In these very hard times, what on earth will happen to our county cricket clubs during this coronavirus crisis.? No season equals no money for our English game. The likes of Kent and all their recent money troubles, not to mention the smaller counties such as Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Gloucestershire and Glamorgan. I would not want to see any of our eighteen counties go to the wall but it is in these hard times that clubs must come up with a means to survive. In other words, think outside the box. I am worried for family and friends during this surreal period but I'm also concerned about our summer sport and the thought of no season at all affects our mental wellbeing too. As for cricket income and the future of cricket, well it could be said that the coronavirus killed our county game as we know it now to a more diluted cricket season in future years. Dark days indeed.
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It is really very difficult to see how any business that relies on the public to visit can cope with this unprecedented time. The ECB gave clubs £61 million (41m to County grounds and 20m to the recreational game) but it is just a drop in the ocean. The Test Match grounds are probably going to be hit hardest without the revenue from test matches/ODIs etc. plus they won't be getting income from conferences and concerts. The smaller grounds without too much debt I should imagine will be slightly less effected...this is just my impression. What we rely on is those that counties owe huge debt to being lenient. There is much debate about which format should be played if we ever do get to play ANY cricket this year and I'm guessing a quick 5 weeks of The Blast will help someway to put some money back into the counties...but it's TV money that we sadly rely on & who hold the strings of cricket in their hands..