2020 English cricket season

The 2020 English cricket season was originally scheduled to run between 2 April and 25 September. It should have been the 131st year in which the County Championship has been an official competition and included first-class, one-day and Twenty20 cricket competitions throughout England and Wales and as well as the launch of the new 100 ball competition The Hundred franchise competition.[1]

2020 (2020) English cricket season
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2021 →

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all professional and recreational cricket in England is suspended until at least 1 July after it was originally postponed to 28 May.[2][3][4][5][6] The launch of the Hundred has been postponed to 2021 due to the pandemic.[7] As a result of the pandemic, the vast majority of clubs placed players and staff on furlough.[8]

References
  1. ECB announce domestic fixtures for 2020, England and Wales Cricket Board
  2. "No professional cricket in England and Wales before May 28, ECB says". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  3. "County season delayed until at least 28 May because of coronavirus". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  4. "Abu Dhabi to offer ECB use of facilities in order to extend English season". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  5. "ECB announces further delay to the professional cricket season". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  6. "Season delayed until July as England-West Indies postponed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  7. "The launch of The Hundred moved to 2021". www.ecb.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  8. "Coronavirus outbreak: County cricket latest". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
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