Surrey chief sounds overkill warning 20/08/2010 |
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Surrey chief executive Paul Sheldon has blamed the packed cricket schedule for the lack of tickets sold for the third Test between England and Pakistan at The Oval.
The match at the Oval started on Wednesday (August 18), and for the first time since 1986 the opening day of a Test match was not a sell-out at the venue.
Tickets are also still available for the fourth Test at Lord's next week, and Sheldon fears it could be the beginning of a negative trend unless steps are taken to trim the schedule.
"There are an enormous number of complex issues around scheduling, too much cricket both domestically and internationally," he told the Daily Telegraph.
"It is a complex situation we find ourselves in and we have gradually moved in this direction. One does wonder if it is the beginning of something. If Lord's and The Oval Test are not selling out it is time to ask some fundamental questions.
"We are very close to a substantial crisis unless we do that. If we are feeling it at The Oval then those in the shires must be feeling it much, much worse.
"We need less cricket and more meaningful cricket. Every match must matter and must be of high quality. I have an absolute conviction we are playing too much cricket."
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