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August 20, 2006

Pakistan forfeit the fourth npower Test Match

August 20th 2006 Posted to Tests In England

20 August 2006, The Brit Oval, London - Pakistan have forfeited the fourth npower Test Match which has been awarded to England. There will therefore be no play on Monday 21 August 2006.

For a full statement from the ECB on this decision please visit www.ecb.co.uk.

Ticket holders who attended the fourth day of the Test Match on Sunday 20 August will be entitled to a 40% refund on the face value of the tickets held. Purchasers should follow the instructions as outlined on the reverse of their tickets to claim this refund.

Customers who have purchased tickets for Monday 21 August are advised that a full refund of the face value of tickets purchased will be automatically processed. Customers are advised that tickets do not need to be returned. For further information customers should call 08712 461 100 (calls charged at 10p per minute) or visit www.surreycricket.com

Surrey Chief Executive, Paul Sheldon, stated, “as the venue responsible for hosting this event, Surrey County Cricket Club and the Brit Oval deeply regret the inconvenience caused to members and spectators as a result of this decision. This was beyond our control.”

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Surrey County Cricket Club announce the opening of the Pakistan Room at the Brit Oval

August 20th 2006 Posted to Tests In England

Surrey County Cricket Club are proud to announce that the Pakistan Room, in the OCS Stand, at the Brit Oval was opened on Saturday August 19, during the npower Test Match between England and Pakistan.

The Pakistan Room has been dedicated to the memory of Fazal Mahmood, who played such a pivotal role in Pakistan’s first ever Test Match victory over England, which was played at the Oval in 1954. The room was opened by the Rt Hon Sir John Major and Shaharyar Khan, Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board.

In a small ceremony held at the end of the third day’s play between England and Pakistan, a plaque and portrait of Mahmood was unveiled in the Pakistan Room.

Commenting on the opening, Surrey County Cricket Club’s Chief Executive Paul Sheldon said: ‘It is wonderful how Surrey and the Brit Oval are able to commemorate such an important piece of cricketing history. The Pakistan room will be a permanent reminder of our close links with our friends from Pakistan and its cricketers, past and present.”

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