By Chris Stocks
LONDON’S Olympic Stadium will host cricket for the first time next summer ahead of its probable use during the 2019 World Cup.
The as-yet unspecified test event – not expected to be a T20 Blast game – will take place at the conclusion of the Premier League football season in May and will be the first time a dropin pitch will be used in a professional game in England.
The Stratford venue, now known as the London Stadium and home to West Ham United Football Club, has been earmarked by World Cup organisers to host two matches during the 2019 tournament –...