Surrey’s director of cricket, Alec Stewart, has urged the England and Wales Cricket Board not to undermine the integrity of the County Championship after Surrey secured their second consecutive title.
While Surrey whistled through Hampshire’s middle order on Thursday afternoon, the title safely won when Essex failed to reach 400 runs at Northampton, a smiling Stewart gently twisted the knife. “It is such a good tournament,” he said. “The County Championship deserves a little bit more respect than perhaps it’s getting at the moment with the amount of cricket being played elsewhere.”
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