But it is their relegation and points deduction, after finishing fourth in Division One during the summer, which is the hardest pill to swallow for their club captain. We all still have jobs and the cricket club is still going forward. We need first-class cricket and we still have first-class status. We expected we would be given an opportunity to present our case to the ECB. It seems to be an arbitrary decision and the ECB are hiding behind regulations that nobody appears to have seen.”

Source: The Guardian October 03, 2016 13:41 UTC