ECB plans to make 62 jobs redundant due to COVID-19


  • Cricket
  • Tuesday, 15 Sep 2020

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(Reuters) - The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is planning to make 62 positions within the organisation redundant due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, chief executive Tom Harrison said on Tuesday.

With professional cricket in the country suspended for several months due to the coronavirus, Harrison said the game had sustained losses of more than 100 million pounds ($128.92 million).

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