Following an extensive period of consultation with the Club’s members and other stakeholder groups, Middlesex Cricket today wishes to publicly declare its position in relation to the current review of the Men’s domestic playing schedule from 2026 onwards, being conducted by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in consultation with all Professional County Clubs.
The Club's own consultation process has involved in-depth surveys with members and stakeholder groups, ongoing correspondence with members, a members’ forum and a Special General Meeting, at which members shared their views on the ECB’s plans to revise the playing schedule.
The view of the Club’s Board, which is aligned to those of the members and other stakeholder groups, is to retain the current structure of the Rothesay County Championship and to maintain the current volume of four-day cricket played at fourteen matches, whilst recognising the need to reform the Vitality Blast to improve player welfare across the schedule.
The Club will continue to communicate with members as this process continues to evolve and extends its thanks to all members and other stakeholders who have provided us with invaluable feedback throughout the consultation process the Club has conducted. This has proved critical in enabling the Club’s Board to build a full understanding of the wider opinions of those that such a review and any subsequent change to the schedule would impact.
The Club will be making no
further public comment at this stage.
The Club also today issued a statement to members, available to view in the secure Members' Hub section of the website HERE, in the Exclusive Members' Content section, once members have logged in.
