Cricinfo, February 18, 2009:
Cricket counts the cost of Stanford crisis
The crisis will have an immediate impact on some of the future tournaments organized by both the affected boards. The Stanford 20/20 regional series in West Indies is now unlikely to be held. Asked whether the tournament would go ahead, the WICB president Julian Hunte said: “We anticipate that it will not continue (in the immediate future).”
Telegraph.co.uk, 18 Feb 2009:
Sir Allen Stanford’s ‘attempted flight’ thwarted as credit card refused
Sir Allen Stanford was reported to have attempted to flee the United States on a private jet on Wednesday.
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Its a shame for West Indian Cricket that the Stanford 20/20 will not now take place.
Hopefully new backers can be found as 20/20 could bring a much needed boost to the game in the west indies
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