ECB to reward Counties for passing 'Test'

April 20, 2005 10:57 IST

English counties will be rewarded for producing Test players under a development plan announced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Tuesday.

An ECB statement said the four-year plan would provide "performance-related fees to counties for producing England cricketers".

The ECB initiative aims to build on the success of the national team, which is ranked second in the world to Australia. The two countries meet in the five-Test Ashes series starting in July.

"I'm certainly happy with the performance-related development of the county scene, counties getting rewarded for developing English-based players," said England captain Michael Vaughan.

"The crucial facts of the last year or so are that England has had a number of heroes for the kids to look up to. There are a lot of people talking about cricket now."

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