Worcestershire County Cricket Membership has confirmed they are going to discover a everlasting move away from New Road within the coming months in a bid to protect the long-term way forward for the county.
The expectation stays that cricket will return to New Road from Could 24. Nevertheless, additional dangerous climate might have an effect on Worcestershire’s T20 Blast marketing campaign, with their first dwelling fixture due to happen on Could 31 in opposition to Lancashire Lightning. As a non-Take a look at venue, the Blast supplies very important matchday income for the membership. They can even host a girls’s ODI between England Ladies and New Zealand on June 30.
Talking earlier this month, chief govt Ashley Giles said any additional delay in internet hosting cricket at New Road can be “devastating” and floated the thought of transferring the membership to a brand new dwelling.
“I do not suppose we are able to stick with it like this,” Giles advised BBC Hereford and Worcester. “It is costing us some huge cash. We’re going to lose nearly two months of a six-month season. The bottom is right here to stage cricket, to be a venue for leisure and hospitality. However circumstances are seemingly getting worse.”
An announcement launched by Worcestershire on Monday confirmed the board are actually actively exploring their choices:
“Given the latest unprecedented report quantity of flooding at New Road, and the growing regularity of flooding, the Board of Worcestershire County Cricket Membership understands the very actual points concerning the sustainability of the Membership.
“As a Board, we’ll make it our key precedence to discover each choice, together with a move from New Road, over the subsequent few months so we are able to present the membership and key stakeholders with a plan.
“That is to make sure the long-term way forward for Worcestershire County Cricket Membership.”
