A conflict of interest?

July 12, 2006

In August, Bermuda will be visiting Canada, to play an Intercontinental Cup game and two ODIs against Canada, plus two ODIs against Kenya. The problem is, if they progress to the semi final or final of the Stanford 20/20, they will have to be in two places at once. Their fixture list would be like this:

  • 9th August: 1st ODI v Kenya (Toronto)
  • 10th August: 2nd ODI v Kenya (Toronto)
  • 11th August: Stanford 20/20 Semi Final (Antigua)
  • 12th August: 4 day game v Canada (Toronto)
  • 13th August: Stanford 20/20 Final (Antigua)

This is obviously impossible. So what will happen? Teams are obligated to send their best XI to ICC events, but would Bermuda really send a second XI to a tournament with a million dollar first prize? I highly doubt it.