Sir Allen Stanford was thrilled with his Superstars after they thumped England to win $20 million in Antigua.
Creator of multi-million dollar game delighted with victory
Sir Allen Stanford was thrilled with his Superstars after they thumped England to win $20 million in Antigua, saying the result justified his Caribbean cricket dream.
England could only make 99 and the Stanford Superstars easily knocked off the 100 runs required to win $1 million a man.
Stanford was elated as he handed out the trophy to the team he put together, and said it proved he was right to invest in West Indian cricket.
"Three years ago we started an experiment to get young kids who were going elsewhere back into cricket and to reward the best players in the Caribbean for their professional skills," the Texan said on
Sky Sports
"We're doing it, the results are here tonight. We will beat anybody in the world with this team.
"We are back, we're going to take the world again. This programme is working."
Praise
Superstars assistant coach Roger Harper was full of praise for the side that contained many young hopefuls alongside international regulars.
"It's difficult to say what it means but it's a fantastic achievement," Harper said.
"As a group it means a lot to us. It showed if you come together and work hard for a common focus, you can achieve anything.
"When we came together there were a few questions but as time passed and we put in the hard work, we all believed it was possible.
"What I would seriously hope is that we learn from this as a team and as an organisation and that we build on this.
"It's got to be the start of something. The players have a big cheque to collect but we need to use this to move West Indies cricket to another level."
