Membership Matters: We'd Love Your Support

11/09

Dear Member

The Metro Bank One Day Cup Final returns to West Bridgford for the fourth time next week, with Glamorgan and Somerset preparing to battle it out on the Trent Bridge turf. [this could be our last one]

After a nail-biting thriller between Leicestershire and Hampshire last year, the impending final promises to be another cracker, with both sides putting together formidable 50-over campaigns so far. [we chose to treat the competition as a "development competition" and so were never competing on a level playing field] 

The two go head-to-head on our turf on Sunday 22 September, and as a member, we'd love to count on your support, in what will be the one of the last hurrahs of the 2024 domestic season. [It's a long way from Somerset and South Wales and the weather in mid-September can't be relied-on, so we reckon we've sold as many tickets to the supporters of those counties as we will ever do, so we need locals to come and sit on a few seats to make a better impression to those watching on TV]

Members can enjoy tickets at the best price of £24, whilst you'll also be able to soak up the action from the members-only area in front of the Pavilion. [before we take wrecking ball to the area]

05/09

You may not have received the Email yesterday. You might have not seen the Pravda posts on social media today. So, if you've been having sleepness nights recently, worrying as to how you're going to be able to secure your favourite seat in the Lower Hound Road Stand for that must-see Test Match next season, against Zimbabwe, you can now rest easy: Notinghamshire memberships 2025 go on sale 10 AM tomorrow and you can also purchase Test match tickets at the same time as the members' priority window opens tomorrow also.

Book early, Lisa is banking on it.

"We expect phone lines to be busy on Friday, and so kindly ask that you take the time to peruse our membership FAQs in advance of memberships going on sale." 

Pravda are expecting to have the same reciprocal arrangements with other counties as in 2024. Considering the price difference with Leicestershire membership [post hike], it's difficult to see why LCCC would see any benefit with continuing that arrangement.

04/09

Derbyshire Memberships 2025 on sale 

29/08

Dear member,

As the final fixtures of the year draw near, we would like to thank you for your steadfast support of our club this season.

Looking ahead, we can now confirm membership and international ticketing details for the summer of 2025.

As you may have seen, we will welcome England’s men and women in red and white-ball formats, for:

-        A Men’s Test against Zimbabwe, from Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 May;

-        A Women’s IT20 against India, on Saturday 28 June; and

-        A Men’s IT20 against South Africa, on Sunday 14 September.

Nottinghamshire memberships for 2025 – along with tickets for 2025 members and their guests for all three international fixtures – will be placed on sale from 10am on Friday 6 September, via tickets.trentbridge.co.uk.

As we begin to prepare for next year’s fixtures, we do so with the proposed development of our Pavilion very much front of mind.

Planning permission was approved a few months ago, and we are currently working through the finer details, but hope to commence the project in earnest this Autumn.

Should we be able to proceed, all of our spaces across Trent Bridge will come under intense pressure, as we must find appropriate facilities for players and match officials so we can fulfil our international and domestic fixture schedule.

In addition, the ongoing construction work would leave us unable to offer member seating or facilities in the Pavilion for the whole of the 2025 season.

However, with this eventuality in mind, we have set aside an adjacent area of seating in the lower tier of the Hound Road Stand to be used exclusively by Nottinghamshire members during 2025 international fixtures. Seats in this area will be available at a lower price point, in line with our usual Pavilion seating pricing.

Should you wish to sit with non-members, 2025 members will be able to secure tickets for themselves and up to five guests across the rest of the venue during the members’ priority window.

We will also ensure that the Derek Randall Suite is available to all members during scheduled domestic fixtures for Notts and The Blaze, mirroring the provision usually found in the Long Room. However, pressure on all of our facilities around the ground will mean that the suite will be unavailable during international fixtures.

This will undoubtedly be a challenging period for us all – members, supporters, players, officials and staff – as we coexist alongside any construction works.

However, the resulting redevelopment is crucial as we seek to preserve the Test match status that we hold so dear for the long term.

With double-headers now a regular occurrence, our ambition is to deliver world-class facilities for both men’s and women’s players and officials. We are also determined to enhance our offering to meet the evolving expectations of members and supporters.

