Yorkshire CCC learn format of truncated 2020 County Championship season

The 18 county chairman, including Yorkshire’s Roger Hutton, met to discuss whether to play four-day cricket and the T20 Blast, or 50-over cricket and the T20 Blast.

The majority came down in favour of the first proposal, which was Yorkshire’s preferred option.

The exact make-up of the competitions and a fixture list has yet to be disclosed, with the ECB board set to approve the counties’ vote in the coming days.

In a statement, the ECB said: “The first-class counties have agreed to play both red-ball and white-ball cricket during this summer’s shortened men’s domestic season.

“A majority vote was reached at a meeting of the FCC chairs today following approval by the ECB Board last month for the new season to commence on August 1.

“Today’s agreement by the FCCs will be passed on for ECB Board approval in the coming days after which the details of the new fixture schedule will be drawn up and then announced.”

The statement went on: “The safety and wellbeing of all players, staff and officials remains the priority of the ECB and all FCCs will undergo further medical risk assessments and venue compliance approval as planning progresses to ensure safe environments for the start of the men’s domestic season.

“Ticket holders for men’s domestic matches and FCC members are set to be contacted by venues with the options available to them after a new fixture schedule is announced.”