Edgbaston Cricket Club held its first major sustainability match day on 3rd Sept 2023 for England men’s Vitality IT20 game against New Zealand. The ‘Go Green Game’ encouraged spectators to leave their cars at home, and WM-Air were invited along to raise awareness of air quality issues. Bill Bloss, Joe Acton, and Ravi Sahu accompanied the Mobile Air Quality Supersite, which was located at Edgbaston Cricket Ground during the event, in order to engage visitors in the importance of clean air.
In addition to the supersite monitoring equipment, a low-cost air pollution sensor has been located at the site since 2021 – for air quality monitoring during the Commonwealth Games period – providing a good opportunity to assess to impact of the public-transport-only approach. Air quality during the match was good and the team had positive conversations on air quality with staff from the ECB and spectators from across the UK.
