ECB have announced a number of changes to the County Cricket structure, to take effect from 2017.
http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/articles/ecb- ... ounty-gameCounty Championship to be 8 teams in Division 1 and 10 teams in Division 2, playing 14 matches. For this year, it's 2 down/1 up before reverting to 2 up/2 down.
Royal London Cup group stage matches to be played in April and May with the Final in July. Group winners go straight to the semi-finals, 2nd and 3rd play in a Quarter-Final.
Natwest T20 Blast to be played in two blocks during July and August.
A bit of a shame that the County Championship is trimmed to 14 games, but on balance the changes look good and are sure to improve the overall standard of County Cricket. Hope that a number of Royal London Cup matches are played on a Sunday or Bank Holiday.