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There have been rumours that the BBC radio coverage of county cricket was under threat. In fact, the only loss will be the One Day Cup which will not be covered.
The Cricketer reports:
"Every day of County Championship and T20 Blast cricket will again be available.The only change sees the One-Day Cup group stage, which since 2021 has clashed with The Hundred competitions, lost from the schedule."
The Cricketer also points out:
"The move comes as counties themselves continue to shift from using the BBC commentary for their live streams, instead preferring perhaps a more favourable in-house team. The quality and sophistication of streams have exploded in recent years - significantly so since the pandemic - and last summer saw 30 million views across the 18 first-class counties."

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Apart from TMS, the BBC hasn't cared about cricket and especially county cricket for years. In their half-hourly sports reports on Five Live, they give headlines on all sports (90% football) but no cricket unless a Test is being played. Gone are the days when they go to a crucial county game near the ned of the season that will decide the title but will spend ages on a footballer being interviewed about recovering from a broken nail after a tackle.