Cricket

The Brit Oval

Jan 27 2004

South London Press

SURREY County Cricket Club's world famous Kennington ground will be renamed The Brit Oval after a new sponsorship deal.

The agreement with Brit Insurance Holdings plc comes into force in the upcoming 2004 season. It will provide revenue of £500,000 per season for Surrey - including branding for the the club's white and coloured shirts.

Surrey chief executive Paul Sheldon said: "This new partnership couldn't have come at a better time as next week work starts on our ambitious redevelopment of the Vauxhall End of the ground."

* SURREY CCC will also merge the recreational and professional game under the brand name, Surrey Cricket.

This will increase the potential for young Surrey cricketers to rise through the ranks as well as fully integrate club cricket into Surrey Cricket's base, at the Brit Oval in South London.

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