I think you have to consider what else is going on as what attracts the crowds is the marquee signings - Gayle @ Somerset and McCullum @ Warwickshire for example and to get them for the full Blast rather than just a few games has to be the objective.
By moving it to 1 block in July/August you are far more likely to attract them for the whole time. The only other T20 tournament which might clash is the CPL which usually happens in June/July. So add that to it being the school holidays and it has to be the right move.
Regarding the RLC, the reason it has been moved to the 1st part of the season (April/May) and hasn't been really cut down is because the Champions Trophy is the 1st 2 weeks of June so therefore the ECB will be hoping the England boys have a good run of 50 Over games to get some practice in before the tournament etc...
For me (being a purist) the more interesting thing is the differing numbers in the Divisions in the Championship. Going to 10 teams to Div 2 but playing 14 games means that each county will only play four of the other counties once during the season. That surely can't be right, i mean if you take last year for example can you imagine the sides that got to play Leicestershire twice vs only playing them once.
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