Cricket braced for redundancies as Covid creates potential £182m deficit | The Guardian

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ECB holds talks with £106m deficit now minimum expectedBoard has begun discussions around cost-cutting measuresEnglish cricket is gearing up for redundancies and severe cost-cutting measures following a forecasted loss of up to £182m owing to the Covid-19 pandemic.The England and Wales Cricket Board held talks with the 18 first-class counties and the county boards on Wednesday and stated a £106m deficit is now considered the minimum expectation during the current financial year. Continue reading…

  • ECB holds talks with £106m deficit now minimum expected
  • Board has begun discussions around cost-cutting measures

English cricket is gearing up for redundancies and severe cost-cutting measures following a forecasted loss of up to £182m owing to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The England and Wales Cricket Board held talks with the 18 first-class counties and the county boards on Wednesday and stated a £106m deficit is now considered the minimum expectation during the current financial year.

Continue reading…