G4S Events wins three-year security contract for Yorkshire County Cricket Club

Event security specialist G4S Events is to provide a range of services for Yorkshire County Cricket Club on both match and non-match days after inking a three-year brief.

G4S to provide security at Yorkshire Country Cricket Ground
G4S to provide security at Yorkshire Country Cricket Ground

Services will include site security, pedestrian and vehicle search, ticket checking, hospitality stewarding and the provision of a ground safety officer. G4S will also provide bespoke technologies to aid reporting and site management.

As part of the contract G4S will be responsible for the safety and security of around a quarter of a million cricket fans a year, including up to 17,000 thousand cricket fans on major match days such as the Pakistan v Australia Test Match in July, and the England v Pakistan One-Day International in September.

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