da esport bet： Essex County Cricket Club will make local history on Monday afternoon/evening by staging the first ever floodlit cricket match at the County Ground in Chelmsford
Essex CCC Media Release18-Jul-2002Essex County Cricket Club will make local history on Monday afternoon/evening by staging the first ever floodlit cricket match at the County Ground in Chelmsford. A bumper crowd is anticipated for the event with good pre-match ticket sales and a large take up of tickets expected on the night itself.Commercial Manager, Dave Comley, said:”It has been a hugely anticipated event. We have pre-sold a considerablequantity of tickets and our corporate facilities have totally sold out,including extra marquees brought in specially for the occasion.”Essex and the competition sponsors, Norwich Union, are lining up a largeamount of entertainment for the evening: “We will have a parachute jump bythe Shepherd Neame Spitfires, live bands, bouncy funzone areas, displays ofKwik Cricket on the outfield and much more, as well as the giant replayscreens and NUL razzmatazz which follows these matches. It promises to be agreat family evening out.”The Club has no parking available at the County Ground, but has organisedthe opening of the Meteor Way Car Park with additional lighting for members,and has also arranged for the Multi-Storey car park to stay open in the towncentre until 11.15pm.”Floodlit cricket is a fantastic experience and one for the cricket fan andthe fan of the big occasion alike. It’s the first at Chelmsford and everyoneat the Club from players to staff are greatly looking forward to it.”Tickets will be available on the day priced £14 for adults and £9 forjuniors. Gates will open at 2pm. Tickets may still be pre-ordered on 01245254010.