July 24, 2006
Surrey County Cricket Club announce record attendances at Festival Cricket
Surrey County Cricket Club are delighted to announce that this years two festival weeks have been huge successes, attracting record crowds.
The festivals, which offer a Liverpool Victoria Championship Match and a One-Day match, taking place at both Whitgift School and Guildford Cricket Club have brought in over 17,000 people over the course of the 10 days of cricket.
The success can be attributed in part to the excellent weather we have had this summer, combined with the Surrey team’s winning ways. This has provided the crowd with spectacular entertainment, which has ultimately increased attendances by 4,000 from last year.
Surrey County Cricket Club’s Sales and Marketing Director, Paul Blanchard said: “It has always been a wonderful tradition having our side play at these picturesque outgounds and I am delighted that the festivals continue to be a success. It is great that we are able to take Surrey Cricket out into the County on these two occasions during the season and that many of our members and supporters in Croydon and Guildford have attended this year”.
Blanchard also added: “Festival cricket offers the spectators, particularly the younger generation, a unique opportunity to get close to the action, in a fashion that is not normally possible when the team play at the Brit Oval. I would like to thank everyone at Whitgift School, Guildford Borough Council and Guildford Cricket Club in contributing so much towards the success of the festivals this year.”
