WATCH: Quarantine Cup, Game One

The wait is over, The Cricketer’s online gaming competition, the Quarantine Cup, is here with Mason Crane getting his campaign underway against Northants' Ricardo Vasconcelos.

The leg-spinner's fixture schedule will see him compete against fellow professionals from ten other counties on the PlayStation 4 game Cricket19, with the first match available to view below.

Following the announcement that the county season is to be delayed due to the COVID-19 outbreak, The Cricketer, in collaboration with the first-class counties, will bring live streamed matches to the screens of supporters through the competition.

The draw for the group stage of the inaugural Quarantine Cup was made with competing teams split into two groups, with the top two from each progressing to the semi-finals.

Group One contains Hampshire, Essex, Gloucestershire, Nottinghamshire, Warwickshire and Northamptonshire. Meanwhile, Sussex, Glamorgan, Surrey, Leicestershire and Kent make up Group Two.

The round-robin format will see teams play each other once in matches lasting five-overs-a-side.

Sussex paceman Tymal Mills, Essex seamer Jamie Porter and Nottinghamshire wicket-keeper Tom Moores are among the names of other participants already announced, whilst the commentators reveal has so far included Test Match Special's Henry Moeran, Alison Mitchell and  Dan Norcross.