DEREK PRINGLE

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Changing direction: Sam Northeast left Kent for a move to Hampshire as he chases an England call-up
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It has taken a while but the directors of cricket around the first-class counties have begun to realise just how flawed the two-divisional Championship is, especially with regard to producing England cricketers.
This sudden realisation, which has gathered momentum recently due to Yorkshire’s proposals for a conference system, like those in America’s NFL, has been obvious to anyone watching talent drain away from counties like...