\n
Part XXXXV\u2026the votes are (starting to come) in: Surrey and Somerset have announced that they want 14 Championship games, with a return to eight teams in Division One and 10 in Division Two; Middlesex also want 14, but with ten teams in the top tier, while Durham and Lancashire<\/a> support the 12\/6 conference idea.<\/p>\n The PCA, meanwhile, have put their weight behind the conference plan and a reduction in the number of games to 12, alongside a reduced Blast schedule.<\/p>\n \u201cA change in format of the County Championship<\/a> to 12 league games is the only reasonable option\u201d said Olly Hannon-Dalby, PCA chair, breathing \u201cnew life\u201d into the competition.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Gary Naylor\u2019s excellent round-up of the Blast, as it goes into hibernation.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Fixtures<\/p>\n DIVISION ONE<\/p>\n Southampton: Hampshire v Nottinghamshire<\/p>\n Taunton: Somerset<\/a> v Durham<\/p>\n Hove: Sussex<\/a> v Essex<\/p>\n Edgbaston: Warwickshire v Worcestershire<\/p>\n Scarborough: Yorkshire<\/a> v Surrey<\/p>\n DIVISION TWO<\/p>\n Derby: Derbyshire v Leicestershire<\/p>\n Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan<\/a> v Kent<\/p>\n Cheltenham: Gloucestershire<\/a> v Lancashire<\/p>\n Merchant Taylors\u2019 School: Middlesex v Northamptonshire<\/p>\n