[Frankie]

On another board that I am a member of a poster neatly summed up the difference between the 100 competition and the County set up.

One set up develops the players, maintains the grounds, and plays from April to September all across the country, and is the platform for the international teams which generates the money that keeps the sport afloat.

The other doesn't develop a single player of its own and just steals them from the other. Robs half the country of first class cricket in the height of summer, and sucks tens of millions of pounds out of the sport.

Whichever you prefer.

An excellent summary IMO.