Gloucestershire want to reacquire Nevil Road freehold

Gloucestershire have made an offer to buy back the county ground at Nevil Road. They sold the freehold in 1975, and it is understood that Royal & Sun Alliance, the present owners, are willing to sell the property.

"This is a great opportunity for us to secure the long-term future of the club," Tom Richardson, the Gloucestershire chief executive, told the Times.

The exact amount needed to acquire the land is not known, and there has to be some doubt how it would be financed given Gloucestershire's well publicised shortage of funds.