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Cricket: Finance

Asked by Tom CollinsLabourDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled Answered 28 February 2025UIN 31125

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department has had with the England and Wales Cricket Board on (a) financial fair play in County Cricket and (b) possible measures to provide a level playing field between counties of different financial standing.

Answered by Stephanie Peacock

As the governing body for cricket in England and Wales, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is independent from the Government and is responsible for the regulation of cricket, and for protecting and promoting the financial sustainability of the sport at all levels. It is for the ECB to answer for their approach.

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