Ireland cricketers get cash boost
Ireland’s World Cup cricketers have received a donation of more than £100,000 from a prominent businessman to help ease their financial burden.
The Irish team of amateur players are having an unexpectedly long stay in the Caribbean after reaching the Super 8s.
Telecoms multi-millionaire Denis O’Brien has given the money directly to the 15-strong Irish squad.
“It did not pass through the union,” Irish Cricket Union (ICU) chairman Murray Power told the Sunday Times. “I am aware of a donation from Denis O’Brien to the players, not the union. It was a reward for the players reaching the Super 8,” he added.
O’Brien already has a financial interest in the sport as his Digicel mobile phone company sponsor the West Indies team.
The Irish team’s official sponsor, the Bank of Ireland, paid the squad an extra bonus of around £35,000 prior to the Super 8 game against England. The Irish Cricket Union is expected to earn around £750,000 from the competition.
Source:The News
Thank you for reading this post. You can now Leave A Comment (0) or Leave A Trackback.
Post Info
This entry was posted on Monday, April 9th, 2007 and is filed under Cricket, Cricket Stars. Tagged with:You can follow any responses to this entry through the Comments Feed. You can Leave A Comment, or A Trackback.
Previous Post: Symbolic heart of Australia’s streamrolling agenda »
Next Post: It’s in-form Kiwis against improving Irish »
- Ease Tension Through Cricket
- Watson could return against South Africa
- South Africa regain second place
- Chennai and Mohali to host Tests
- 2011 World Cup of Cricket Moved From India
- Haddin arrives with 169 as Australia rule
- Thankfully Indian Tour is Still On
- Game Should Be Binding Them
- Miandad stresses need for coaching
- Mohali emerges as alternative venue
Australia
Bangladesh
England
India
New Zealand
Pakistan
South Africa
Sri Lanka
West Indies
Zimbabwe