PAUL NIXON

Thriller: Middlesex won the 2016 title when three counties were in contention as the final round of matches ended
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If the talk about the ECB looking to change the County Championship from two divisions to three conferences is correct, then it can only be a good thing. Many scoffed at the change from one division to two a couple of decades ago but it worked and was progression.
That’s what this would be. Personally, I’d be keen to just have three divisions where we can have two up and two down through the system. Promoting a third of teams and s...