Virdi has been among a number of young spinners to have excelled this summerOpinion is growing within the game that this summer’s experimental conference-style County Championship should be continued in 2022 and beyond. One leading county administrator yesterday called it “far more inclusive” as a competition, adding that matches across all three groups have so far been “quite compelling” and “very entertaining for players and public alike”. It is believed that at least two thirds of the 18 counties support its extension. SponsoredThe new structure, which ensures that every county could win the championship title, is seen as being less divisive as the previous two-division system, which promoted a sense of “elite” and “also-ran” teams and provided added incentive for players to leave less successful counties — often those that had nurtured them — for those with bigger

Source: The Times June 10, 2021 07:52 UTC