Tom Harrison: ECB pledges £60m amid 'biggest challenge in its history'

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The England and Wales Cricket Board is facing the 'biggest challenge in its history' as it pledges £60m of support to counties and grassroots clubs.

The England and Wales Cricket Board is facing the"biggest challenge in its history", said chief executive Tom Harrison as he pledged £60m of support to counties and clubs.The 18 first-class counties will share £40m, with £20m in interest-free loans made available to grassroots clubs.Harrison, who will take a pay cut, said the financial package will"give certainty in these extremely difficult times to keep the lights on".

It also includes two years worth of"facilities maintenance distribution" which no longer have to be spent solely on improving facilities. The County Championship was due to start on 12 April, with England's first Test of the summer against West Indies scheduled to begin on 4 June.and introducing coronavirus checkpoints at grounds.The T20 Blast - the domestic 20-over competition - is set to begin on 28 May, while the inaugural Hundred - a new 100-ball competition - is due to run from 15 July to 14 August."This includes the international games, T20 Blast and maybe The Hundred as and when we get there.

Alec Stewart, the former England captain and current director of cricket at Surrey, said last week that the Blast and The Hundred may be the

 

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