Suzuki XL7 for Man of the Series

Players from West Indies and Australia have another major incentive to do well in the Cable & Wireless 2003 Cricket Series.

For the second year running, Suzuki will provide the Cable & Wireless Man-of-the-Series winner of with a brand new Suzuki XL7 four-wheel drive vehicle.

"All Suzuki dealers in the Caribbean are extremely happy to be associated once again with the Caribbean's most important sport -- cricket," remarked Debbie Simpson, General Manager of Simpson Motors Ltd., the dealer for Suzuki in Barbados.

"We are very committed to the advancement of cricket in our region and wish the teams and Cable & Wireless 2003 Cricket Series every success," she added.

Simpson noted that the Suzuki family was delighted to provide the XL7, the flagship of the Grand Vitara range, and believes it is fitting prize to the Cable & Wireless Man of the Series, given the heightened interest in the upcoming matches against Australia.

Darren Millien, Marketing Manager of the West Indies Cricket Board, thanked Simpson Motors and Suzuki for their commitment to West Indies cricket.

"We ve enjoyed a wonderful partnership with Suzuki over the years and we are very pleased that they have agreed once more to provide a Suzuki XL7 for the Man-of-the-Series award," Millien said.

Suzuki has the distinction of being the first motor company to provide the Man-of-the-Series award for Tests and limited-overs internationals in the Caribbean when they provided a Suzuki Baleno to the winner 1995, 1996 and a Vitara in 1997.

Suzuki returned last year to provide the Cable & Wireless Man-of-the-Series prize - a Suzuki XL7.