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Also worth remembering the OS is in Essex....well, at least the pre '65 boundary change it is.

Surrey and Middlesex get away with it, after all.
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gavrosh wrote:Also worth remembering the OS is in Essex....well, at least the pre '65 boundary change it is.

Surrey and Middlesex get away with it, after all.

Yep, County Cricket is based on the pre-1965 borders.

Not only Surrey playing @ The Oval and Middlesex @ Lord's, but also Warwickshire's home at Edgbaston, Birmingham (West Midlands) and Lancashire's in Old Trafford, Manchester, etc, etc

Also worth remembering West Ham Utd was founded an Essex club, and that Essex CCC used to play home games at Leytonstone.

London is not a 'county' of course.. And the Olympics was held in 'Essex'.. :wink:
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WestHamIFC wrote:

Yep, County Cricket is based on the pre-1965 borders.

Not only Surrey playing @ The Oval and Middlesex @ Lord's, but also Warwickshire's home at Edgbaston, Birmingham (West Midlands) and Lancashire's in Old Trafford, Manchester, etc, etc

Also worth remembering West Ham Utd was founded an Essex club, and that Essex CCC used to play home games at Leytonstone.

London is not a 'county' of course.. And the Olympics was held in 'Essex'.. :wink:
Correct, though Essex used to play in Leyton rather than Leytonstone. Minimal difference and purely pedantic.
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Would the pitch be physically big enough for a decent game of cricket?

I have visions of defensive prods going for four runs.
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Page 55 here:

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Thanks, but sadly it gives the 'Document unavailable' error.
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Essex to play T20 at Olympic Stadium

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Deal in principle agreed, pending approval of the LLDC. Looks like Kent and Middlesex are interested too, in what could be a fortnight of T20 cricket each summer.
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I'd love if they included a game or 2 with a West Ham season ticket too!
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Re: Essex to play T20 at Olympic Stadium

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I doubt any "ordinary" T20 game will attract enough fans, but certainly could work for finals day or a festival. Imagine three or four games in a day, involving four counties or even four countries, I could see that being a near sellout.

I'm sure an India V Pakistan game would sell out in no time.
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"Olympic Stadium: T20 cricket deal 'in principle', say Essex"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/27517116

Great news!
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WestHamIFC wrote:"Olympic Stadium: T20 cricket deal 'in principle', say Essex"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/27517116

Great news!
Why? Nothing extra for us and just means instead of a 15 minute drive to Chelmsford I have a 60 minute drive to Stratford with all the hassle of paying more for parking.
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Francoisvander or else wrote: Why? Nothing extra for us and just means instead of a 15 minute drive to Chelmsford I have a 60 minute drive to Stratford with all the hassle of paying more for parking.
Because instead of a 50 minute drive to Chelmsford, I'll be getting a 3 tube stop journey to Stratford without all the hassle of paying for parking.

That's why.
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WestHamIFC wrote:"Olympic Stadium: T20 cricket deal 'in principle', say Essex"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/27517116

Great news!
I totally agree. I think this is exactly the kind of thing that should be happening to the stadium out of the football season along with athletics.
As a taxpayer and therefore a shareholder in this place, I want to see as much varied sport being hosted as possible.
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To answer the original question(3 years late) drop on pitches, where the wicket is prepared at another venue would be used.

The ground would be big enough, cricket is played at the MCG, which was the Olympic stadium for the 1956 Olympics. It's huge for cricket.
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WestHamIFC wrote:



Not only Surrey playing @ The Oval and Middlesex @ Lord's, but also Warwickshire's home at Edgbaston, Birmingham (West Midlands) and Lancashire's in Old Trafford, Manchester, etc, etc
Warks have changed their (T20) name to Birmingham now aswell.

Essex may be changed to 'London'
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RIP Cricket.
westham,eggyandchips wrote:
Warks have changed their (T20) name to Birmingham now aswell.

Essex may be changed to 'London'
That = Bloody shameful.
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"Howzat! Cricket at the OS

The chance of Cricket being played at the Olympic Stadium next year moved a step closer today.
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http://www.claretandhugh.info/anyone-fo ... -at-the-os
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I'm from South East London but live in Gidea Park. I care nothing for Essex cricket and watch Kent on a regular basis. I would watch Essex with my kids at Stratford if it was priced correctly. I won't pay the money they want at Chelmsford out of principle. My kids are Kent fans even though they have barely set foot in the place
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How much do Chelmsford charge?
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Cricket at Stratford would be excellent .I'd happily go to that .
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