Statistics circulated to county cricket boards by the ECB show that participation in the recreational game has fallen by 64,000 over the past year, with more than 5 per cent of games being conceded because at least one team cannot field a side.
The comprehensive results of the annual National Playing Survey, seen by The Times, reveal that the number of players aged between 14 and 65 years of age have dropped from 908,000 in 2013 to 844,000 this summer.
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