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England Women v India Women ODI | Thank You Day

25 June 2021

International cricket is returning to the Bristol County Ground on Sunday 27 June when England Women take on India Women in the first of a three match Royal London One-Day International series.

History was made over a week ago, as for the first time in the 132-year history of the venue, the Bristol County Ground hosted a Test Match between the two sides which ended in a draw after a gripping four days. The Club looks forward to welcoming the two sides back for more action packed cricket this weekend.

As part of this epic fixture, Gloucestershire Cricket is taking the opportunity to thank the heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic by giving away tickets to blue light workers.

This International fixture, which is referred to as ‘Thank You Day’, gives the Club the chance to acknowledge the commitment of the many thousands of local NHS and emergency service staff who have been working tirelessly during the pandemic.

England captain Heather Knight is looking forward to leading out her World Cup winning team at the County Ground and acknowledging the Bristolians who’ve gone above and beyond in these difficult times. 

“So many people have been putting themselves at risk to look after others during the pandemic, it will be an honour to entertain some of them,” she says. “My brother and his partner both work in the NHS – as do many of my friends - and I’m hugely proud of them and all the medical staff who’ve been keeping hospitals going.”

Heather herself signed up to become a medical transport volunteer in March 2020 during the first national lockdown.

Working in conjunction with the local GP centre, almost 8,000 vaccines have been administered at the Bristol County Ground to help protect local people and enable the country to return to normality as quickly as possible.

“I’m delighted that the Club has been able to play a small part in the fight against COVID but the real heroes have been the emergency service workers who have provided care and hope to so many,” says Will Brown, Gloucestershire Cricket CEO. “Thank You Day is our way of acknowledging their selfless efforts – we hope they have a great day out on us.”

In partnership with the Gloucestershire Cricket Board, the Club will also be using Thank You Day to recognise the hard work of the county’s Women’s Cricket volunteer network.

“Gloucestershire Cricket is a great champion of women and girls cricket and we are proud that we consistently attract record attendances for women’s matches,” says Brown. “We are pleased to be working closely with ECB on hosting the Royal London ODI, and are also grateful for the support of Ticketmaster, who are waiving their usual administration fee to make the day completely free for our NHS heroes.”

Tickets for Thank You Day are available to purchase via the Blue Light website. To receive a pair of free tickets to the Royal London One-Day International, eligible NHS and emergency service workers can visit www.bluelighttickets.co.uk to register and obtain a unique reference number before booking through the Gloucestershire Cricket website: www.gloscricket.co.uk/tickets

If you wish to attend this mouth-watering fixture, tickets are still available to purchase through the Club's website. Please see our ticket prices below:

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