County Cricket Abandons TV Experiment

County cricket’s experiment with the use of television technology for key
umpiring decisions has been discontinued after it was deemed a failure.

During last season’s Friends Provident Trophy a TV referral system had been
used which allowed players to challenge umpires’ decisions.

Teams were allowed up to three challenges in televised matches but no
decisions were reversed all season so the experiment has been dropped.

Now only requests from on-field umpires will be referred to the third
official.

International rules on powerplays and a change of ball after 34 overs have
also been brought in for the FP Trophy.

And the number of overs per day in the County Championship will be 96, with
three two-hour sessions on each day.