Northamptonshire County Cricket Club


Pushing the boundaries to secure a future in the game


He might be standing down this summer as Chairman of Northamptonshire County Cricket Club, but Gavin Warren isn’t going anywhere – not while there are still some of the biggest issues cricket has ever faced to sort out. Having both transformed the club, and helped


transform the game, Gavin’s knowledge and experience is invaluable in the work that’s going on to ensure cricket remains relevant and popular, and that new formats do their job in attracting audiences and acting as a springboard to encourage both fans and young players into cricket.


On a county level, Gavin has had a key role in turning


Northamptonshire from a club that was weeks from insolvency into one that is debt free, well supported and doing well on the fi eld. As he’s led the county board through that period of


taking stock and rebuilding, he’s also been instrumental in devising T e Hundred, a board he’s sat on for fi ve years, helping build this new competition, a limited overs format that was designed as a faster, high energy match to attract an audience new to cricket rules and terms. Sitting pitchside, watching today’s players go through


their practice session, Gavin was open about the challeng- es the traditional game faces. “T e Hundred could be the one that saves English


cricket, because we simply have to engage a new, younger audience,” he said. “T e fi ve-day match is the greatest test in cricket and I don’t think that will ever change. And the


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