ECB has produced a range of contingency plans for the summer£50m strategic infrastructure fund may be used to ease cashflowThe 18 first-class counties are awaiting guidance from the
England and Wales
Cricket Board amid cautious optimism the 2020 season may yet be salvaged.
There is a widespread acceptance that a delayed start to the County Championship is inevitable given the social distancing measures in place across the
UK, with the ECB having already advised an indefinite suspension of the recreational game. After a week of conference calls between the counties and the ECB further clarity is set to emerge as the sport tries to protect its key revenue drivers – international cricket, the T20 Blast and the Hundred – during what will be a truncated summer.