Middlesex consider selling shares in club and ending member-ownership

  • Lord’s-based club ask specialist firm to explore options
  • Potential investors have already been sounded out

Middlesex are exploring a ­possible sale of shares in the club amid an explosion of interest in English cricket from outside investors ­following the Hundred auction.

The Lord’s-based club have engaged the gaming and sports investment specialists Oakvale Capital to conduct a review of its ­ownership, with a move to being owned privately and a partial sale among options thought to be on the table. A number of potential investors have already been sounded out before the formal appointment of Oakvale, which will take place on Wednesday.

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