ECB Board approve P20 plans
Tuesday 28th April 2009
THE
At their Board meeting the ECB agreed:
A competition with two divisions of nine teams
Qualification for the top division of P20 will be the three top teams in each area group in this year’s Twenty20 Cup
Promotion and relegation will be three up, three down
The P20 will be staged in June each year
Qualification for the Champions League will be from this competition
There will be a second twenty20 competition in the later part of the 2010 season based on the present format of the Twenty20 Cup
ECB chairman Giles Clarke (pictured)said: ’I wish to thank Nigel Hilliard, the
The ECB Board will now consider the playing conditions, the number of overseas players and other technical issues at their forthcoming meeting.
At their last meeting the ECB Board decided that there should be female representation at the highest level in the organisation. The Board yesterday agreed that the most effective method of achieving this would be to appoint special advisors to the Board and will now investigate the constitutional changes necessary to accommodate this move.
The ECB Board also heard from the new England Team Director Andy Flower as well as
and ECB Head of Women’s Cricket Clare Connor. Mr Clarke added: All three were hugely impressive and we wish them well in the exciting season ahead.’
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