Cricket at Edgbaston drives £23m into the local economy

Edgbaston's summer of cricket is forecast to deliver £23m to the local Birmingham economy according to the West Midlands Growth Company Regional Observatory. England's Vitality International T20 match against Australia starts the summer programme this month, followed by the Specsavers Test series against India in August and the Vitality Blast Finals day in September. Nicola Hewitt, commercial director at the West Midlands Growth Company, said: "Top domestic and international cricket at Edgbaston Stadium is a quintessential part... 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...
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