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PCPL Season 2: Outstanding Performer (Division 2)
Wed 23rd January 2008
David Jones (Sky Sports News Presenter): Welcome back to the studio you’re watching Sky Sports News. We have Sir Ian Botham with us but we are now going to go to the ICC Headquarters in Dubai where the Chairman, Malcolm Speed will guide us through this eagerly anticipated Draw.
Malcolm Speed: The 2008 ICC Club Twenty/20 World Championship in Australia & New Zealand consists of 16 Teams which are made of teams from England, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and the West Indies. We believe here at the ICC that this will be a fascinating tournament, especially after the success of the ICC World Twenty/20 tournament in South Africa.
As this cup has a knockout format we will now make the draw for the first round of matches which will start on 20th February 2008
Lets start the draw with match number 1.
First out of the hat is………Canterbury of New Zealand
And they will play……New South Wales of Australia
Now on to Match number 2…
Out comes Yorkshire of England……….
And they will play…….Lancashire of England…that’s a big game
Now match number 3
……Surrey of England
And they will play…………..
Trinidad of the West Indies
Now we go onto Match number 4
…..Next out is Victoria
..And they will play Leicestershire
Match Number 5……
And Its……………..Warackshire
And they will play……….Border of South Africa
Number 6
Sussex!!
Vs Western Australia
Match Number 7……..
Queensland of Australia
…….Who will play……….Tasmania
And that leaves us also with South Australia vs. Gauteng.
The Fixtures are as follows….
25/2/08: Canterbury Vs. New South Wales ::: Adelaide (DAY)
26/2/08 Yorkshire Vs. Lancashire ::: Brisbane (NIGHT)
28/2/08 Surrey Vs. Trinidad ::: Hobart (DAY)
1/3/08 Victoria Vs. Leicestershire ::: Melbourne (DAY)
2/3/08 Warackshire Vs. Border ::: Perth (NIGHT)
4/3/08 Sussex Vs. W.Australia ::: Sydney (DAY)
6/3/08 Queensland Vs. Tasmania ::: Auckland (DAY)
7/3/08 S.Australia Vs. Gauteng ::: Christchurch (NIGHT)
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David Jones: So, Sir Ian, What are your thoughts about the draw??
Sir Ian Botham: Yes, there have been some very good games that have been drawn. The one that excites me the most is the Roses match between Yorkshire and Lancashire.
David Jones: Why does that excite you the most??
Sir Ian Botham: Um..Its because they both have fierce rivalries and they both have very good sides. Yorkshire have Michael Vaughan, Younus Khan and Young spinner Adil Rashid along with the experience of Darren Gough and Matthew Hoggard. Lancashire have got Freddie Flintoff, Brad Hodge, Sanath Jaysuriya and of course Murali.
David Jones: Yes, We've got to leave it there for now. Thank you Sir Ian
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