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Cheltenham Festival cancelled as Gloucestershire cut costs

Cheltenham Festival cancelled as Gloucestershire cut costs

County won't play at College Ground for first peacetime year since 1871

19-May-2020•Matt Roller

Festival still to get a stride in

Festival still to get a stride in

In a summer filled with poor weather, organisers of the Cheltenham Festival, just like the Olympics, are praying for just two weeks without rain but it seems even that has been denied to them.

12-Jul-2012•Alex Winter at Cheltenham

Cowan fights to earn instant cap

Cowan fights to earn instant cap

Ed Cowan, the Australian batsman, just happened to be living in Cirencester because of his heavily-pregnant wife. He made a first-class debut for Gloucestershire and promptly won his county cap.

11-Jul-2012•Alex Winter at Cheltenham

Gloucestershire confirm Cowan deal

Gloucestershire confirm Cowan deal

Gloucestershire are on the verge of completing negotiations with Ed Cowan, the Australia Test batsman, to play on a short-term basis ahead of the Australia A tour of England.

03-Jul-2012•David Hopps

Gloucestershire report £283,000 surplus

Gloucestershire report £283,000 surplus

Gloucestershire have posted a pre-tax profit of £283,000 for the year ending September 30, 2007 despite the appalling weather during the season

15-Jan-2008•Cricinfo staff

Entire Cheltenham Festival moved to Bristol

Entire Cheltenham Festival moved to Bristol

Gloucestershire have moved their Championship match with Essex from Cheltenham to Bristol because of a lack of tap water following the floods

23-Jul-2007•Cricinfo staff

A day to forget for Strong and Northants

A day to forget for Strong and Northants

Matt Windows hammered a brilliant 83-ball century as Gloucestershire condemned Northants to an 83 run NUL defeat at a sunny Cheltenham

22-Sep-2006•Richard Latham

Ideal retirement gift for Gloucestershire groundsman

Ideal retirement gift for Gloucestershire groundsman

Gloucestershire's groundsman Geoff Swift has landed the ideal retirement present by winning the 'Out Groundsman Of The Year' award for the second time

16-Nov-2001•CricInfo

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