Village vs Pro: The Ashes Edition
Ahead of the Ashes summer, LV= Insurance challenged Jack and Toby from village cricket social media hub, “The Cricket District”, to take on two bowlers with 1,261 Test wickets between them – James Anderson and Stuart Broad.
Tune in below to see how long they could last at the crease against two of England’s greatest pacemen in the full instalment of ‘Village vs Pro: The Ashes Edition. The video achieved widespread engagement and was trending at number eight on YouTube at its peak.
In the full clip, Anderson and Broad also offer insights into their bowling techniques, discuss the impact of “Bazball” and look ahead to the LV= Insurance Men’s Ashes Series.
The content was sponsored by LV= Insurance – title partner for Men and Women’s domestic cricket in England & Wales – as part of the build up to a highly anticipated summer of cricket. The LV= Insurance Men’s Ashes Series begins on Friday 16 June in Edgbaston and culminates on 31 July at The Oval, while the LV= Insurance Women’s Ashes Test takes place from 22-26 June at Trent Bridge.
LV= is committed to supporting grassroots cricket through grants and funding, and growing the game right through to the elite level; a mission shared by Cricket District. We are proud to have helped facilitate this incredible piece of content. Follow @lv_cricket on Twitter and Instagram and @LVcricketnews on Facebook to keep up to date with all the latest information on the partnership.
