Sport's Strangest Crimes The Match (Season 2, Episode 4)
Podcast Episode | 40 min | Documentary

Sport's Strangest Crimes

The Match (Season 2, Episode 4)

Podcast Episode | 40 min | Documentary

Antigua, 1st November, 2008. Months after landing his helicopter on the Nursery Ground at Lord's, complete with a box of cash in tow, Allen Stanford's dream is now a reality. The waiting and talking is over. One cricket match for $20 ...See moreAntigua, 1st November, 2008. Months after landing his helicopter on the Nursery Ground at Lord's, complete with a box of cash in tow, Allen Stanford's dream is now a reality. The waiting and talking is over. One cricket match for $20 million. The winning players will walk away with a cool $1 million each, the losers will get absolutely nothing. One catch, one wicket or one run could be the difference between winning a life changing amount of money or leaving the field with nothing. According to one player the pressure made him 'feel sick'. It was The Stanford Superstars versus England for a unique and groundbreaking cricket match organised and bankrolled by the billionaire banking magnate Sir Allen Stanford. The coverage would be beamed around the world as cricket fans across the globe prepared themselves for a cricket match like no other. However away from the glitz, glamour and headlines of a match likened to the 'OK Corral', there were growing concerns amongst some players. What would happen to squad players who didn't make the starting XI, should they get any money? What about coaches, physios, analysts and other team members? The concept of Allen's match might have looked simple on paper, but things are not always what they seem. Written by 'BBC Sounds' See less

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8 cast members

Name	Known for
Greg James Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Greg James Spoof Tracks (2014)
Jonathan Agnew Self - BBC Cricket Commentator Self - BBC Cricket Commentator See fewer	Citizen Khan (2012)
Cardigan Connor Self - Former Cricketer Self - Former Cricketer See fewer	Sport's Strangest Crimes (I) (2021)
Laurie-Ann Holding Self - Former Stanford Tournament Organiser Self - Former Stanford Tournament Organiser See fewer	Sport's Strangest Crimes (I) (2021)
Nasser Hussain Self - Former Cricketer Self - Former Cricketer See fewer	The Ashes (1930)
Kieron Pollard Self - Former Trinidadian Cricketer Self - Former Trinidadian Cricketer See fewer	Indian Premier League (2008)
Alan Stanford Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Michael Collins (1996)
Luke Wright Self - Former England Cricketer Self - Former England Cricketer See fewer	Indian Premier League (2008)