County cricket may return in August with small socially distanced crowds

Plans afoot for reduced county championship and T20 Blast ECB says fans may be allowed with season running into OctoberHopes for an English county season being staged this summer are on the rise despite the announcement on Thursday that no domestic professional cricket will take place before 1 August because of the coronavirus pandemic.While the England and Wales Cricket Board looks set to confirm an international men’s schedule for 2020, starting with the visit of West Indies for three Te