Own a piece of cricket history!
To celebrate the npower Ashes Series 2009, the
England and Wales Cricket Board and the Royal Mint joined to
produce an official licensed limited edition gold medal. Only 150
have been produced and each one is packaged in a special
presentation case with a certificate hand-signed by England captain
Andrew Strauss.
Medals 001 – 005 were specially engraved with the venue and
date and were used in the ‘coin’ toss prior to the commencement of
each match. Medal 001 was used at Cardiff, 002 at Lord’s, 003 at
Edgbaston, 004 at Headingley Carnegie and 005 at The Brit Oval.
They are a priceless and notable memento of crickets most
significant and longstanding rivalries - but now each of the medals
is available to fans who wish to remember this thrilling npower
Ashes Series.
Visit the ecb auction site
'We want to provide the public with a unique opportunity to own
a piece of cricketing history, whilst creating a legacy for our
official charities, therefore we have decided to auction the 5
npower Ashes Series medals individually online.'
The proceeds of the auctions will be going to five ECB partner
charities:-
- The Prince’s Trust has been working with the ECB since 2003 to
help to engage, excite and motivate disadvantaged young people by
promoting cricket’s values, such as teamwork, communication and
leadership to enhance the participants’ learning and give them the
skills to enable them to move into further education, training or
employment.
- Chance to shine is the Cricket Foundation’s campaign to bring
the educational benefits of competitive cricket to a third of state
schools by 2015. Chance to shine operates through the ECB’s 39
Cricket County Boards and is delivered by coaches from ECB’s
“Focus” clubs.
- Cricket Against Hunger is a partnership between the ECB and the
United Nations World Food Programme to raise awareness about global
hunger through initiatives developed with the England team during
international tours.
- The Lord’s Taverners helps young people, particularly those
with social, environmental, physical or learning disadvantages, to
enjoy cricket and other sporting and leisure activities.
- PCA Benevolent Fund is part of the Professional Cricket
Association’s on-going commitment in helping current and former
players and their dependants in times of hardship, upheaval or to
readjust to the world beyond the game.
For further information please contact Maria
O’Donoghue, Communications Department - 0207 432 1272