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1st Semi-Final: Pakistan v South Africa at Nottingham - Jun 18, 2009
Pakistan won by 7 runs
2nd Semi-Final: Sri Lanka v West Indies at The Oval - Jun 19, 2009
Sri Lanka won by 57 runs
Final: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Lord's - Jun 21, 2009
Pakistan won by 8 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
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Mon Jun 22
16:40 GMT | 17:40 Local Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire at Nottingham, Twenty20 Cup
Wed Jun 24
16:30 GMT | 17:30 Local Surrey v Kent at The Oval, Twenty20 Cup
16:30 GMT | 17:30 Local Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire at Nottingham, Twenty20 Cup
Thu Jun 25
16:30 GMT | 17:30 Local Surrey v Essex at The Oval, Twenty20 Cup
Fri Jun 26
16:30 GMT | 17:30 Local Middlesex v Essex at Lord's, Twenty20 Cup
Tue Jun 30
10:00 GMT | 11:00 Local Middlesex v Surrey at Lord's, County Championship Division Two -
10 comments:
This is strange.. CL can't have their draw but county matches can go on?
I'd guess that perhaps the CL is being considered "international" in a way that county games aren't, but it does seem a stupid distinction to make.
The article also says that the ICC were happy to allow it 5 days afterwards, but then why allow Trent Bridge to be used after only 4?
Q,
The schedule says so, so it must be.
Cheers,
Jonathan,
When the county game is played, it will be played at the Brit Oval. Likewise, all of the sponsors names will reappear at the different venues.
If the moratorium by the ICC was imposed to prevent ambush marketing, what about this?
I think the ICC is making an ass of itself, again.
Cheers,
Homer, agreed. Thing is, it usually manages to do that without trying to copy FIFA/the IOC...
Seeing as the ICC is usually guided by politics, rather than fairness, common sense or consistency, I wonder whether it is simply trying to distance itself from the Champion's League, especially given the Pakistan exclusion and so on. Having the draw straight after the WT20 would indeed give an appearance of ICC involvement.
Jonathan,
The Champions League is driven by CSA, CA and the BCCI.
The ECB is sending teams for the tourney as is the NZC.
Would the ICC want to cross all these organizations just for a news conference?
Cheers,
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This is all speculation, but I can't see that parts of the ICC would want to be seen to be favouring those organisations, either. They have already been bothered by Modi claiming that a window was set aside.
But if it's more than petty fighting, it could be amoney issue. Do you think the ICC like having a tournament involving 5 nations that they don't make any money from? There's no reason to have the draw at Lord's now except for the WT20, and yet there isn't actually a link. I'd guess the ICC would be singing a different tune if some of hte profits were flowing their way...
Jonathan,
I guess its one upmanship.
The ICC can never hope to make money from the Champions League.
What is staggering is that the ICC should quote a rule in its defense that it ( as an organization) did not follow through upon.
Cheers,
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