Would you take a 3yo and a 6wk old to an International Cricket match?

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England playing West Indies in Bristol at the end of May.....me and DP really want to go, but would you take a 3yo and a 6 wk old to something like that?

It's at Glos Cricket Ground, which has a family stand but there's no alcohol allowed, while the people we'd be going with would want to drink.

None of the other stands are covered, so if it's sunny we'd be very exposed. Not sure DS1 would be very interested in the cricket, might enjoy the atmosphere but might find 15,000 people quite overwhelming.

Not sure if we'd be able to take DS2's buggy in, and certainly not up to the seats.

Is this a rubbish idea, have any of you successfully taken small children to large sporting events?

To be honest I wouldn't, we used to go a lot as kids but wasn only to county matches and there were lost of other children (and was 30+ years ago) my nephews only really got into it to enjoy going at 5+. Is there anyone who could look after them?

Probably not ............

Thanks Five - have rudely posted this in two places at once and the other thread has got busier, but I appreciate your reply! Babysitting not an option, think we might have to bin the idea

Only this year am I considering taking DS1 (10) to a cricket match and that will be 20/20.

Football was started younger (7) as that was faster moving and would hold his attention.

They will be bored and other people won't thank you for having a bored three year old bouncing around.

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I took DS1 when he was only a few weeks old to Eng vs South Africa at the Oval. DS1 got all hot and bothered so the groundmen let us move and dit on the boundary. Bloody fantastic

Only thing was it was when Devon Malcolm took 10 and DS1 bit me every time the crowd went up .

A three year old would not cope all day though I think....

Thank you! Think we have decided it's a rubbish idea, we're now debating whether DP will go or not. He's going to call his brother and see what they think, we might just go another time when England are playing better.....

pagwatch ouch for DS1 biting you! I'm assuming he was feeding rather than just leaning over and sinking his gnashers into you in pure excitement? That would be impressive for a newborn!