- Even if internationals played losses will hit £100m
- ‘The most significant financial challenge we have faced’
English cricket is braced for losses of up to £380m if no matches are played this summer due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to Tom Harrison, CEO of The England and Wales Cricket Board.
The cricket season was due to begin on 2 April, but no matches will be played now until the start of July at the earliest.“We anticipate the cost of no cricket this year could be as bad as 380 million pounds. That is the worst-case scenario for us,” Harrison told the UK government’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee about the impact of coronavirus.
Written by Reuters
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/may/05/cricket-will-lose-380m-if-season-is-wiped-out-coronavirus under the title “Cricket will lose £380m if season is wiped out, warns ECB chief executive”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
