New sponsor unveiled for domestic one-day tournament

Cricket Australia have announced that Ford Australia will be the new partner for the domestic one-day competition for the 2006-07 season. The tournament, formerly called the ING Cup, will be named The Ford Ranger One Day Cup.

"Ford has been a category partner of Cricket Australia since 2002-03 and we're thrilled they will be the naming rights sponsor of our prestigious domestic one-day competition," said James Sutherland, the chief executive of Cricket Australia. "We are about to embark on one of the most hotly anticipated periods in Australian cricket history and the Ford Ranger Cup and Pura Cup will provide the future stars of Australian cricket a chance shine."

The one-day tournament kicks off on October 11 and Fox Sports will televise the first of 27 matches when Queensland take on Tasmania at the Gabba. Fox Sports will also telecast some of the KFC Twenty20 games as well as the Pura Cup Final.

Cricket Australia also confirmed that Pura would continue their eight year association with the domestic first-class tournament which starts on October 13.