ST JOHN’S, Antigua – West India Cricket and title sponsors CG Insurance have unveiled the new glittering Sir Clive Lloyd CG Insurance Super50 trophy, which will be presented to the winning team following the final on February 27.
CG Insurance has commissioned the new elegant and contemporary glass trophy, which incorporates CG’s colors, as part of their long-term investment in West Indies cricket as an official insurance partner focused on their title partnerships of all CG Insurance’s ODI Home Series and both. Men’s and Women’s CG Insurance Super50 Cups. In a statement CG Insurance said: “We wanted this year’s trophy to embody the spirit of the islands and the spirit of the series.
CG Insurance has offices in many of our Caribbean nations and we felt that this trophy was an opportunity to showcase the unifying water and the movement and excitement of the sport.
We are delighted with the result and congratulate the team that has to take home this trophy. “The CG Insurance Super50 trophy honors Sir Clive Lloyd’s captaincy of the West Indies teams and won the ICC 50-over back-to-back World Cup in 1975 and 1979. Sir Clive said he was pleased to announce the trophy in his honor and he said he hoped that would inspire the next generation of West Indies cricketers. He also said it was a celebration of over 50s cricket in the West Indies, dating back more than 45 years ago and a tribute to his teams who won the first Cricket World Cup in 1975 and again four years later . “It’s a really nice trophy and I’m very proud. I’ve been watching the tournament and I’m enjoying every second of it. It is good to see that we continue to produce cricketers in the region. It’s a fantastic competition with the teams playing hard and fair and you can see the talent on display as we continue to improve and develop West Indies cricket, ”he said.
“As a proud West Indian, I am happy to receive this honor. I also see him as not only me but all the members of the World Cup teams who played alongside me and won in 1975 and 1979. This trophy has my name on it but all others he played with me thinking they were part of it too. ”
The CG Insurance Super50 ended on Sunday, February 7 and will peak on February 27 with the grand final under lights at Coolidge Cricket Ground. Fans throughout the region can watch the games on ESPN Caribbean and also get LIVE radio coverage on stations through broadcast partner Vibes FM.
Details can also be found at www.windiescricket.com