County cricket's civil war is breaking out - LAWRENCE BOOTH reveals secret meeting of 'have nots' as the Hundred threatens 11 counties with looming 'cliff edge' of spiralling costs, their best players being pinched and 'irrelevance or failure'

A secret meeting of non-host counties in English cricket has been revealed by the Daily Mail, highlighting a growing divide between counties that host The Hundred and those that do not. The 11 non-host counties raised concerns about spiralling costs, inflation, and the loss of their best players to The Hundred franchises. An internal document obtained by the Daily Mail warned of widespread fears of 'irrelevance or failure' for these counties if the situation is not addressed.