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ECB respond to overwhelming public demand

Cricket in the Park extended

Cricinfo staff

August 18, 2005

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The ECB's Cricket in the Park events have proved enormously popular © Getty Images

Due to overwhelming demand, the ECB's Cricket in the Park events have been extended for the fourth and fifth Tests between England and Australia.

Such has been the demand for tickets for this summer's Ashes that the ECB introduced these events to cater for those unlucky enough to miss out on attending the Tests, providing a big screen and a taste of Ashes atmosphere. For the first Test at Lord's, a giant screen was erected in Regent's Park, where 3,500 people turned up on the Friday, and 8,000 the following day.

The Saturday and Sunday's play of the fourth Ashes Test at Trent Bridge (August 27 and 28) will be shown on a giant screen in Wollaton Park, Nottingham. The Saturday and Sunday's play of the fifth Ashes Test at The Brit Oval (September 10 and 11) will also be shown on a screen in Clapham Common, South London.

Tom Harrison, marketing manager for the ECB, said in a statement released this afternoon: "The big screens in Wollaton Park and Clapham Common will give those fans that can't get tickets for the matches the chance to join in and experience the unprecedented excitement of this Ashes series with thousands of others - if they're anything like the previous events, they'll be fantastic!"

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