The three group winners and best runner-up each earned a home tie for the Twenty20 Cup quarter finals. The ties will be played on 17 and 18 July.
Have you got a spare £5000? Thought not. But someone must have – and if it’s you, why not put it to a very good cause, and treat yourself, too.
For five measly grand you can net with Shane Warne, Kevin Pietersen, Brian Lara, Andrew Flintoff, and Michael Vaughan at Lord’s. They’ll coach you, too. “It’s not often I give up the chance to bag a few wickets against some Pommies at Lord's,” says, well you can guess.
And you can meet Jemima Khan, the UK ambassador for UNICEF which is one of two charities onboard; the other is the Warne Foundation.
But if £5000 is too much for your own personal slice of cricketing history then for a tenth of that kingly sum you can have dinner with the legends, in the Long Room, on the same evening.
Only 100 tickets to the event, known as Cricket Unites for Children, are available. They can be booked by calling 020 7462 8665 or by e-mail info@evemanagement.com
April 16, 2007
MCC announce Young Cricket Photographer award
Posted on 04/16/2007 in Miscellaneous
Jessica Homer will be MCC's Young Cricket Photographer 2007. Homer, 28, from County Down, was the unanimous choice of a selection panel which included the top cricket photographer Graham Morris, who will act as her professional mentor.
During her summer with MCC, she will photograph a wide range of matches and naturally she was “delighted to have won”. Keith Bradshaw, MCC’s chief executive, was more effusive: “Her portfolio was outstanding, and her potential is obvious.”
Jessica is a freelance photographer whose work has appeared in a variety of regional daily newspapers including the Gloucestershire Echo. MCC's Young Cricket Photographer scholarship is now in its fifth year.
October 13, 2006
Bill Gordon earns groundsman honour
Posted on 10/13/2006 in Miscellaneous
Bill Gordon of the The Oval has been awarded the groundsman of the year honour for both the four-day and one-day category with Mick Hunt of Lord’s awarded the runner-up in the four-day and Andy Fogarty from Headingley the runner-up in the one-day.
Commendations went to Philip Frost (Taunton), Mike Grantham (Canterbury), Peter Marron (Old Trafford) and Andy Fogarty (Headingley Carnegie) in the four-day pitch category, while Len Smith (Sophia Gardens), Peter Marron (Old Trafford), Mick Hunt (Lord’s), Steve Birks (Trent Bridge) and Kenny Nisbet (The Grange) were commended in the one-day category.
John Moden at Fenners is the winner for the UCCEs pitches with Craig Thompson at Durham Racecourse as the runner-up. Micky Stewart at Scarborough was awarded the outgrounds prize with Matt Pullen at Whitgift School earning the runner-up wward. Andy Peirson at Beckenham received a commendation in the outgrounds category.
Alan Fordham, head of operations for the ECB, said: ”Umpires marks have indicated a good overall standard of pitches in four-day cricket and particularly in one-day cricket in 2006. We are delighted to announce these awards which recognise head groundsmen who have prepared the best pitches this season.
“Special congratulations go to Bill Gordon at The Oval who continues to lead the way in pitch preparation in both formats of the game.”
August 4, 2006
Schofield still looking for a way back
Posted on 08/04/2006 in Surrey
Chris Schofield, the former England and Lancashire legspinner, is playing for Surrey in their 2nd XI match against Durham at Guildford. He was released by Lancashire at the end of 2004 and since then has been playing for Suffolk in the Minor Counties Championship, as well as turning out for Durham and Surrey second teams.
"It's a bit of a reality check and frustrating because I've played at a very high level but I'm just relieved that counties are still giving me the opportunity to get a contract," Schofield, who is now 27, told the BBC. "The last two years I've been bowling a hell of a lot of overs, 30 to 40 a week - the last two years at Lancashire I bowled 50 to 100 overs a season.
"The first step at the moment is to try to get a county contract, bowl the way I have been doing the last couple of months and take it from there."
July 12, 2006
Twenty20 quarter-finals
Posted on 07/12/2006 in Miscellaneous
Following the final round of qualifying matches this is the draw for the Twenty20 quarter-finals. The matches will be played on Monday July 24.
Essex v Yorkshire at Chelmsford
Leicestershire v Kent at Grace Road
Gloucestershire v Surrey at Bristol
Nottinghamshire v Northamptonshire at Trent Bridge
May 4, 2006
Australia A calls to hit counties
Posted on 05/04/2006 in Miscellaneous
Five counties are going to be hit by the withdrawal of players who have been selected in the Australia A squad for the Top End series, in Darwin and Cairns, against New Zealand, Pakistan and India. Travis Birt (Derbyshire), Mark Cosgrove (Glamorgan), Dan Cullen (Somerset), Brad Hodge (Lancashire) and Chris Rogers (Northants) have been named in the 14-man party. The matches take place during July.
April 18, 2006
Umpires get miked up
Posted on 04/18/2006 in Miscellaneous
Umpires will wear microphones linking them to the Sky Sports commentary team for all televised county matches this summer.
Barney Francis, Sky Sports’ executive producer for cricket said: “Umpire microphones have become a fantastic way for the men in the middle to keep viewers and commentators informed into the reasons behind their decisions. They’ve been a huge success during our Twenty20 matches and I’m sure will be a fantastic addition to our other one-day broadcasts.”
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