CSA publicizes home cricket restructure; scale back staff and participant contracts

Image Source : TWITTER/CRICKET SOUTH AFRICA Under the brand new construction, the present six-team franchise cricket make-up (together with provincial groups) might be dissolved and changed by a 15-team first-class system.
Cricket South Africa has introduced the restructuring of its home cricket by getting rid of the earlier system that had 13 provincial groups and 6 franchise groups and as an alternative bringing in a brand new format with 15 groups that might be divided into two divisions.
Under the brand new construction, the present six-team franchise cricket make-up (together with provincial groups) might be dissolved and changed by a 15-team first-class system. The format will see the groups cut up 8-7 right into a Division 1 and Division 2 association with computerized promotion and relegation to be applied.

“The calendar for Division 1 will be similar to the current system where the eight teams will play four-day, one-day and the Twenty20 cricket (MSL) all in a single round. The same eight teams will also compete in a domestic T20 knockout tournament with the seven teams from Division 2, whose season will comprise of a four-day and one-day competition. Division 2 players will have an opportunity to play in the MSL (Mzansi Super League T20) via a Player Draft. Proteas and other international players will also feature in the Player Draft,” mentioned an announcement from Cricket South Africa.

However, the brand new format can even see lack of contracts to skilled cricketers.
About 75 cricketers are anticipated to lose jobs in accordance with experiences.
“In total, the new system will see 205 players contracted (16 to each of the eight Division 1 teams and 11 to each of the seven Division 2 teams), 75 fewer than the current 280, across six franchises and 13 semi-professional provincial teams,” mentioned a report in ESPNCricinfo.com.
Currently, India and England additionally make use of multi-division format of their home competitions.