good to see some cricket on spofi. and even better to see some money raised for a good cause.
Cricket has really done its bit for the cause and there are more matches planned for the English summer. Cricket is the major sport in a number of the affected countries so it is fitting that the sport is putting something back into the region. The stadium at Galle in Sri Lanka was pretty much washed away by the wave. Although the EPL has donated money to relief efforts, I think that actually running matches shows more effort has gone into the fund raising. There is talk about a European all-star game sometime around the end of the season but it's hard to part footballers from their beemers and their bling long enough for them to think about anyone else. By the way, we need more cricket on spofi, perhaps the powers that be could organise a cricket strand to go with the others.
There is a FIFA/UEFA-sponsored benefit match set for February 15 with one side captained by Schevchenko (European nationals) and the other by Ronaldhino (Rest of World--except none from USA/CONCACAF), Pete. Note all players play for European clubs
I saw Jeff Wilson score three tries against Scotland in the autumn internationals in about '93 or maybe '94. He had some serious pace. Rudie van Vuuren played for Namibia in the cricket and rugby world cups in 2003. And, still my favourite bit of sports trivia, Viv Richards is the only person to have played in both the football and cricket world cups (the former for Antigua and the latter for West Indies). I wonder is this sort of "all star team vs. country" the way forward for cricket? It's like cricket's answer to rugby's barbarians.
