da betsul： Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club and the England and Wales Cricket Board(ECB) have reached agreement for the staging of One-Day Internationals andTest Matches at Trent Bridge from 2003 to 2011
ECB Media Release25-Aug-2002Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club and the England and Wales Cricket Board(ECB) have reached agreement for the staging of One-Day Internationals andTest Matches at Trent Bridge from 2003 to 2011.In 2003, Trent Bridge will host the opening match of the NatWest Seriesbetween England and Zimbabwe on Thursday 26 June. This will be followed later in the summer when England return for the third npower Test Match versus South Africa from 14-18 August.In 2002, Trent Bridge had capacity crowds for the NatWest Series match between England and Sri Lanka, and for three days of the second npower Test Match versus India. This clearly demonstrates the demand for cricket in the East Midlands.Nottinghamshire CCC Chief Executive David Collier commented:”Since 1998, Nottinghamshire CCC has invested more than £10m in developingTrent Bridge. This long term Staging Agreement provides the security ofregular international cricket at Trent Bridge which is required to fund theexisting and possible new developments at the ground. We are delightedTrent Bridge is the first Test Match Ground to sign a long term agreementwith the ECB and that cricket fans in the East Midlands can look forward toannual international cricket through to 2011.”Following today’s announcement Nottinghamshire CCC will be selling ticketsto its members from 23 September, and to the general public from 7 Octoberfor next year’s international matches at Trent Bridge.ECB Chief Executive Tim Lamb said, “I’m very pleased that the ECB hasreached agreement with Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club about the stagingof future international matches at Trent Bridge. This longer term agreementwill give Notts the certainty of international cricket until 2011 and enablethe club to continue developing the already-impressive facilities at theground.”For further information contact:
John Read, ECB Director of Corporate Affairs on 07774 476 391
David Collier, Notts CCC Chief Executive on 07768 558 130