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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Matt Hughes

Middlesex consider selling shares in club and ending member-ownership

Middlesex players in a huddle
Middlesex has been member-owned since 1864 but is exploring becoming the fourth privately owned first-class club in England. Photograph: Alex Davidson/Getty Images

Middlesex are exploring a ­possible sale of shares in the club amid an explosion of interest in English cricket from outside investors ­following the Hundred auction.

The Lord’s-based club have engaged the gaming and sports investment specialists Oakvale Capital to conduct a review of its ­ownership, with a move to being owned privately and a partial sale among options thought to be on the table. A number of potential investors have already been sounded out before the formal appointment of Oakvale, which will take place on Wednesday.

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