Stanford 20/20 six-match series announced
Stanford 20/20 Cricket and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed today that the winners of Saturday's Twenty20 Cup will face 2008 Stanford 20/20 regional tournament champions Trinidad and Tobago as part of the Stanford Super Series.The Domestic Champions winner-takes-all final will be one of six games broadcast exclusively live in the UK by Sky Sports in a deal which includes the finale of the week, the Stanford 20/20 for 20.
Today's announcement is a timely boost for Saturday's finalists with the added incentive of securing an appearance at the Stanford Cricket Ground on Monday, October 27th.
Waiting will be Trinidad and Tobago who defeated Jamaica earlier this year in the 2008 Stanford 20/20 final. A total purse of US$400,000 will be riding on the result.
David Collier, the ECB chief executive, said: The Stanford Super Series offers a real incentive to the final four sides in tomorrow's (Saturday) Twenty20 Cup final at The Rose Bowl. I am sure that Durham, Essex, Kent and Middlesex will all be excited at the prospect of travelling to Antigua in October.
Twenty20 cricket fans will be treated to a hectic week as Stanford stages a series of intriguing clashes pitting country against county, and the Stanford Superstars against Trinidad and Tobago.
All teams in the inaugural Stanford Super Series will use the iconic black bats and silver stumps for which the Stanford 20/20 tournament is now famous.
About the Stanford Super Series:
- In total six matches will be played at the Stanford Cricket Ground with the Domestic Champions final scheduled for Monday, October 27th.
- Two warm-up matches are to be scheduled for all participating teams.
- A Legends Beach Cricket event will revive rivalries of old at one of Antigua's most desirable locations, Jolly Beach, as the Stanford Legends host an English Legends selection on Friday October 31st.
- The total purse on offer for the Domestic Champions final will be US$400,000.
Stanford Super Series Schedule:
October 25th: Warm up 1: Stanford Superstars v. Trinidad & Tobago
October 26th: Warm up 2: England v. County Champions
October 27th: Trinidad & Tobago v. County Champions
October 28th: Warm up 3: England v. Trinidad & Tobago
October 29th: Warm up 4: Stanford Superstars v. County Champions
October 31st: Legends Beach Cricket
November 1st: Stanford Superstars v. England Ð Stanford 20/20 for 20