Friends Life t20 cricket is coming to Cheltenham
26 November 2012
Glos CCC is really pleased to announce that Friends Life t20 cricket will be coming to the Brewin Dolphin Cheltenham Cricket Festival for the very first time in 2013 with 3 fixtures against Warwickshire, Northamptonshire and a local derby against Glamorgan.
The Festival gets underway on Wednesday 10 July with a four-day LV= County Championship match v Kent, always good opponents at the Festival and this will be followed by a Friends Life t20 match on Sunday 14 July when Warwickshire will be our opponents. The FLt20 match versus Northamptonshire follows on Tuesday 16 July and we then welcome back Worcestershire to Cheltenham for 4 days for the best of LV= County Championship local derbies commencing on Wednesday 17 July. The Festival concludes with the final FLt20 match, another local derby, versus Glamorgan on Sunday 21 July.
Glos CCC Chief Executive, Tom Richardson, said: “We are very excited to be introducing the Friends Life t20 to Cheltenham and are confident that it will be a great success on what is a small outfield with the crowd very close to the action. We always try to have exciting fixtures at the Cheltenham College ground but, of course, we do have to take our place as one of 18 First Class Counties in what is always a scheduling challenge. However, to have a 4-day match against Worcestershire - our northern neighbours - and local matches against Glamorgan and Warwickshire is really good news. Kent are also good opponents so we are pleased.”
Paul Nurden, Divisional Director of Brewin Dolphin, added: “This is fantastic news. In the second year of our sponsorship of the Brewin Dolphin Cheltenham Cricket Festival to have 3 of the most exciting FLt20 fixtures is a real bonus. To also be hosting a four day match against Worcestershire, our local rivals, is the icing on the cake. I’m really looking forward to the summer.”
For full fixture information, please go to www.gloscricket.co.uk/cricket/fixtures
Gloucestershire Cricket membership packages, which include all home games, are on sale now via the Club website. Adult membership is just £184.00 with our Early Bird discount available until 2 January 2013. Under 16 membership is only £27.00. Tickets for all home matches will be on sale via the Club website in early December.
