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Durham sanctions ‘sent a message’ – Harrison
- Updated: October 23, 2016
Tom Harrison has insisted the ECB’s treatment of Durham has been harsh but “appropriate”.
Harrison, the ECB’s chief executive, defended the decision to relegate Durham in the County Championship, impose a raft of points deductions in each of the 2017 domestic competitions and withdraw their status as a Test-hosting ground in return for a financial rescue package as a necessary “deterrent” to other counties.
And while he did not fully confront the ECB’s role in Durham’s failure – notably the its encouragement of the club building a Test venue – he did suggest Durham had to take responsibility for bidding more than they could afford in the pursuit of major matches.
“Having been through the most serious financial crisis any county been through – to the extent that the ECB was the last resort – we have to send a message to the other counties that this is not something that is going to be an attractive solution for any county finding themselves in that position,” Harrison told the BBC’s Test Match …
