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England cricket fears 380 million pound loss if entire season is wiped out

The projected loss takes into account the international as well as domestic games

Lord's cricket ground. Photo: @HomeOfCricket
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Lord's cricket ground. The ECB has already created a 61 million pound rescue package for the 18 county sides and has been offering grants and loans to recreational clubs, impacted by the outbreak. Photo: @HomeOfCricket

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England and Wales cricket board (ECB) chief executive Tom Harrison has said English cricket could lose as much as 380 million pounds if the season is wiped out due to the coronavirus pandemic.
 
The projected loss takes into account the international as well as domestic games. Last week, ECB had suspended county season until July, with nine rounds abandoned.
 
"We anticipate that with no cricket this year - as a worst-case scenario for our planning purposes - that could be as bad as 380 million. That would be the loss of 800 days of cricket across all our

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