Northamptonshire cricket in crisis
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
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George Dobell reports for Cricinfo:
The future of Northamptonshire County Cricket Club looks uncertain after a request to the ECB for emergency financial help and an examination of the benefits of selling their ground and moving to an out-of-town location.
The club, who have already borrowed several hundred thousand pounds from a group of directors earlier this year, have been instructed by the ECB to undergo an independent financial review to ascertain whether they fill the criteria for borrowing. It is believed they require around £500,000 to meet urgent financial obligations.
The ECB has assisted counties in the past but with a full-scale review of the professional game in progress, it cannot be assumed that further largesse will automatically be forthcoming.
Whether Northants seek to move headquarters or even become the first of the first-class clubs to dissolve remains to be seen. Increasingly, though, the current arrangement appears unsustainable.The photo shows the Northants side after winning the 1976 Gillette Cup. I used to go to Wantage Road quite often in those days. I never saw Peter Willey fail and I never saw Wayne Larkins score a run.
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