England cricketers expand pub group to second venue

England cricketers Stuart Broad and Harry Gurney have purchased their second pub, the Griffin in Swithland, Leicestershire.

Their pub company Cat & Wickets was founded with the acquisition of the Tap & Run pub in Upper Broughton, Nottinghamshire, which was damaged in a fire earlier this year.

The group has expanded to a second site after receiving investment from founder of Peach Pubs, Lee Cash.

Managing director Gurney said: "When Everards called to say the Griffin was about to become available it was an opportunity we jumped at. As a Loughborough lad, I know the reputation this pub has, and I'm thrilled and honoured to take the baton from John and Jay after 20 years."

Broad added: "Everards have some wonderful pubs, some superb beer and most importantly, their values as an organisation are closely aligned to ours at the Cat & Wickets Pub Company, we are very excited about working with them."

The group intends to recreate its premium gastro pub menu and drinks list from the Tap & Run.

Cash said: "I have viewed hundreds of pubs in the last twenty years and not many got me as excited as the Griffin does. We have done a two-and-a-half-day refurbishment to the tune of £50,000, working with Richard Brooks of Leicester based Tanwood, who have done an incredible job in such a short space of time."