Perhaps surprisingly, however, Gould believes the 18 county cricket clubs are better-placed to survive the impact of the pandemic than the 72 in the Football League. The big issue is what happens next and I’m not quite sure how the game is sustainable in its current form.’ ‘Where does this leave the counties? There are eight new teams, and four formats. ‘The issue we always had was about the shape it left cricket in. ‘As a television event, it was successful,’ he reflects. He opposed the new competition from the start and still has grave doubts about its long-term implications for the game. For much of his time at Surrey, Gould was a thorn in the side of the England and Wales Cricket Board, particularly regarding The Hundred.
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