Coronavirus: ECB suspend all forms of recreational cricket

The England and Wales Cricket Board have suspended all forms of recreational cricket in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
The ECB have released a statement on the recreational gameThe ECB have released a statement on the recreational game
The ECB have released a statement on the recreational game

The statement posted on ecb.co.uk said: "Following the government’s latest advice around social distancing, it is with sadness and reluctance that we recommend that all forms of recreational cricket are for now suspended.

"This extends to training, pre-season friendlies and any associated cricket activity.

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"Sport plays an absolutely vital role in the nation’s mental and physical well-being, and it helps people find meaning where there is fear and uncertainty, so one of our goals in the coming weeks will be to explore ways that we can support some levels of physical activity in communities - particularly at junior levels.

"Using our cricket community to support others could be one of the most important services we can offer during the difficult next few months.

"It will be critical that any decisions we do make are medically-led. And we will continue to work with government and their advisors to ensure we are informed by science in our decision making.

"Over the coming weeks we will work with the game to understand what support is required across the cricket community, particularly local clubs and leagues - who will have such a huge role to play in our nation’s response to coming out of this situation."

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