Hampshire Cricket group chairman, Rod Bransgrove, has called for the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to provide support to counties with fewer financial opportunities. He highlighted Sussex as an example of a club that could disappear if not helped by the governing body. Sussex has been hit with points deductions for financial issues, leading to their chairman stepping down. Bransgrave has been at Hampshire since 2000 and is credited with helping to turn the club from near-incident to a major powerhouse in the county set-up. He also highlighted the difficulty of other clubs without offering the same financial model as those offering international cricket, Hundred or franchise cricket.