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County chief's vision of Championship games in Ireland is misplaced, if well-meaning

DAVID SHARMAN argues Sean Jarvis would be better off focusing on ideas based in Leicester, rather than Leinster

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Posted by GHiggins on 22/03/2025 at 12:11

It's a non- starter and would lose money. Why would Irish cricket fans go to watch a 4 day game between Leicestershire and Derbyshire? I've been over to Clontarf before to watch Leicestershire play Ireland in the one day cup. But that was a one day game and even then only a handful of us travelled. There was a decent attendance but they were locals there to watch Ireland. If you are aiming at any more than that, then any income would be wiped out by the costs of hiring the ground and spending on temporary seating, staff costs etc.

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