ECB hope Stanford deal will continue
21/12/2008 12:39pm
Chief executive David Collier has confirmed the England and Wales Cricket Board's lucrative partnership with Sir Allen Stanford will continue next summer, and hopefully for "a number of years". The American billionaire sparked rumours he was set to withdraw his backing of West Indies cricket after closing his office in Antigua and disbanding his promotional team of former players. The moves led to fears the five-year contract with the ECB, worth £11.4million, as well as the £13million annual Super Series might be in doubt. But Collier maintains the "treasured relationship" with the Texan remains strong and told BBC Radio 5 Live's Sportsweek programme: "Clearly there were a number of well-published contractual issues with the West Indies Cricket Board which Allen Stanford referred to in his statements before this year's Stanford Super Series - and clearly they have got to be resolved before we return to Antigua next year."
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