Lancashire freeze ticket prices

Lancashire have announced that they have frozen ticket prices for all domestic matches at Old Trafford in 2009.

The news, coming less than a fortnight after Sussex slashed prices for their tour match against the Australians, reflects the realisation that the current recession is likely to impact severely on attendances.

"In these testing economic times, we want all sports fans to be able to watch exciting and competitive domestic cricket without loosening the purse strings, this is why we have decided to freeze prices," explained commercial manager Geoff Durbin.

Capacity at Old Trafford will be reduced from 16,000 to 12,000 this season as a result of the construction of a new conference and events centre. In the coming weeks, the section of the stadium from the right-hand side of the pavilion around to and including the old scoreboard will be demolished.