ECB INFORMS OF SUSPENSION OF ALL RECREATIONAL CRICKET from 05/11 TO 02/12 IN ENGLAND

Date: 4th November 2020

All organised recreational cricket activity indoors and outdoors will be suspended from 5th November until 2nd December in England.

From:Tom Raymond-Hill <Tom.Raymond-Hill@ecb.co.uk>

Subject:Government Update 04.11.2020

Good afternoon all,

Thank you for your patience as we explore the potential scenarios available to cricket as we move towards a lockdown in England.

Please find a statement below outlining our position:

As a result of the UK Government’s new national COVID-19 restrictions, and subject to Members of Parliament voting today and the publication of bespoke guidance from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport [DCMS], ECB understands all organised recreational cricket activity indoors and outdoors will be suspended from 5th November until 2nd December in England. Professional cricket that is classified as elite by the UK Government can continue as an exemption during this period.

Hospitality venues such as cafes, restaurants, pubs, bars and social clubs must close; with the exception of providing food and drink for takeaway (before 10pm; and not including alcohol), click-and-collect, drive-through or delivery.

The UK Government has confirmed that school sport can continue as an exemption during this period but university sport must be suspended. Coach education programmes can continue where this cannot be undertaken online.

The health and wellbeing of everyone in the cricket community has and remains our number one priority and we are in dialogue with DCMS about how recreational cricket activity can return safely once the national lockdown ends.

We would encourage you to use the above statement externally if you feel the need to do so, we would also ask that you collate any questions locally before feeding back into me directly, which will help us to provide the game with any further clarity required.

Best wishes,

Tom Raymond-Hill

Head of Network Support – Participation & Growth
England and Wales Cricket Board
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood, London, NW8 8QZ, England

Mobile: 07769 244 116
E-mail: Tom.Raymond-Hill@ecb.co.uk : Web: www.ecb.co.uk

If there are any questions from the L&DCC please send them to me as L&DCC Secretary at chrislizweston@talk21.com for a weekly collation and transmission onwards to ECB