The ECB has cut its £15,000 annual funding for the ECB 50+ County Championship, five months before the 2025 competition was set to begin. The financial backing was for cricket balls and the hire of neutral grounds for the annual September finals.
Seniors sides from Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight are regular participants in the national Brian Aspital competition which the ECB took over from the former National Cricket Association in 1984.
The participating counties may decided to 'go it alone' without ECB backing in 2025 with zoom meetings expected to take place in early January. The Sixties and Seventies competitions are unaffected.
Seniors sides from Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight are regular participants in the national Brian Aspital competition which the ECB took over from the former National Cricket Association in 1984.
The participating counties may decided to 'go it alone' without ECB backing in 2025 with zoom meetings expected to take place in early January. The Sixties and Seventies competitions are unaffected.
