Media release

ICC to raise AIDS funds with bat auction

The International Cricket Council and UNAIDS will auction a full set of ICC Cricket World Cup 2003 signed bats from 1 to 10 December 2003 on eBay.co.uk to raise funds for a HIV/AIDS project in India

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ICC / UNAIDS to auction full set of ICC Cricket World Cup 2003 signed bats
VISIT: www.icc.cricket.org/unaids

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The International Cricket Council and UNAIDS will auction a full set of ICC Cricket World Cup 2003 signed bats from 1 to 10 December 2003 on eBay.co.uk to raise funds for a HIV/AIDS project in India.

As part of its partnership with UNAIDS, the ICC is providing a unique opportunity for cricket fanatics to bid for a set of 14 full-sized bats signed by all squad members of the competing teams at the ICC Cricket World Cup South Africa 2003.

The auction can be reached by visiting www.icc.cricket.org/unaids.

It will run from 1pm GMT on Monday 1 December to Wednesday 10 December. The bats - which have a reserve price of £10,000 - have been signed by all players at ICC CWC 2003 including:

Shoaib Akhtar
Brian Lara
Glen McGrath
Shaun Pollock
Sachin Tendulkar
Michael Vaughan

Bid generously for a chance to add this exclusive piece of historical cricket memorabilia to your home or office. Earlier this year the ICC entered into a strategic alliance with the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV / AIDS (UNAIDS) to take up the fight against HIV / AIDS in cricket-playing countries, some of which are hardest hit by the epidemic.

The start date of the auction is timed to coincide with World AIDS Day. To find out more about the strategic alliance between the ICC and UNAIDS visit www.icc.cricket.org/unaids or www.unaids.org. If you are having problems registering your bid, please contact batauction@icc-cricket.com. Media note:

Since announcing a partnership with UNAIDS in Mumbai in September 2003, ICC President Ehsan Mani has attended HIV/AIDS facilities in India, Sri Lanka, West Indies and Bangladesh. As part of the awareness-raising partnership a number of international teams have agreed to wear red ribbons in matches that are taking place around World AIDS Day which is on 1 December. Media that wish to receive further information about the partnership and the bat auction are advised to contact the ICC directly.

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