Your support will be crucial as this project continues – and with this in mind, membership prices for the 2025 season have been frozen.

If the redevelopment schedule is significantly delayed, we will of course seek to restore Pavilion access for members wherever possible. This will include the relocation of our members’ seating area for international fixtures to the seats in front of the Pavilion.

Our international cricketing calendar sees us welcome Zimbabwe to Nottingham for the first time in 25 years, for a significant fixture in light of efforts to forge closer relations between the two competing sides.

Test Match cricket can only thrive in the long term if as many nations as possible retain their red-ball ambitions; for Zimbabwe to be travelling to England to compete in Tests is hugely positive in this regard.

Our IT20 between England and India sees two of the best teams in women’s international cricket go head to head. Having welcomed record-breaking crowds to our home for the Women’s Ashes and Trent Rockets’ women, and with The Blaze to remain part of the Trent Bridge family as the ECB’s new structure for the domestic women’s game comes into force, this is another milestone moment as our support for women’s cricket continues to gather pace.

Our men’s international white-ball contests have provided many a memorable moment in recent years, and we hope for similar as England and South Africa round off our summer on the world stage.

Your support of our international schedule will ensure that we are able to provide our world-renowned welcome for all competing nations, and leave us in the best possible shape for the seasons to come.

25/08

Club Announce 2025 Membership Prices

22 August 2024

Leicestershire CCC can today announce Membership prices for the 2025 season ahead of next week’s Early Bird on-sale window.

Memberships for the 2025 season, which are to launch on Thursday 29 August, will see a host of new and exclusive benefits, as well as the addition of Tier Two Women’s cricket to the Uptonsteel County Ground calendar.

The Club will continue its range of flexible Membership options including Club Membership+, which includes all seven Vitality Blast fixtures at Uptonsteel County Ground, and the popular White Ball Pass, featuring ten T20 and One Day Cup matches.

Foxes fans have witnessed a significant improvement on the pitch in recent seasons, with Leicestershire winning the Metro Bank One Day Cup in 2023 and assembling a promising promotion push in the Vitality County Championship as we reach the climax of the 2024 campaign.

The rise of homegrown heroes, such as Rehan Ahmed, Josh Hull and Alex Green, combined with international stars such as Peter Handscomb, are all set to light up Uptonsteel County Ground next summer as the Foxes push for further silverware.

Early Bird Membership window, which has been launched earlier this year to provide huge savings during the season, will run until Tuesday 1 October.

The Club has also made the difficult decision to implement a single pricing category adults, incorporating young adults and seniors into the same band as a regular Adult Membership. Junior Memberships remain FREE, while Junior White Ball Passes begin from just £30.

Ticket pricing for the 2025 season has been carefully considered in the context of ongoing economic inflationary demands, a strain shared by both Club and supporters. Leicestershire CCC continues to strive to ensure its pricing remains competitive and reflects value for money with the quality of first-class cricket on offer.

Club Memberships will on sale from 9am on Thursday 29 August via the Club’s website, the Curzon Road Ticket Office, and by calling 0116 283 2128.

22/08

Next season Trent Bridge has a hard sell Test match, England v Zimbabwe in May.

There's a women's T20I in June (India) and a men's T20I in September against South Africa.

16/08

So how was it for you?

Did you learn anything from the presentation or the Q&A, that you didn't know before from in the media?

Have Notts CCC declared any definite path forward or even how they are thinking, not that I heard...

Vague whilst trying to sound reassuring, is my takeaway impression.

Many questions asked were ignored or side-stepped or not fully answered.

It is clear now however, that the defence of the H*ndred and English franchise cricket starts with the line "we have seen that it is good for the women's game", which paints the picture of anyone opposed to The H*ndred as somekind of dinosaur, or at least excuses the defenders of that competition  when they ignore or just write off any opposition to their own arguments.

So did I miss something because on conference calls I do tend to get distracted by real things within the environment that I am sat, and not focus on the screen?

There would appear that this garbage isn't going away and there will be more presentations to come.

Will this topic save Peter Moores' bacon at the Members' Forum on the 30th?

