The ultimate prize - New Sixes trophy unveiled
Press Release - 7 November 2001
Tournament organisers have announced that a magnificent new
trophy will be unveiled this afternoon for the 2001 Cathay
Pacific/Standard Chartered Hong Kong Cricket Sixes, to be held
this weekend (November 10-11) at the Kowloon Cricket Club.
The trophy, designed by Papu Butani of Hong Kong's Butani
Jewellery, is an impressive handmade piece featuring incredible
detail and a range of cricketing images. Made of pure silver
dipped in 24-carat 999 gold, it is studded with an amazing array
of rubies and diamonds.
Mike Walsh, Chairman of the Hong Kong Cricket Association (HKCA),
said: "It is fitting that, with the Cathay Pacific/Standard
Chartered Hong Kong Cricket Sixes being contested for the Butani
Cup, we should have such a magnificent trophy from Papu. His
commitment and vision for this tournament and its prize are
indeed appropriate for the world's pre-eminent Sixes tournament."
Australia, England, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India and
the UAE will join Hong Kong to contest the Cathay
Pacific/Standard Chartered Hong Kong Cricket Sixes.
The teams have been drawn into two pools for the tournament with
the top two sides in each pool entering the Cup semi-finals and
the others two sides contesting the Plate semi-finals.
Tickets for the Cathay Pacific/Standard Chartered Hong Kong
Cricket Sixes are on sale from Hong Kong Cricket Club, the
Kowloon Cricket Club and Dot Cod Seafood Restaurant and Oyster
Bar in Central. Passes for the two days of the tournament are
priced at HK$450 for adults with children's tickets (15 years and
under) costing $HK250.
For further information, please contact David Deller at
WORLDSPORT Asia on (852) 2891-2000 or Mark Burns at the Hong Kong
Cricket Association on (852) 2504-8101.
© Hong Kong Cricket Association