The USA Cricket Association (“USACA”) and New Zealand Cricket
(“NZC”) today announced the commencement of formal discussions with
the intention of establishing a strategic partnership agreement between the
two national cricket boards in the near future.

“We are very positive and excited about the benefits our relationship with
NZC can bring to USA Cricket,” stated USACA CEO Don Lockerbie.
“USA Cricket can learn greatly from the experience and knowledge of
NZC, and we believe there are real and significant cricketing benefits and
commercial opportunities possible through this partnership.”

The proposed partnership covers a variety of activities, ranging from the
sharing of coaching and development resources through to the staging of
international cricket fixtures involving the New Zealand BLACKCAPS in
the United States, as well as other joint commercial ventures.

To start the partnership NZC is offering USACA immediate assistance to
prepare its national Under-19 team ahead of the ICC Under-19 World Cup
in January 2010.

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“We are looking forward to a long-term partnership with USACA,” stated
NZC CEO Justin Vaughan. “Cricket in the United States is at a very exciting
stage, and we are enthusiastic about the prospect of helping USACA
significantly grow the game in their country. The benefits of cricket
becoming more established in the USA are globally significant for the
sport.”

USACA’s President Gladstone Dainty remarked, “USACA is thrilled at the
opportunity of working with New Zealand Cricket, more so with our Under19
squad headed there in early January for the ICC Under-19 Cricket World
Cup.”

The partnership between USACA and NZC is the first of several possible
commercial opportunities for USACA resulting from an RFP issued in July
of this year seeking commercial partners. There were 102 expressions of
interest made from a total of 16 countries to the advertised RFP, with 42
respondents providing a wide gamut of proposed commercial opportunities.