By Richard Edwards

Domestic kings: Essex celebrate winning the 2019 County championship

THE future of the County Championship has been a matter of fierce debate in 2020, with the pandemic throwing the future of many counties into doubt and then the Bob Willis Trophy illustrating the benefits that a conference- based system could bring to the beleaguered first class game.
What follows in 2021 and beyond remains to be seen, but what do those who have experienced the true magic that the County Championship can bring believe would be the next logical and sensible step for the ECB to take? On...