Non-cricketing holidaymakers who feared an invasion of sports fans avoided the area, so the combined result was a tourism slump and lost rental income for home-owners.

• 一些非板球球迷的度假者担心，很多球迷会来到这里，因此他们不愿在此度假。最终的结果是旅游业下滑和房主租金收入减少。