Grounds to Play - Ecb - England and Wales Cricket Board

17Vibrant Domestic gameECB’s guiding vision is to develop cricket from Playground to Test Arena.The player pathway is athlete focused and provides a guide for playerssupporting the health of the game throughout England and Wales.A Vibrant Domestic game is represented by:Primacy of Test match and LV County Championship cricket providing the ultimate test ofcricketing skills.A First Class game which encourages and rewards player development and success and creates acontinual supply of cricketers for England Under 19, Lions and England full International teams.One day domestic cricket which provides the commercial income at county level to sustaindevelopment programmes and investment in Championship cricket.Expanding disabilities and women’s cricket by showcasing international and double headerTwenty20 matchesEstablishing Friends Provident T20 as a world class competition played primarily on Fridays andSundays to attract new spectators and income to venues.Support scholarship programmes for overseas winter training to enhance the talent pool of youngcricketers.Increase the pace of integration between First Class Counties, Minor Counties and County Boardsto ensure a consistent pathway from youth to senior county level.Rewarding the development of 13-18 year old cricketers who mature into first class cricketersand increase the percentage of cricketers developed through the system who represent England.