KingofSpain wrote:
ajones1328 wrote:
If its £165 for the Hollies, you're looking at £200 for top tier seats.
Where did you see this ?
It was in a corporate mail out. Trent Bridge published their prices today. Most seats are £155.
So its not £165 in the Hollies then? Im confused.
I should have been clear: £165 for Edgbaston. For comparison it's £155 at Trent Bridge.
I hope these prices are for packages including some food and drink. If not, I'm going to be missing an Edgbaston Test for the first time for over 30 years.
Just shows how much I know! Ashes prices out today ranging from £115 to £180, the Hollies coming in at £165. All plus a £2.50 booking fee, of course.
Members getting 20% off for the next couple of weeks will mean I'll turn up for a couple of days.
Anyone know if details of the reciprocal arrangements have been released yet? Or what clubs we had reciprocal arrangements with this season?
Just answered my own question, at least for this season:
Derbyshire CCC – Free entry to all County Championship matchdays, including Member Areas, excluding Derbyshire CCC v Warwickshire CCC.
Durham CCC – Access to Member Areas on County Championship matchdays.
Essex CCC – Free entry to all County Championship matchdays, including Member Areas, excluding Essex CCC v Warwickshire CCC.
Glamorgan CCC – Free entry to all County Championship matchdays, including Member Areas, excluding Glamorgan CCC v Warwickshire CCC.
Gloucestershire CCC – Reduced-price entry to all County Championship and One-Day Cup matchdays, including Member Areas, excluding Gloucestershire CCC v Warwickshire CCC.
Hampshire CCC – Free entry to all County Championship matchdays, including Member Areas, excluding Hampshire CCC v Warwickshire CCC.
Kent CCC – Reduced-price entry of £7 to all County Championship matchdays, including Member Areas, excluding Kent CCC v Warwickshire CCC.
Lancashire CCC – Free entry to all County Championship and One-Day Cup matchdays, including Member Areas, excluding Lancashire CCC v Warwickshire CCC.
Leicestershire CCC – Free entry to all County Championship and One-Day Cup matchdays, including Member Areas, excluding Leicestershire CCC v Warwickshire CCC.
Middlesex CCC – Access to the Lord’s Pavilion during County Championship and One-Day Cup matchdays featuring Warwickshire CCC.
Nottinghamshire CCC – Free entry to all County Championship matchdays, excluding Nottinghamshire CCC v Warwickshire CCC.
Somerset CCC – Free entry to all County Championship matchdays, including Member Areas, excluding Somerset CCC v Warwickshire CCC.
Surrey CCC – Access to the Members' Areas for County Championship and One-Day Cup matches when Warwickshire CCC are the opposition.
Sussex CCC – Free entry to all County Championship matchdays, including Member Areas, excluding Sussex CCC v Warwickshire CCC
Regarding Ashes tickets, the Telegraph bemoans the price increase:
"In the Hollies Stand, it is £165, up 43 per cent from £115 for the corresponding fixture four years ago. On top of this, every ticket carries a £2.50 booking fee."
Michael Vaughan has had his say too: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/ce87v9ljl8no
I paid a total of about £190 for all four days of the Gabba Ashes test last year. I know the ground is a lot bigger, but still…it’s basically the same price for just one day at Edgbaston next year.
Like all top sports very soon the only spectators will be corporate invites. Rugby,Football, Tennis all charging too much so the top players can be paid too much.
Interesting that the price hike was mentioned on the BBC news (Radio 2 at least)
Funny how - much to my annoyance - eve eh thing ground related is branded as Edgbaston and yet as soon as there is bad news it’s Warwickshire putting the prices up!
Cain is on TMS shortly during the tea break ro discuss the ticket price rip-off amongst other things.
I didn't listen because I can imagine all the things he will say after some corporate numpty has handed him a sheet of A4 to show him what he can and can't say when answering about the price hike. I could afford to go with no problems but having to get 2 buses as finding somewhere to park is a no-go, having my bag searched for alcohol so I have to spend 25% of a weeks shopping just on 2 pints and queue for the privilege, have people walk past because they need their 8th beer, sit next to someone who you can tell only watches the 'Big' games and then when it's over and the roads are blocked off, take 80-90 minutes to get home which is only 8 miles away. No thanks, I'II leave it.
Love Test cricket, watch it whenever I can if the Bears ain't playing, but I haven't attended a day of Test cricket in years now. Its just too much hassle. Think 2015 Ashes was the last one I actually went to.
paulbear wrote:
I didn't listen because I can imagine all the things he will say after some corporate numpty has handed him a sheet of A4 to show him what he can and can't say when answering about the price hike. I could afford to go with no problems but having to get 2 buses as finding somewhere to park is a no-go, having my bag searched for alcohol so I have to spend 25% of a weeks shopping just on 2 pints and queue for the privilege, have people walk past because they need their 8th beer, sit next to someone who you can tell only watches the 'Big' games and then when it's over and the roads are blocked off, take 80-90 minutes to get home which is only 8 miles away. No thanks, I'II leave it.
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Just about sums it up perfectly. While people and companies are daft enough to put up with all that so it will continue
So, no problems with the prices then, just the experience of getting there and back and at the ground.
I was at the first two days this week and, to be fair, with reduced crowd numbers it was all quite pleasant.
That said, I would rather have gone to Cardiff.
Inside-edge wrote:
https://x.com/bbctms/status/2098466319888941558?s=61&t=ce_j8EVfISY_eSiF63-Y0w
My question is mirrored in the comments - how is an Ashes game twice as expensive cost wise as a Pakistan test match game?