December 2004 in sports

December 31, 2004

• Cricket: Many of the world's leading cricket teams have pledged money for the humanitarian effort in South-East Asia:
• The English cricket team have personally pledged £15,000, with the Professional Cricketers Association adding a further £5,000
• The Australian cricket team donated their prize money from the Melbourne test match
• South Africa's cricket board, Cricket South Africa will make a donation, together with the sponsors of their test series against England
• The Board of Control for Cricket in India has agreed to give Rs10million (£120,000), with the Indian cricket team donating their fees from their next One Day International
• Bangladesh have agreed to donate the gate receipts from their forthcoming series at home against Zimbabwe, estimated to be US$10,000
• The Federation of International Cricketers' Associations has proposed a one-day match on 11 or 12 January to raise more funds. All teams have supported the proposal, although English, South......
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