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ECB confirms retainer payments for domestic women's players
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Tuesday, 19 May 2020 06:20
Up to 24 domestic women's cricketers will receive retainer payments from June 1 as the ECB tries to ease some of the financial hardship of their season being disrupted by the Covid-19 lockdown.The ECB was due to award full-time contracts to 40 domestic players this year under a plan to transform women's and girls' cricket, with those players involved in…
Cheltenham Festival cancelled as Gloucestershire cut costs
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Tuesday, 19 May 2020 07:34
Gloucestershire have cancelled this summer's Cheltenham Festival due to the Covid-19 pandemic, meaning that this will be the first year in peacetime since 1871 that they have not played a game at the College Ground.All professional cricket in England and Wales is currently suspended until July 1 at the earliest, but it seems increasingly unlikely that counties will return to…
Lancashire hopeful spectators could be admitted again in September
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Tuesday, 19 May 2020 07:17
Lancashire have expressed hopes that some fans will be able to attend matches this summer as they prepare for the "green light" to stage England fixtures behind closed doors at Emirates Old Trafford.Extensive plans have been drawn up to play international cricket in 'bio-secure' conditions in recent months, with the ECB accepting that the game's reliance on broadcast revenues means…
Cricketers' mental health charity faces £250,000 shortfall
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Tuesday, 19 May 2020 08:46
A charity which provides mental health services to professional cricketers past and present faces a £250,000 funding shortfall because of the Covid-19 lockdown.As with many charities, the ban on mass public gatherings has forced the cancellation of most fundraising events for the Professional Cricketers' Trust, the charity arm of the Professional Cricketers' Association (PCA). The Trust pays for mental health…
SLC commits to building new stadium in Colombo
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Tuesday, 19 May 2020 04:40
Sri Lanka Cricket is intent on constructing a new 40,000-capacity stadium in Colombo in addition to the existing R Premadasa Stadium in Khettarama.Primarily, the board appears to be interested the highest-capacity sports venue in the country in order to strengthen bids on major ICC events in the next rights cycle. This, despite calls by players for Khettarama's existing training facilities…
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