Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the most successful one-day side cricket clubs in recent years, winning seven trophies in just five years. It is this success combined with the introduction of Twenty20 matches which has turned county cricket into a family orientated game, prompting Thule to partner with Gloucester.
Thule’s three year partnership deal with Gloucestershire CCC includes sponsorship of team shirts, Player of the Month trophy and Champagne Moment award for the single most outstanding performance of the season. The deal will continue Thule’s partnership with the club right up to the ground’s planned expansion into a world class cricketing venue.
“Gloucestershire CCC is renowned for its dedication, total focus and determination to achieve huge success,” comments Peter Barker, Thule’s UK General Manager, “this approach is synonymous with quality, reliability and success: the perfect Thule partnership. The Club has also always been good at maintaining a high profile in the country’s cricketing world and it is with great pride that Thule is by their side again for the 2009 cricket season.”
The Club boasts some of the most famous players of all time. From WG Grace – who is still the 5th highest scoring player of all time, to Jack Russell who holds the world record for the most catches in a test match and returned to the club as Team Mentor in 2008. Gloucestershire CCC can also boast of having one of the best fielders in the country in Chris Taylor who scored 1076 championship runs at an average of 44 in the 2008 season.
New Zealander, Craig Spearman, holds the record for the club’s highest ever individual score, 341 runs, beating cricketing legend W.G Grace. Spearman was awarded the 2007 Thule Champagne Moment for his reverse sweep shot off Muttiah Muralitharan first ball at the Twenty20 Semi Final v Lancashire on 4th August 2007.
The Club has also always been good at maintaining a high profile in the country’s cricketing world for embracing change and being at the forefront of cricketing innovations. In 1856, James Lillywhite used his entrepreneurial skills to arrange for Gloucestershire CCC to play a match on Cheltenham’s College ground, sowing the seeds of the Cheltenham Cricket Festival, the longest running festival of its kind in the world. Today, Gloucestershire has embraced the move towards more family orientated cricket, and Twenty20 has allowed the club to grow in popularity and create enjoyment for people from all walks of life.
With its successful history and current high class team, Gloucestershire is in the media spotlight - from Screenings of One Day Internationals and domestic matches on both Sky TV and Channel 4, to fantastic daily regional media coverage.
Click here to go to the official GCCC website.
Click here to view Gloucstershire's 2009 Fixtures.
In 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 and 2004 Thule sponsored Gloucester's Player of the Month Award, as well as the even more prestigious Champagne Moment - awarded to the pivotal moment in a match, which turned the fortunes of the game and helped changed the outcome in favour of Gloucestershire. See below to find out who won.
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