Rain-hit cricket World Cup may cost insurers millions-industry sources


  • Cricket
  • Wednesday, 19 Jun 2019

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup - India v New Zealand - Trent Bridge, Nottingham, Britain - June 13, 2019 Groundstaff put covers on the pitch as rain delays play Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - Lost revenues from a record number of rain-hit cricket World Cup games in England and Wales may result in insurance claims of a few million pounds for each abandoned fixture, insurance sources say.

Broadcasters, organisers, venues, advertising sponsors and catering establishments are among firms to have missed out after four matches were called off in an exceptionally rainy June.

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