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Cricket Hong Kong, China and Sky Warriors Club are excited to announce the dates of this season’s Sky Warriors Men’s All Stars T20 Series.
Sky Warriors Club have signed on as the principal sponsor and naming rights holder for the 2023-24 edition of the Men’s All Stars Series. The T20 competition begins on October 12th 2023, with the 50 Over competition pencilled in for 2024.
The All Stars Series tournament sees three teams comprised of the best talent in Hong Kong competing against each other in a single round-robin stage, followed by a final, across both T20 and 50 over formats. Each of the three teams represents one of the major districts in Hong Kong. The Kowloon Lions represent Hong Kong’s most populous district shadowed by Lion Rock. The New Territories Tigers name pays homage to the wild Tigers that used to roam the hills of the New Territories and The Hong Kong Islanders whose name reflects Hong Kong’s most distinctive landmarks.
Cricket Hong Kong, China will broadcast all of the games live, with fans being able to watch the action either on the CHK’s Facebook page or on FanCode in India.
When talking about the agreement between Cricket Hong Kong, China and the Sky Warriors Club, Cricket Hong Kong’s Head of Operations Ravi Nagdev said, “We’re incredibly excited to have Sky Warriors Club taking over as the naming rights sponsor for the Sky Warriors All Stars Series. Sky Warriors Clubs is a social club which puts sports in the forefront and their support will contribute immeasurably to the growth of this event, the event is showcased as the ultimate competition where Hong Kong’s best international and domestic cricketers compete.”
Sky Warriors Club representative, Parin Shah, was quoted as saying “Hong Kong is home to our members, and our committee is keen to promote sports and a healthy lifestyle to our members and communities of Hong Kong. Our club was formed in 2009 by a set of people who were very passionate about Cricket, over the years we have evolved and added Badminton and Tennis to our range of sports. We feel it is a privilege to be the official sponsor of the “All Stars Series 2023”. We strongly believe that such a tournament will help promote and nurture the right talent to represent us at the international level in the coming years, and thus fulfils our club’s goal of promoting a healthy and sporty lifestyle.”
Tournament schedule:
Sky Warriors All Stars T20 Series:
Thursday 12th October 2023
Hong Kong Islanders vs. Kowloon Lions: 14:00 – 17:00
Saturday, 14th October 2023
Kowloon Lions vs. New Territories Tigers: 09:30 – 12:30
New Territories Tigers vs. Hong Kong Islanders: 14:00 – 17:00
Sunday, 15th October 2023
Final: 1st Place vs. 2nd Place: 14:00 – 17:00
Name of Author: Cricket Hong Kong
Cricket Hong Kong, formerly known as the Hong Kong Cricket Association, is the governing body for cricket in Hong Kong. Established in 1968, it is headquartered in So Kon Po, Causeway Bay. An associate member of the ICC since 1969, Cricket Hong Kong also belongs to the Asian Cricket Council.
