PCA calls for cut to County Championship schedule to protect players’ wellbeing

County cricketers have urged a reduction in red-ball matches next year (Gary Oakley/PA) - (PA Wire)

A reduction in County Championship matches from 14 to 12 is “the only reasonable option” to try to protect the physical and mental wellbeing of domestic cricketers, according to the players’ union.

A Professional Cricketers’ Association survey showed 83 per cent of its members held concerns about the physical impact of the schedule and two-thirds had worries from a mental-health standpoint.