MEDIA ACCREDITATION FOR 2010 KARP GROUP & PC JEWELLER HONG KONG CRICKET SIXES

Dear member of the media,

Applications are now open for media accreditation to the Karp Group & PC Jeweller (P) Ltd Hong Kong Cricket Sixes at the Kowloon Cricket Club on November 6-7.

First played in 1992, the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes is the longest-running international tournament of its kind. The tournament is fully sanctioned by the International Cricket Council and backed by the boards of the test-playing nations. Stars who have taken part include Brian Lara, Sachin Tendulkar, Steve and Mark Waugh, Viv Richards, Andrew Flintoff, Adam Gilchrist and Wasim Akram.

The 2010 tournament will feature the China cricket team participating at the event for the first time. The Mainland’s Asian Games cricket squad will gain some valuable experience and practice when they play an exhibition match against a Hong Kong XI on the Sunday of the event.

Eight teams will take part in the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes. They are Australia, England, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, New Zealand and Hong Kong. They will vie for total prize money of US$150,000. The teams will be grouped as follows:

Please complete the media accreditation application form and return via fax (+852 2815 9866) or email (bchan@brand-rapport.com) by the closing date of October 22. For more information, please contact Bessy Chan at bchan@brand-rapport.com

各位新聞界朋友，

本年度11月5日至11月7日，於九龍木球會舉行的2010香港六人板球賽的傳媒採訪資格申請現已開始。

香港六人板球賽由1992年開始舉行，成為全球其中一項最為人熟悉並歷史悠久的板球賽事。今年的賽事再次獲得香港大型體育活動事務委員會及國際板球聯會認可。今年中國首次派隊參加，派出的亞運會隊員陣容，將會與香港隊於星期日進行表演賽，相信隊員會從此經驗中獲益不少。

今年的隊伍分組是以布萊德曼組和蘇柏斯組來劃分，每組以四隊組成，於一連兩日緊張的賽事中作賽。參賽國家包括澳洲、英格蘭、印度、巴基斯坦、斯里蘭卡、南非、紐西蘭及東道主香港。賽事總獎金總值15萬元美金。球隊分組如上。

請於十月廿二日或以前填妥表格電郵至bchan@brand-rapport.com或傳真至 +852 2815-9866 陳碧思小姐收。如欲索取更多有關賽事的資訊，請聯絡陳碧思小姐 bchan@brand-rapport.com。

For any media enquiries, please contact Damien McDowell and Bessy Chan of brandRapport (brandRapport is the official PR agency for the Cricket Sixes).