Aylesbury cricket team to take part in global cricket tournament this October
“The team are looking forward to playing against teams from all over the world”
Aylesbury Outlawz, a team made up of cricketers from local clubs, will be part of the Last Man Stands Global Masters championship's in Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia, from October 2nd to 11th.
Last Man Stands (LMS) runs midweek eight-a side Twenty20 cricket leagues all over the cricket-playing world. It is so called because the last batter, bats on their own when all his or her team mates are out. Teams compete in local leagues and qualify for regional finals and for points in national and global rankings systems.
Aylesbury Outlawz- the South of England's most successful LMS team - have enough national ranking points to qualify for the Kuala Lumpar event. At the Globa event, twenty-four teams from all over the world will compete for a first prize of £2500, including four other UK teams.
Outlawz captain, Annis Mehrban, says the team are looking forward to playing against teams from all over the world. "For many it will be the first time travelling to Malaysia so it will definitely be a great experience," he says