Floodlit test match generates £15m for Birmingham economy
Warwickshire County Cricket Club has hailed England’s first ever day/night test match a great success – despite the game ending two days early.
Edgbaston accommodated 70,000 spectators across the three days of play, recording sell-outs on the second and third day and, despite the shortened match, the venue’s retail catering sales were also the highest ever for a non-Ashes test match.
The game is estimated to have generated almost £15m for the local economy.
Warwickshire chief executive Neil Snowball said: “One of the... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
