Super
prizes on offer in Sixes website launch
Fans
are being offered the chance to meet some of the biggest
names in cricket in a competition to mark the launch of the
Hong Kong Cricket Sixes official website.
The
website www.hkcricketsixes.com/competition.html contains
everything followers of the game need to know about the best
six-a-side cricket tournament in the world.
As
well as the latest news, team details, event history and
corporate hospitality and ticket information, the new site
is also offering an exciting online competition.
For
fans under 18, the first prize is taking part in the All
Stars Junior Coaching session – conducted by some of the
world’s most famous players – and the opportunity of being
a ball boy/girl at the Sixes.
Adults
aged 18 and over can win an invitation to the exclusive Sixes
Welcome Party which will be attended by players from the
10 competing teams.
To
enter the competition, fans just need to log on to www.hkcricketsixes.com/competition.html and
follow the simple instructions.
“The
Sixes already has a well deserved reputation for allowing
fans to get close to the action,” explained tournament director
Mark Burns.
“Now, with this competition, they will have the
chance to actually be involved in tournament-week events and
meet the players face to face.”
The website was officially launched today (Wednesday,
May 28) and is the latest step in preparations for the 2008
Hong Kong Cricket Sixes, which will be held at Kowloon Cricket
Club on November 8-9.
Australian master batsman Damien Martyn and inspirational
former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming have already been
confirmed for the annual showpiece.
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Martyn, a key
member of Australia’s all-conquering team for more than a decade,
and Fleming, the most successful captain in New Zealand’s history,
will appear for the All Stars in the tournament.
The All Stars will
join nine representative international teams – Australia, New
Zealand, England, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, South Africa,
Bangladesh and hosts Hong Kong.
“Preparations for the 2008 Sixes are going
very smoothly,” added Burns. “With two world class players
already confirmed, the official website up and running and
strong corporate hospitality sales, we are in very good shape.
“The demand for corporate hospitality is
particularly encouraging. We started sales just over a week
ago and more than half the executive boxes have gone already.
We expect the remainder to be snapped up very quickly.”
The Hong Kong Cricket Sixes, which is fully
sanctioned by the International Cricket Council, is the sport's
longest-running, best-established and most high-profile sixes
tournament.
Players who have taken part in the event
since it was first held in 1992 include Brian Lara, Sachin
Tendulkar, Steve and Mark Waugh, Viv Richards, Andrew Flintoff,
Adam Gilchrist, Inzamam-ul-Haq and Wasim Akram.
Profits from the tournament are ploughed directly back into
cricket development in Hong Kong through the Hong Kong Cricket
Association.
About the Hong Kong Cricket
Association
The Hong Kong Cricket Association (HKCA) is
responsible for professionally administering cricket
at all levels in Hong Kong. It aims to promote, expand
and develop the sport, improve standards in all areas
of the game and increase the number of participants from
all sectors of the local community. It organises competitions
throughout the year for all age groups, from primary
school children to senior players. The HKCA’s wholly
owned subsidiary, China Cricket International Limited,
is responsible for the organisation and management of
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2008香港六人木球賽官方網正式開通
網上遊戲獎品吸引
香港六人木球賽(Hong
Kong Cricket Sixes)官方網站今天正式開通，球迷參加網上遊戲，有機會親身接觸心儀的球星。
球迷只要登入www.hkcricketsixes.com/competition.html，便可獲得賽事的資訊。
這包括新聞、球隊介紹、賽事歷史、機構招待及門票資料等，也特設一個網上遊戲。
網上遊戲勝出者若未滿18歲，頭獎為出席明星初級教練課程，以及在六人賽中成為拾球童。 若勝出者年滿18歲，則會獲邀參加六人賽歡迎派對，與10支參賽隊隊員共慶一番。
球迷只須登入www.hkcricketsixes.com/competition.html，完成簡單的步驟後便可參賽。
賽事總監賓斯(Mark
Burns)表示：「六人賽一向盡力讓球迷融入球賽。」
「透過此網上遊戲，球迷可參與賽事活動，與球員近距離接觸。」
網站於今天啟動，是2008香港木球賽的籌備項目之一。是項賽事於11月8至9日假九龍木球會舉行。
“香港六人木球賽Fun分網上比賽”
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澳洲著名擊球手馬田(Damien
Martyn)及紐西蘭前隊長費林明(Stephen Fleming)，均已落實參加今年香港六人賽。 澳洲隊在過去10年戰績輝煌，馬田是其中的主要功臣，費林明則是紐西蘭木球史上最成功的隊長。兩人將披上明星隊的戰衣。
除了明星隊外，澳洲、紐西蘭、英格蘭、巴基斯坦、印度、斯里蘭卡、南非、孟加拉及東道主香港也會派出代表隊參賽。
賓斯續稱：「2008香港木球賽的籌備過程十分順暢。我們有兩位球星落實來港及官方網站啟動，加上企業門票銷情理想，形勢大好。」
「企業反應良好，一周內半數行政包廂便已沽出，預計剩下的也會迅速被預留。」 獲國際木球理事會認可的香港六人木球賽，是該項運動最具歷史、最完善及最受注目的六人比賽。
曾在過去16年參賽的球手包括拿拉(Brian Lara)、鄧德家(Sachin
Tendulkar)、史提夫馬田(Steve)及馬克華治(Mark Waugh)、李察士(Viv Richards)、費度夫(Andrew
Flintoff)、基卓斯(Adam Gilchrist)、夏爾(Inzamam-ul-Haq)及艾林(Wasim
Akram)。
賽事所得款項會透過香港木球會投入本地木球發展。
有關香港木球會
香港木球會負責管理全港各級別的木球事務，目標為推廣、擴大及發展木球運動、改善運動各範疇及增加本港社區各階層的參加人數。會方全年為包括學界及年長級別籌辦比賽，其全資附屬機構中國木球國際有限公司負責籌辦及管理香港六人木球賽。 |
