By Paul Bolton
WARWICKSHIRE director of sport Paul Farbrace reckons the ECB may have stumbled on a blueprint for the future of the County Championship in the Bob Willis Trophy.
A conference system for the County Championship has often been discussed and rejected in recent seasons as counties have preferred to stick with two divisions but the Coronavirus pandemic has led to a shortened first-class season and the 18 first-class counties have been split into three regional groups. Former England assistant coach Farbrace admits that he was one of those who were sceptical about the merits of a c...