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Rishi Sunak Budget to include £300m cash boost for summer sport including cricket, tennis and horse racing

Matt Majendie
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<p>Cash boost: Cricket is set to benefit the most from the £300m support for summer sport</p> (Getty Images)

Cash boost: Cricket is set to benefit the most from the £300m support for summer sport

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Summer sport is set to be boosted by £300million from the Government, Chancellor Rishi Sunak will announce in his Budget on Wednesday.

Cricket is reportedly set to be the biggest beneficiary, with tens of millions coming into the sport’s coffers in the form of loans and grants.

Tennis and horse racing are also set to be among the leading recipients from the latest round of funding, which is effectively an extension of the original £300m Sport Winter Survival Package unveiled back in November.

Mr Sunak said: “As a huge cricket fan, I know there’s nothing that says summer more than watching your favourite team. I can’t wait for sports grounds to be filled with fans with atmosphere again. This £300m cash boost will help make that a reality.”

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The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) had warned of severe cuts because of a drastic drop in income but Wednesday’s cash boost is expected to ease that burden.

A spokesperson for the ECB said: “We welcome the Government’s intention to extend the support given to winter sports so that cricket and other summer sports are given a financial safety net.”

The latest round of funds is aimed at helping professional clubs, counties and sporting bodies to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic and the ongoing lack of spectators.

It is thought some of the money will be used in the various sports to help pave the way for the planned return of fans at stadiums, venues and race tracks as the Government prepares to lift lockdown measures.

This £300m is only for England but separate funding to summer sports will be provided by the Scottish Government to the tune of £29m, with £18m from the Welsh Government and a further £10m in Northern Ireland.

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