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Lords to host West Indies vs ICC Rest of the World XI
by RYAN BACHOO on FEBRUARY 13, 2018 in MEDIA RELEASES
ICC World T20 champions West Indies will play an ICC Rest of the World XI at Lords on Thursday 31st May 2018, to raise money for parts of the Caribbean affected by Hurricanes Irma and Maria
Proceeds to go towards the restoration of cricket grounds in Dominica and Anguilla that were damaged by the hurricanes
Match to have full International T20 status and will be broadcast live on Sky Sports
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), in conjunction with Cricket West Indies (CWI) and the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB), has today announced that a special fundraising T20 International match will be played at Lords on Thursday 31st May 2018.
West Indies, current ICC World T20 champions, will take on an ICC Rest of the World XI, in a one-off match which will be broadcast live on Sky Sports.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed its full support by granting the match International status and asking Giles Clarke, ECB President and ICC Board Member, to assist in coordinating the match.
The cricket grounds in Dominica (Windsor Park Stadium) and Anguilla (James Ronald Webster Park) were damaged following the passage of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. These essential grounds represent the heartbeat of cricket in each country and are important community facilities. The proceeds from the fundraising match will go towards their restoration.
Tickets for the match are priced between £20 and £60, with all childrens tickets set at £10, and are available for purchase now at www.lords.org/tickets, or by telephoning the M.C.C. Ticket Office (020 7432 1000).
CWI President, Dave Cameron, said: Hurricanes Irma and Maria have devastated parts of the Eastern Caribbean and we have been considering how CWI can best show support for our region in the most impactful way. I would like personally to thank MCC for agreeing to host the match at Lords, and ECB, especially their President Giles Clarke, for their kind and generous support of this initiative. I am sure the match will be highly entertaining and competitive, as well as a great platform for us to raise much-needed funds.
The Chief Executive & Secretary of MCC, Guy Lavender, said: MCC is delighted to be able to host this very special match. The last time that a match between West Indies and Rest of the World was held at Lords was in 1966. MCC has enjoyed a warm relationship with the people of the Caribbean for over a century, and is proud to be able to play a part in providing relief for the areas that were devastated by last years hurricanes. I am looking forward to seeing a capacity crowd to help raise funds to restore important cricket facilities.
Colin Graves, Chairman of ECB, commented: To have two category 5 hurricanes in the space of two weeks was unprecedented and everyone around the world was shocked by the destruction which was caused. The ECB and CWI have always enjoyed a fantastic relationship and we are keen to support them and the people of the Caribbean in this fundraising initiative. I would like to thank our partners, Sky Sports, for their immediate support by agreeing to broadcast this special International match, and MCC for agreeing to host it at Lords.
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West Indies vs ICC rest of the world t20
2018-02-13 14:36:05
2018-02-13 16:10:25
what team will represent us?
2018-02-13 16:44:18
In reply to navindesigns
ICC World T20 champions West Indies will play an ICC Rest of the World XI at Lords on Thursday 31st May 2018, to raise money for parts of the Caribbean affected by Hurricanes Irma and Maria
My question too....who will be available or make themselves available
WHO WILL SELECT THE TEAM?
In my view Daren Sammy should captain the WI team or play for the world XI.
2018-02-13 16:49:22
In reply to Realsteel
I wondering who will be in this team
will be really interesting to see who gets picked
would it be a WI XI or a CWI XI?
lol
G
2018-02-13 17:25:25
In reply to positiveg
Anybody excepting those who chose to go after the nice expensive food
Dave already put a few of them on notice....
2018-02-14 04:41:36
In reply to navindesigns
Ditto.
That was my first question.
I pray that its the team that won the
World T20 Championship, or a close one.
Probably not.
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