The government has watered down its predecessor’s pledge of a £35m investment to build grassroots cricket facilities and widen access for state school pupils after describing the previous government’s announcement as a “fantasy”.
Under an alternative plan announced on Monday, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport has given £1.5m to the England and Wales Cricket Board to build two indoor domes in Luton and Preston, but it is understood that the rest of the money may not materialise.