15/08

Screen grabbed slides...

Dear Member

Thank you to those of you who joined us last Friday for our consultation event relating to The Hundred. We hope that the presentation and subsequent discussion helped to aid your understanding of what is, undoubtedly, a complex topic.


If you were not able to make the event in person, we're providing an opportunity to attend an online version of the forum, to be held on Thursday 15 August from 6pm via Zoom.


To register to attend, kindly complete the short form here...


Later this week, we will send a link to those who register via which they can join the meeting. If you haven't previously downloaded the Zoom software to your device, you can do so here...


Those who join us on Thursday will see the same presentation as we delivered at Friday's forum, and will have the opportunity to ask questions.


To help us to address your queries in more detail, we would encourage you to submit questions in advance via thehundred@trentbridge.co.uk. You will, however, also be able to ask questions on the day.


This forum will solely focus on matters relating to The Hundred, with our usual members' forum due to take place on Friday 30 August (day two of Notts vs Surrey) during the lunch interval.

Andy and Lisa

05/08

Q. What cricket will be played by the non host counties during the Hundred ?

A. This remains under discussion and will be discussed in 2025 as part of the wider scheduling of the whole game . However there is a strong desire by a number of counties, including MCCC , that all counties should move to playing hundred cricket alongside the franchise competition.

So this would have to mean scrapping the 50 over cup or a reduction in CC games.

31/07

SALE OF THE HUNDRED FRANCHISES

Dear member

We hope that you are keeping well, as we look forward to the remainder of our cricketing summer with memories of a tremendous Test between England and the West Indies fresh in our minds.

Thank you to those of you who have taken the time to share your thoughts in relation to the future of The Hundred, via thehundred@trentbridge.co.uk – and to those of you who have read our previous updates and engaged in discussions at our members’ forums.

We are writing today to share the latest information in relation to the competition – and to invite you to hear more, and share your thoughts, at two consultation events next month.

Our most recent update outlined a proposed model for the sale of any stakes in The Hundred teams, with host venues to be given a pre-sale 51% share of the team based at their venue, and the ECB retaining the remaining 49% share in all eight teams.

After much consideration, the ECB are now poised to propose that this will be the model via which any share sales will take place. They will then co-ordinate a process to allow the sale of the stakes in the competing teams, with agencies now being engaged to market teams to potential buyers.

The intention is for any sale to be concluded ahead of the 2025 season. This would result in Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club gaining a 51% stake in Trent Rockets – which we do not currently own – and having the ability to decide whether to sell any of that stake.

Any proceeds derived from any sales, whether of stakes owned by the ECB or the host counties themselves, would be divided by a pre-agreed mechanism between host and non-host counties, and 10% would also be ringfenced to support the recreational game.

Our share of any funds generated would be reinvested into our club, but we would also like to emphasise that no part of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is being placed on sale as part of this process.

We need to ensure that our facilities for players, match officials and support staff keep pace with required standards to protect our long-held status as a Test Match ground, and we want Trent Bridge to continue to offer a leading customer experience for members and supporters of all ages and backgrounds.

As we have shared with you previously, this is a complex topic, and we would like to make sure that members are kept up to date with the latest information and feel comfortable as we progress matters. With that in mind, should you wish to hear more about the proposed process, or share any queries, you may do so at one of the two upcoming consultation events:

-       An in-person event for members on Friday 9 August, taking place during the interval of Notts Outlaws’ 50-over fixture against Gloucestershire (scheduled for 2.30pm). The event will take place in the Derek Randall Suite, and there is no need to register in advance.

-       An online event on Thursday 15 August from 6pm, for which you can register to attend here. Further details and joining instructions will be sent nearer the time.

Both events will feature a presentation, and members will be given the opportunity to ask questions. To help us to address your queries in more detail, we would encourage you to submit questions in advance via thehundred@trentbridge.co.uk, and indicate which of our events you intend to attend. You will, however, also have the opportunity to ask questions on the day.

We will continue to communicate with you as we receive meaningful updates, and look forward to seeing you at one of our consultation events.

Thank you for your continued support.

Andy and Lisa