Spectators can be permitted to attend first-class cricket for the primary two days of the Bob Willis Trophy on Saturday and Sunday. Surrey County Membership will play towards Middlesex on the Kia Oval whereas Warwickshire will face Northamptonshire at Edgbaston and the video games can be opened as much as spectators. The fixtures are each elements of the second section of UK authorities pilot occasions. Every floor will host as much as 2,500 spectators per day for the primary two days of their first matches.
“The 2 cricket pilots have been amongst a small variety of sporting occasions introduced by the Authorities for testing the secure return of spectators, with a view to reopening venues for sports activities followers, with social distancing measures in place, from October 2020,” the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) mentioned in an official assertion.
Neil Snowball, ECB Managing Director of County Cricket, mentioned: “We’re all excited in regards to the begin of the county cricket season, and naturally all of us miss not with the ability to go and watch as we usually would. These two pilots are an essential step in testing the Authorities steerage and guaranteeing we will safely open our grounds once more.”
The Bob Willis Trophy, which will get underway on August 1 will maintain the first-class standing, however is a separate competitors from the County Championship and can comprise three regionalised teams, consisting of six counties per group.
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