Sports8/25/2025The Guardian

Government gives £1.5m to grassroots cricket and decries £35m Tory ‘fantasy’

Government gives £1.5m to grassroots cricket and decries £35m Tory ‘fantasy’

The government has announced a revised plan for investing in grassroots cricket, significantly reducing the previous pledge of £35 million made by the former administration. Instead, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has allocated £1.5 million to the England and Wales Cricket Board to construct indoor domes in Luton and Preston. The government has described the previous £35 million plan as a "fantasy," suggesting that the remaining funds may not be forthcoming. This move represents a significant scaling back of the government's commitment to improving access to cricket facilities, particularly for state school students.

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