{"id":1425,"date":"2017-12-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/podcasts\/publish-77\/"},"modified":"2022-03-23T18:22:07","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T18:22:07","slug":"leaders-podcast-richard-gould","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/podcasts\/leaders-podcast-richard-gould\/","title":{"rendered":"Leaders Podcast: Richard Gould"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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What better time to talk about cricket than in the bleak midwinter? Should traversability be a fundamental aspect of any cricket ground? With a new short-form competition around the corner and a significant new media rights deal in the bag, what’s the future for the sport in Britain?<\/span><\/h4>\n

Surrey County Cricket Club CEO Richard Gould is the guest on this week’s edition of the Leaders Podcast; the former tank commander and Bristol City commercial executive tackles the full gamut of cricket business topics, including:<\/span><\/p>\n

– In the wake of another Ashes defeat, is the English county system fit for purpose?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

– The ongoing process to revamp and grow the Kia Oval to a 40,000-capacity venue<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

– The sometimes challenging relationship between Surrey and the English cricket’s governing body, the ECB<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

– Iron Maiden<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

– Technology in stadia<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

– Healthy competition with Lord’s<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

This episode also includes a look back on 2017 and a glance ahead to 2018 with SportBusiness International Editor Ben Cronin and International Paralympic Committee Marketing Director Alexis Schaefer.<\/span><\/p>\n