T20 ‘Euros’ to be shown live
GUERNSEY’S hosting of this month’s T20 World Cup Europe Finals could be seen by millions of cricket ‘nuts’ across the world and provide a huge boost for island tourism.
All 15 matches in the week-long event running from 15 June will be live streamed and available to watch for free on the ICC global Facebook and YouTube channels.
The live stream will be delivered by production agency 3C International, with on-screen graphics and scoring integration provided by CricClubs. The tournament will also have a dedicated commentary team on-ground covering each match, consisting of Andrew Leonard, Ciara Metcalfe and Iain Leggat.
This represents the first time the ICC has led the production of live video coverage for a regional ICC event and will provide great exposure and awareness of the Associate game across the Continent and the world.
Mark Latter, chief executive of the Guernsey Cricket Board, said it was a fillip for local cricket and he has his fingers crossed that sun and blue skies prevail over hosting grounds KGV and the College Field, not the drizzle and grey murk which wrecked this week’s two T20 games against MCC.
Ahead of that event, Guernsey and Jersey’s ICC squads do battle this weekend in the three-match Infrasofttech Inter-Insular weekend.
The two sides met at the College Field this evening from 4pm and again tomorrow with games two and three at the KGV starting at 10.30 and 2.30pm.
Jersey coach Neil MacRae expects some tough cricket.
‘It will be a big test in Guernsey because they also have good support, but we will take that challenge on and see if we can get a 3-0 result, like we did at the Farmer’s Field last year.’
All three games hold official ICC international status and will count towards global ranking.
