Tuesday 4 October 2016 16:00, UK
Kent County Cricket Club will seek legal advice after the ECB chose to reinstate Hampshire in Division One of next season's County Championship rather than promote the Canterbury-based team.
On Monday, Durham were demoted from the top flight after being granted an ECB rescue package of £3.8m to help them manage debts which have risen to £7.5m.
As a result of this decision, Hampshire, who finished second from bottom in the Division One table, were offered a reprieve by the ECB.
Kent, who finished second in Division Two and just missed out on promotion, have stressed they will explore action against the decision made by the ECB.
At the start of 2016, the ECB decided to reduce the number of teams in Division One from nine to eight, while adding one more to Division Two for next season - making the second flight a 10-team competition.
Kent chairman George Kennedy told Sky Sports News HQ: "The rules at the start of the season were two down and one up. With the advent of poor old Durham's suffering, the season was already finished. The two clubs who were demoted, [Nottinghamshire] and Hampshire - that should have stood.
"I would expect them to at least have a look at who came second in the second division. I've heard nothing at all.
"They called me and said 'It's time we had a meeting' because I said I'd rather lost confidence in the ECB. I've given various dates this week that I'm available. When we get there, I will simply put forward the argument that we finished second and there seems to be a vacancy.
"To arbitrarily take one club and let them stay up without looking at the other just seems plum wrong. I think there should at least be an appeal and it should be heard by somebody other that the board of the ECB."
Durham will start next season on minus 48 points, while Chester-le-Street will have its Test status removed, although they can still host one-day and T20 internationals.
Durham will also begin the NatWest T20 Blast with a four-point penalty and a two-point penalty in the Royal London One-Day Cup.
Durham are the newest first-class county, having made their debut in 1992. They won the title three times in six seasons between 2008 and 2013.
