As the County Championship returns this week, the season is tantalisingly poised for a grandstand finish. Jo Harman-McGowan reflects on a gloriously unpredictable campaign so far and explores the enduring appeal of a unique competition
The County Championship is the true Grand National of cricket,” wrote Sussex captain John Barclay in The Appeal of the Championship, his account of the 1981 season. “It is a complete examination of skills and techniques, run over a course that takes in widely varying conditions and surfaces, and littered with testing obstacles, where the u...
