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The 2010 summer starts earlier than ever for the teams as the county cricket season stars on Saturday April 3rd and Runs all the way through to the ECB 40 league final on Saturday September 18th as the England and Wales Cricket board look to spice up and revamp the domestic game in an attempt to compete with the razzmatazz of the IPL

The main weapon in their armoury is the new ECB 40 League a 40 over competition featuring Scotland, the Netherlands and an ECB recreational XI (made up of players from the minor counties) joining the 18 First Class Counties and playing in three pools of seven. the tournament culminates in September with the final to be played under the lights at Lords.

Looking to encourage positive play and reduce the number of draws the LV County Championship has a new points formula this year. Initially there was talk of completely scrapping points for a draw but the ECB's cricket committee rejected this proposal, the ECB however plans to increase the number of points for a win from 14 to 16 and reduce the draws points from four down to three. Bonus points will for the time being remain as they were although will not be available for the 120 overs of the first innings any longer, this figure having been cut to 110.

The Friends Provident T20 provides domestic fans with the 'sexy cricket' that is Twenty20 involving the 18 First Class Counties being split into 2 geographical groups and competing from the 1st June. The showpiece of finals day will be held on August 14th at the Rose Bowl.

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