Worcestershire County Cricket Membership has confirmed they may discover a everlasting transfer away from New Highway within the coming months in a bid to protect the long-term way forward for the county.

The expectation stays that cricket will return to New Highway from Could 24. Nevertheless, additional unhealthy climate might have an effect on Worcestershire’s T20 Blast marketing campaign, with their first house fixture because of happen on Could 31 towards Lancashire Lightning. As a non-Take a look at venue, the Blast gives important matchday income for the membership. They may also host a girls’s ODI between England Girls and New Zealand on June 30.

Talking earlier this month, chief government Ashley Giles acknowledged any additional delay in internet hosting cricket at New Highway can be “devastating” and floated the thought of shifting the membership to a brand new house.

“I do not assume we will stick with it like this,” Giles advised BBC Hereford and Worcester. “It is costing us some huge cash. We’ll lose just about two months of a six-month season. The bottom is right here to stage cricket, to be a venue for leisure and hospitality. However situations are seemingly getting worse.”

An announcement launched by Worcestershire on Monday confirmed the board are actually actively exploring their choices:

“Given the current unprecedented report quantity of flooding at New Highway, and the rising regularity of flooding, the Board of Worcestershire County Cricket Membership understands the very actual points relating to the sustainability of the Membership.

“As a Board, we’ll make it our key precedence to discover each possibility, together with a transfer from New Highway, over the following few months so we will present the membership and key stakeholders with a plan.

“That is to make sure the long-term way forward for Worcestershire County Cricket Membership.”