Record profit for Nottinghamshire

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“International cricket is vital to our financial prosperity and having a guaranteed supply of matches to 2016 will allow us to continue to invest in our team and our venue,” said chairman Peter Wright

Nottinghamshire have announced a record surplus of £542,210 for the year to September 30 2011.

Strong ticket sales for international matches coupled with a significant increase in Friends Life t20 attendances and a rise in membership numbers contributed to the financial results for the most profitable county in 2010.

Notts chairman Peter Wright said: “Last year presented a number of challenges, not least a round of bidding for major matches, and delivering a record surplus against that backdrop reflects tremendously well on the people and the systems that we have in place at Trent Bridge.

“We will present a detailed analysis of our financial position, playing prospects and off-field plans to our members at the AGM in February.”

Trent Bridge won the right to host Ashes Tests in 2013 and 2015 on top of a prestigious India Test in 2014 and one-day internationals against New Zealand (2013 and 2015), Sri Lanka (2016) and Pakistan (2016).

It will also host three internationals this year: an Investec Test and NatWest International T20, both versus West Indies, and a NatWest Series one-day international against South Africa.

“International cricket is vital to our financial prosperity and having a guaranteed supply of matches to 2016 will allow us to continue to invest in our team and our venue,” added Wright.

“We’re very proud of what we have achieved but a lot of hard work remains and it is very important that our members and cricket supporters in general continue to attend matches at Trent Bridge.”

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