My mother would have been so delighted! She died in January 2019 and her ashes are scattered at Edgbaston, so in one sense she was there today
I don't care what happens with dates but they absolutely have to keep this format for the championship, the last couple of rounds have been superb entertainment with the title race going until nearly the last hour of the season, this is how you get fans interested in watching the longer format.This game combined with lancs v hants is the best title race I've ever followed because it's gone one way and the other consistently over the 4 days.
Quote from: paul_e on September 24, 2021, 04:31:24 PMI don't care what happens with dates but they absolutely have to keep this format for the championship, the last couple of rounds have been superb entertainment with the title race going until nearly the last hour of the season, this is how you get fans interested in watching the longer format.This game combined with lancs v hants is the best title race I've ever followed because it's gone one way and the other consistently over the 4 days.Agree to an extent Paul, but I think Warwickshire's involvement in the title race probably magnified interest for most of us on here. Not sure that would be the case if your team were in the second or third tiers, but at least some effort is being made. I recently read an article in which the County Championship was described as "the goose that is not able to lay its golden eggs" and the ECB seem to have treated it like an unwanted child at times, but hopefully this is something that can be built on.
Quite often you have two or three teams in title contention with another half a dozen battling relegation or trying to win promotion. This format was great at the top level but it still left two thirds of the teams with nothing to play for in the final four games. The format is excellent in the top division but rubbish if you don't qualify. I'd rather go back to proper promotion and relegation.
Quote from: Holte132 on September 24, 2021, 07:11:38 PMMy mother would have been so delighted! She died in January 2019 and her ashes are scattered at Edgbaston, so in one sense she was there todayYou mum sounds a fantastic lady. Bless her soul.